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come toTo devote attention to in due course; to come around to.Rate it:

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cone offTo close by putting traffic cones around.Rate it:

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consuetudo inveterascit (B. G. 5. 41. 5)a custom is taking root, growing up.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.Rate it:

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dog aroundTo follow diligently.Rate it:

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don't dilly-dally aroundDilly-Dally' Means To approach A Task Or Challenge With An Attitude Of Playfulness, Very Relaxed, Unimportant Viewpoint, 'Whatever? ? ? ?Rate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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earth upTo cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.Rate it:

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en este mundo traidor, nada es verdad ni nada e mentira, todo es del color, del cristal atraves delPeople see what is happening in the world or around him, according to his convenience.Rate it:

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every time i turn aroundFrequently; at every turn; with annoying frequency.Rate it:

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every time one turns aroundEvery time, to an annoyingly repetitive or consistent degree.Rate it:

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extract the urineTo mess around, cajole.Rate it:

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faff aroundTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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fall aroundto fall over continuouslyRate it:

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fanny aboutTo wander about or prowl around.Rate it:

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fanny aboutTo waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.Rate it:

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fart aroundTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:

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feel aroundTo grope.Rate it:

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ferret aroundTo search for something by sorting through materials or by speaking to contacts and following leads.Rate it:

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fiddle aroundThe act of needless attention, inappropriate experimentation, lackadaisical manipulations.Rate it:

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Fiddle While Rome BurnsTo do nothing or engage you in trivial things knowing that something urgent and critical is happening aroundRate it:

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float aroundTo be nearby or available.Rate it:

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float aroundUsed other than as an idiom: see float, around.Rate it:

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fool aboutto fool aroundRate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in adultery; to play around.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo waste time.Rate it:

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footle aboutTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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footle aroundTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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fuck aboutTo fool around.Rate it:

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fuck aroundTo have sex with many partners.Rate it:

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fuck aroundTo fritter aimlessly or distractedly, to procrastinate.Rate it:

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fuck aroundTo horseplay, joke around, behave immaturely or irresponsiblyRate it:

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fuck aroundTo fool around.Rate it:

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fuck offTo fritter; to fuck around.Rate it:

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fuck roundAlternative form of fuck aroundRate it:

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gathers around informationcollect information from around the environmentRate it:

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gathers from aroundcollect or receiving the information or rumors from around the environment or gathering or people.Rate it:

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get aroundTo be sexually promiscuous.Rate it:

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get aroundTo avoid or bypass an obstacle.Rate it:

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get aroundTo transport oneself from place to place.Rate it:

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get aroundUsed other than as an idiom: see get, around.Rate it:

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get aroundTo move to the other side of an obstruction.Rate it:

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get aroundTo come around something.Rate it:

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