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peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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per totum corpus diffundito spread over the whole body.Rate it:

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Polish parliamentA deliberative body institutionally unable to reach a decision.Rate it:

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read like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:

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ride upto move up higher on one's body.Rate it:

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ride with the punchesTo deflect the force of an opponent's punches by moving the body adroitlyRate it:

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rip and roarReact With Violent Body Language As Well As Strong Verbal Rejection, "Booo!"Rate it:

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risk one's life and limbTo do something dangerous that will risk someone's existence together with his or her body facultiesRate it:

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roll aroundto move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's bodyRate it:

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rub up againstTo touch something with one's body.Rate it:

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rub up againstTo touch another person with one's body in a sexually stimulating manner.Rate it:

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rub up againstOf pets. To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention.Rate it:

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rub up onTo rub one's body against another person as a form of sexual stimulation or flirting.Rate it:

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say cheeseUsed imperatively to elicit a smile from someone for a photograph by their saying "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).Rate it:

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se habla inglés"we speak English".Rate it:

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sell one's bodyTo work as a prostitute.Rate it:

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shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:

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showing one’s shitWearing tight or ill-fitting clothing that reveals private parts; when body parts cannot be unseen through clothing.Rate it:

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shuffle off this mortal coilTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.Rate it:

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sideways glanceA silent, somewhat disapproving look from someone with body language to boot, which causes one to be somewhat uncomfortable and a bit in wonderment.Rate it:

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simple EnglishUsed other than as an idiom: see simple, English.Rate it:

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simple EnglishConstructed language created by Charles Kay Ogden which only contains a small number of wordsRate it:

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simple EnglishControlled language originally developed for aerospace industry maintenance manualsRate it:

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slap him up!A Threat to Inflict Violence, 'hand to face' or 'hand to head' or 'fists to body' of the victim of the threatened violence.Rate it:

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sleep with the fishesTo be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.Rate it:

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soy inglésI am EnglishRate it:

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soy inglesaI am EnglishRate it:

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sprechen Sie Englischdo you speak English?Rate it:

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sprichst du Englischdo you speak English?Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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stretch outTo fully extend a part of the body.Rate it:

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tap outTo submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly either on the arena or the opponent's body.Rate it:

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the long arm of the lawThe body of law enforcement officers.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak(proverbs) For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.Rate it:

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third personthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include he, she, it, one, they, and who.Rate it:

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tilting at windmillsTilting at windmills is an English idiom which means "attacking imaginary enemies", originating from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote.Rate it:

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to bootSome variations in usage remain archaic. Old English, Middle English: to help, in addition.Rate 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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tone upTo strengthen and make the muscles of the body firmer by regular excercise.Rate it:

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totum et animo et corpore in salutem rei publicae se conferreto devote oneself body and soul to the good of the state.Rate it:

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tranchons le motIn plain English; Not to mince matters; To put it plainly.Rate it:

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turn awayTo rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something.Rate it:

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two centsA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.Rate it:

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ultra viresbeyond the legal power or authority of a person or bodyRate it:

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vamp or a trampAn individual of dual presence in manner of dress, demeanor, speech, body language.Rate it:

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warm bodyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see warm,‎ body.Rate it:

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warm bodyAny person who is present.Rate it:

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warm-bloodedmaintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature, regardless of the ambient temperatureRate it:

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watery graveDeath via drowning in a body of water.Rate it:

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