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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.Rate it:

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break the back ofTo achieve the greater part of some project.Rate it:

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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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but, satisfaction brought it backa common rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat"Rate it:

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buy backto purchase something already sold, misplaced, destroyed or given awayRate it:

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c'est du plus loin qu'il me souvienne1. I can barely remember it. 2. It is as far back as I can recollect.Rate it:

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call backRequest for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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cat's clawAcacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoRate it:

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cat's clawbayag-kambingRate it:

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cat's clawAny of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

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cat's clawUsed other than as an idiom: see cat, claw.Rate it:

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cat's clawCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyRate it:

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cat's clawDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyRate it:

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cat's clawAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilRate it:

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cat's clawGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaRate it:

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cat's clawMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilRate it:

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cat's clawMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesRate it:

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cat's clawUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaRate it:

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cat's clawUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineRate it:

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cat's clawUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

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chase backto chase back those sales lost in previous monthsRate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backWithdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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Chinaman on one's backA drug addiction.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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claw awayTo scold or revile.Rate it:

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claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.Rate it:

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claw me, claw theeStand by me and I will stand by you.Rate it:

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claw offto beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shoreRate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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come down to earthTo be brought back to reality; to lose one's dreams.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate it:

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could be written on the back of a postage stampIs very small or limited.Rate it:

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could fit on the back of a postage stampAlternative form of could be written on the back of a postage stampRate it:

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cowgirl positionA sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.Rate it:

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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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cut backTo reduce the amount of.Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce spending.Rate it:

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cut backTo reduce consumption.Rate it:

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d.c. al codaA music notation roughly meaning "go back to the beginning, playing everything again up to the coda."Rate it:

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deadbeatOwes money but is unlikely to pay it backRate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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