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drive inTo hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores.Rate it:

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dry runA practice; a rehearsal.Rate it:

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dummy runA trial or practice before the real attempt.Rate it:

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effeuiller la margueriteTo play "she loves me, she loves me not".Rate it:

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equi consternanturthe horses are panic-stricken, run away.Rate it:

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equum in aliquem concitareride against any one at full speed; charge a person.Rate it:

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escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:

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even the scoreTo get revenge against someone.Rate it:

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fabula, ludus scaenicusthe piece; the play.Rate it:

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fabulam agereto act a play (said of the actors).Rate it:

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fabulam dareto produce a play (of the writer).Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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fabulam exigere (Ter. Andr. Pol.)to hiss a play.Rate it:

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fair playGood behavior, following the rulesRate it:

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faire contre fortune bon cœurTo bear up against misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire l'école buissonnièreTo play truant.Rate it:

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faire l'homme d'importanceTo play the consequential; To give oneself airs; To be pompous.Rate it:

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faire la caneTo run away; To show the white feather.Rate it:

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faire les cent coupsTo amuse oneself noisily; To play all sorts of tricks.Rate it:

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faire un tour d'écolierTo play a schoolboy trick.Rate it:

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fend offAway; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.Rate it:

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fend offTo take defensive action, push against, veer away, avoid, steer away, retreat, tack, give strong vocal or signal warning.Rate it:

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fiddle awayTo play the fiddle idly.Rate it:

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fidibus canereto play on the lyre.Rate it:

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fidibus discere (De Sen. 8. 26)to learn to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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first nightplay's openingRate it:

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flew the coopLeave in a rush, run from the scene, drive speedily away.Rate it:

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flood the zoneTo fill a relevant region of the field of play.Rate it:

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floor itto move (run, ride etc.) at full speedRate it:

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flumine adversoagainst the stream; upstream.Rate it:

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fly offto flee rapidly; to run away.Rate it:

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Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate it:

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follow suitTo play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.Rate it:

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

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fortunam periclitari (periculum facere)to run a risk; to tempt Providence.Rate it:

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fourth wallThe imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.Rate it:

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free-for-allDeathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player plays against each other.Rate it:

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fresh legsSomebody who has yet to play in a match, and therefore has plenty of energy.Rate it:

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funny moneyPlay money.Rate it:

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game outTo run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.Rate it:

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game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

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give againstto impinge againstRate it:

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give againstto attack or assaultRate it:

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go againstTo be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.Rate it:

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go againstTo oppose; to resistRate it:

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go againstTo violate; to breach; to break.Rate it:

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go againstTo be unfavourable to someone.Rate it:

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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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go against the grainTo defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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go play in the trafficTo go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; get lost.Rate it:

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