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bottom feederA fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.Rate it:

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bottom handWith a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.Rate it:

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bounce offto test (ideas) on someoneRate it:

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bounce off the wallsTo be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.Rate it:

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bouncing off the wallsMoving hyperactively.Rate it:

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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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branch offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

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brassed offfed upRate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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bread-and-butterA general saying used to ward off bad luckRate it:

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break groundTo lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.Rate it:

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break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:

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break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.Rate it:

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break one offTo throw a curve ball.Rate it:

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brebis comptées le loup les mangeCounting one’s chickens will not keep the fox off; If you count your chickens, harm will happen to them.Rate it:

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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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browned offAnnoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted.Rate it:

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brush offAn abrupt rebuff or dismissal.Rate it:

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buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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Bug OffTo avoid bothering someone, to leave someone alone, go awayRate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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bugger offAn expression of disagreement or disbelief.Rate it:

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bump offTo kill, especially to murder.Rate it:

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bundle offTo go somewhere unceremoniouslyRate it:

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bundle offTo send someone away quickly and without fussingRate it:

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bunk offTo play truant.Rate it:

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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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burn offTo dissipate as the result of heat.Rate it:

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burn offTo fill with programming not suitable for its original purpose.Rate it:

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burn offTo dispose of by burning it as it emerges from the well.Rate it:

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burn offTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.Rate it:

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bust the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.Rate it:

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but me no butsUsed to cut off objections or qualificationsRate it:

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buy offto pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other serviceRate it:

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buy off onTo consent to.Rate it:

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buzz offUsed to tell someone to go away.Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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c'est le diable qui bat sa femme et qui marie sa filleIt is raining and the sun is shining at the same time.Rate it:

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call offTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo finish or complete something.Rate it:

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cap offTo finish.Rate it:

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captivos redimere (Off. 2. 18)to ransom prisoners.Rate it:

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caput praecīdereto cut off a man's head.Rate it:

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carry offTo transport away.Rate it:

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