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iter impedituman impassable road.Rate it:

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iter obstruereto obstruct a road; to close a route.Rate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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kick the can down the roadTo postpone a decision or action.Rate it:

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kick upInto the air while running or walking or driving.Rate it:

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knock-on effectThe continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.Rate it:

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lay rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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like a deer caught in the headlightsReferring to someone who looks or acts startled like a deer in the road as a car approaches at night.Rate it:

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line upto put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth runningRate it:

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look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

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low roadA course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly.Rate it:

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mi clugs fair whistledRunning that fast in clogsRate it:

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middle of the roadHaving a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.Rate it:

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middle of the roadOf a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.Rate it:

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never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

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off and runningLaunched or launching vigorously into a course of action.Rate it:

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off-roaderA vehicle that is designed to drive off the road.Rate it:

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on the lamRunning away, usually from the police; on the run.Rate it:

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out of the runningNo longer in competition.Rate it:

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pave the road to hellTo lead to a disaster by acting with good intentions.Rate it:

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pitroad, path, wayRate it:

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pull outTo maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane.Rate it:

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ran as fast as a cheetahTo start running fastRate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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rat run/runningA small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.Rate it:

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rat runningPresent participle of rat run.Rate it:

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road appleHorse manure, especially when deposited on a road.Rate it:

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road hogaggressive driverRate it:

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road hogselfish driverRate it:

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road movieA film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel.Rate it:

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road to damascusA road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.Rate it:

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road to damascusThat was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.Rate it:

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roadwarriorAlternative spelling of road warrior.Rate it:

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run acrossTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run awayTo flee by running.Rate it:

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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run intoTo enter by running.Rate it:

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run like the windRunning really fast.Rate it:

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run lowTo near the end of a supply of something; to be nearly running out.Rate it:

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run overTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run throughTo go through by running.Rate it:

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running around in circlesdisorientation, unfocused, not reviewing, not working the Plan.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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running on emptyLosing enthusiasm or willingness, lacking energy.Rate it:

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running out of timeBroke, friendless, no car, can't meet mortgage payments.Rate it:

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running targeta firearms target that is towed across a range as the shooter shootsRate it:

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running targeta goal that changes as effort is made to reach the goalRate it:

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running targeta standard of performance set by the first place competitor that lower placed competitors try to exceedRate it:

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