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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.Rate it:

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kicking at an open doorA redundant activity.Rate it:

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knacker's yardThat area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo do a relaxing activity.Rate it:

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lez outChiefly of a heterosexual woman, to engage in lesbian activityRate it:

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long porkHuman flesh.Rate it:

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longpigHuman flesh when cooked in cannabalistic rituals in certain Pacific Islands, due to the allegeded similarity to cooked pork.Rate it:

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lose one's touchTo lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.Rate it:

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make a night of itTo continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.Rate it:

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make it rainto bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activityRate it:

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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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man is man to manThe human is a human for itselfRate it:

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megoInitialism of my eyes glaze over : used to indicate the speaker's boredom or impatience with some subject or activity.Rate it:

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mere mortalOne who is not a god; a human being.Rate it:

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milieu controltactics that control environment and human communication through the use of peer pressure and group language.Rate it:

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mind-numbingExcessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.Rate it:

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monkey businessAn activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.Rate it:

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monkey businessAn activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.Rate it:

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more than flesh can standMore than human nature can endure.Rate it:

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mover and shakerSomeone who has power and influence in some field or activity.Rate it:

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naked apeA human being.Rate it:

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name namesTo identify specific people, especially people involved in confidential activity, misdeeds, or crimes.Rate it:

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now hear thisAn instruction to cease activity and listen to the announcement that will follow.Rate it:

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of anIndicates a more or less habitual activity during the given part of the day.Rate it:

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off one's gamePerforming in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell.Rate it:

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off to the racesIn or into a process of energetic engagement in some activity; in or into a phase of conspicuously increasing satisfaction or success.Rate it:

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old handA person who is experienced at a certain activity.Rate it:

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on a kickHaving a period of enthusiasm towards some activity.Rate it:

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on the flySpontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.Rate it:

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only game in townThe only opportunity, activity, or resource available.Rate it:

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open seasonA situation in which or period of time during which some activity or circumstance routinely occurs.Rate it:

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opening of an envelopeAny kind of event or activity that may contribute to one's self-promotion.Rate it:

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outside worldThe world external to the human mind.Rate it:

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piece of cakeA job, task or other activity that is easy or simple to do.Rate it:

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piece of the actionA portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity.Rate it:

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piffy on a rock bunA person ignored or sidelined from an activity.Rate it:

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piss up a ropeTo engage in futile or impossible activity.Rate it:

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plough intoTo engage in some activity with vigorRate it:

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plough throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.Rate it:

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plow throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.Rate it:

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pound sandTo engage in a futile activity.Rate it:

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practice makes perfectIf one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.Rate it:

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pro victimis homines immolareto sacrifice human victims.Rate it:

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put a damper onTo stop people from enjoying an activity.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.Rate it:

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putter aroundTo engage in meaningless activity.Rate it:

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quiet downTo reduce intensity of an activity.Rate it:

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quieten downTo reduce intensity of an activity.Rate it:

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rag the puckTo proceed slowly at any activity in order to use up time; to stall for time.Rate it:

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