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like a bull at a gatecharging into some task without much thought, taking action hastilyRate it:

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like a bull in a china shopBoisterous, awkward, rough, disrespectful, careless. :Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsily, aggressively, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsy, aggressive, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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long runAn extended period of time.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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luck outTo have run out of luck.Rate it:

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make a break for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make a run for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make a run for itTo run so as to avoid being late.Rate it:

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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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make off withTo steal something and run.Rate it:

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make someone's blood run coldTo cause a person to feel fear, horror, dread, or strong forboding.Rate it:

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manger à tous les râteliersto run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, to support both sides of an argumentRate it:

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ménager la chèvre et le chouTo run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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mettre la clef sous la porteTo run away from one’s creditors; “To bolt.”Rate it:

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monkey run^ Residents cock-a-hoop after winning fight to keep saucy underpass nameThe Yorkshire Post, 2006-03-11.Rate it:

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monkey runA place where people congregate or promenade to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.Rate it:

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nager entre deux eaux(lit.) To swim under water; (fig.) To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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nothing specialOrdinary, run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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nous prendrons la clef des champsWe shall take the key of the street (i.e., run away).Rate it:

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obliquo monte decurrereto run obliquely down the hill.Rate it:

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

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on the runConstantly traveling or moving from place to place.Rate it:

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on the runFleeing.Rate it:

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On the WarpathFurious, hostile, engaged in battle, ready for confrontationRate it:

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one's race is runOne's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.Rate it:

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one-man bandAn organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.Rate it:

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pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

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peg itTo run away; to leg it; to scarper.Rate it:

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periculum hostis facereto try one's strength with the enemy; to try issue of battle.Rate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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pitched battleAn intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.Rate it:

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pognerto surprise, to run into, to find outRate it:

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potestatem sui facere (alicui) (cf. sect. XII. 9, note audientia...)to accept battle.Rate it:

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potestatem, copiam pugnandi hostibus facereto offer battle to the enemy.Rate it:

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pound the pavementTo travel on foot; to walk or run.Rate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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prendre le largeTo run for the offing (nav.); To run away.Rate it:

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proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocareto provoke the enemy to battle.Rate it:

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proelio concurritur (Sall. Iug. 59)the lines charge in battle one on another.Rate it:

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proelio equestri contendereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:

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proelio vincereto gain a victory, win a battle.Rate it:

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proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedereto be defeated in fight, lose the battle.Rate it:

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proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)to fight a decisive battle.Rate it:

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proelium anceps estthe issue of the battle is undecided.Rate it:

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proelium committere(1) to begin the battle, (2) to give battle.Rate it:

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proelium cruentum, atroxa bloody battle.Rate it:

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proelium equestre facereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:

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