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bitch outTo back out of an agreement for any reason.Rate it:

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bitch slappedThe act of slapping someone's face with the back of one's handRate it:

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bottom edgeTo hit the ball with the bottom edge of the bat.Rate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bulls eyedirect hitRate 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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Can't Hit the Side of a BarnTo be unable of hitting the target accurately, to hold horrible planRate 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 backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate 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 on toTo make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on.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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dial backTo reduce; to restrain.Rate it:

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die backto wither, particularly during the winter.Rate it:

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does Dolly Parton sleep on her backSynonym of is the Pope CatholicRate it:

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don't give me any of your guff!Depression Expression; "Don't Give Me Any Of Your Sassy, Back-Talk!"; "Don't 'Sass' ME!" "Don't Talk Back To Your Mother!"Rate it:

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don't let the door hit you on the way outUsed to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving.Rate it:

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donner de la tête contre le murTo hit one’s head against a stone wall.Rate it:

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Dose of One's Own MedicineThe same or a similar unpleasantness revert back to someone that has been giving othersRate it:

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