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peg outTo mark with pegs. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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pitThe indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.Rate it:

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play the race cardMark Fuhrman, Murder in Brentwood p.153.Rate it:

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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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put paid toTo mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".Rate it:

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question markDoubt or uncertainty.Rate it:

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question markThe punctuation mark “?”, used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question..Rate it:

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quick off the markfast to act or react.Rate it:

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ready, set, goon your mark, get set, goRate it:

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rest his soulUsed parenthetically to mark the referent as being deceased.Rate it:

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ring down the curtainTo mark the end of something.Rate it:

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scratch outTo remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.Rate it:

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seeing in day lightusually also, with a surprise mark at the end of the idiom, it is a suffix or a prefix about events, which are surprising, happened or while happening, expressing the teller, astonishment.Rate it:

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ses plaisanteries portent coupHis jokes hit the mark.Rate it:

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sign into lawTo sign as a mark of official approval.Rate it:

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stake outTo mark off the limits by stakesRate it:

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tache de vinbirthmark, especially a strawberry markRate it:

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take a grabto mark the football, especially overheadRate it:

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take aimTo position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')Rate it:

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take guard(For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.Rate it:

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toe inTo align the front wheels of a vehicle so that they point slightly toward each other.Rate it:

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toe jamBuild up of debris & gunk between the toesRate it:

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toe outTo have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, pointing outward, the right foot pointing to the right and the left foot pointing to the left, from the the body.Rate it:

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toe the lineTo abide by the rules or conventions.Rate it:

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Toe the LineDo what you actually are supposed to do; obeying all the rules and regulations; one shouldn’t be disagreeingRate it:

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toe the markYou Better 'Mind Your Business', Stick To The Essentials, Follow The Rules, Work With The Program, Pay Attention:Rate it:

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toe-to-toePositioned facing another, with the toes touchingRate it:

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toe-to-toeAgainst, in direct opposition.Rate it:

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toe-to-toePositioned facing another, with the toes touching.Rate it:

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toe-to-toeagainst, in opposition.Rate it:

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tomato, tomatoThis expression is pronounced like toe-may-toe, toe-mat-toe. Saying tomato two different ways like this means that something can be either of two things since the two things are basically the same; makes no difference; alternate spelling: tomayto, tomahtoRate it:

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walk the lineTo mark or secure a boundary by walking along it.Rate it:

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wide of the markMissing the target.Rate it:

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wide of the markInaccurate.Rate it:

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X's and O'stic-tac-toeRate it:

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יבדל לחייםUsed before or after a reference to a male person live or deceased, to mark him as such in contradistinction to a previously mentioned person who is, respectively, deceased or live.Rate it:

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עכת״דUsed to mark the end of a paraphrase.Rate it:

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