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mark offTo indicate as dealt with, as on a list.Rate it:

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mark outto obliterate or cancel with a markRate it:

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mark outto set the boundaries of an areaRate it:

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mark outto classifyRate it:

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mark timeMarching in place; not going anywhere.Rate it:

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Mark Time!Stay With IT!, Us, the Action, The Group, The Program, the Thrust, 'What's Going-On'!Rate it:

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mark upTo increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.Rate it:

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mark upTo add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.Rate it:

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marque de fabriqueTrade-mark.Rate it:

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marquer le pas(lit.) To mark time; (fig.) To wait for a post to which one has a right.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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miss the markTo fail to hit the target.Rate it:

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miss the markTo fail to reach the result that was intended.Rate it:

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noarchShort for "no architecture". It is a term used mainly in package management systems to mark packages which are architecture independent. Such packages usually contain graphics, documentation or similar data that can be used on any architecture.Rate it:

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off the gridNot connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the world-wide web or a mobile telephone network.Rate it:

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off the markInaccurate; not correct or appropriate.Rate it:

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on the markPrecisely accurate; correct or appropriate.Rate it:

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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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open wideTo open one's mouth wideRate it:

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

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question markDoubt or uncertainty.Rate it:

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

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate 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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roving eyeWide-ranging observation of one's surroundings.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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this, that, and the otherA wide range of actions, circumstances, characteristics, topics, or other items.Rate 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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walk the lineTo mark or secure a boundary by walking along it.Rate it:

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walking dictionaryA person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms.Rate it:

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wide arraya broad/diverse set of itemsRate it:

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wide awakeAwake and very alert.Rate it:

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wide berthAdequate distance from sea vessels or other objects to ensure safety and maneuverability.Rate it:

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wide berthA considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance.Rate it:

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