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edge upTo approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.Rate it:

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elbow roomRoom or space in which to move or maneuver.Rate it:

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es para hoyLiterally It’s for today. Meaning hurry up, or get a move onRate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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et que ça sautemake it snappy! snap it up! chop-chop! move it! be quick about it!Rate it:

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faith can move mountainsa strong, fervent belief in one's capability goes a long way in successful accomplishment of a taskRate it:

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faith will move mountainsBelief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.Rate it:

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fall throughTo be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.Rate it:

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fall through the cracksTo be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.Rate it:

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fendre la presseTo make one’s way through the crowd.Rate it:

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ferret aroundTo search for something by sorting through materials or by speaking to contacts and following leads.Rate it:

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ferro viam facere (per confertos hostes)to cut one's way (through the enemies' ranks).Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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file pastTo move by in a line or procession and with a serious, often spiritual or deeply emotional purpose.Rate it:

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filter downOf a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.Rate it:

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filter downOf information, or resources; to move slowly down to lower levels of an organisation, or population.Rate it:

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filter upOf information, knowledge or practice; to move slowly up to other levels of an organisation, or population.Rate it:

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firm upTo make muscles more toned through physical exercise.Rate it:

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flash forwardTo move forward in time.Rate it:

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flick throughTo browse rapidly.Rate it:

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float like a butterflyTo move effortlessly and in an agile fashion.Rate it:

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flogging the landDamaging agricultural land through excessive grazing or clearing.Rate it:

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floor itto move (run, ride etc.) at full speedRate it:

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fly like a rockto travel through the air with little or no benefit from aerodynamic liftRate it:

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Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate it:

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follow throughTo finish; to complete, especially, of a commitment.Rate it:

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fools rush in where angels fear to treadA person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.Rate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

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forge aheadTo move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)Rate it:

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fortunam ex manibus dimittereto let success slip through one's fingers.Rate it:

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fourth wallThe imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.Rate it:

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freezeDo not move. Used to make someone stopRate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.Rate it:

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full speed aheadA command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.Rate it:

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Full Steam AheadTo move forward with full energy and strengthRate it:

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gain onTo win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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game outTo run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.Rate it:

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gather wayTo begin to move; to move with increasing speed.Rate it:

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gee upmove on!, go faster!Rate it:

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get a move onTo hurry up, to get moving.Rate it:

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get acrossTo cross; to move from one side to the other, literally or figuratively.Rate it:

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get afterTo attempt to convince another to move into action.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in pursuit of something.Rate it:

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get aroundTo move to the other side of an obstruction.Rate it:

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get intoTo move into an object, such that one ends up inside it.Rate it:

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