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chuck upTo chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to jig up, throw up, jack up; to break a contract; to abandon or quit.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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claustra portarum revellereto break down the gates.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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clue stickA metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.Rate it:

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come and goTo alternately enter and exit into something (physically or figuratively)Rate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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come atTo enter into sexual relations with.Rate it:

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come forthTo move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.Rate it:

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come intoTo inherit (money).Rate it:

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come intoTo enter the initial phase of; to commence.Rate it:

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come intoTo be a factor in.Rate it:

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come intoUsed other than as an idiom: See come and into.Rate it:

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come into beingTo form; to start to exist.Rate it:

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come into one's ownTo reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.Rate it:

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come toTo stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.Rate it:

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come to lifeto become alive, bring into existenceRate it:

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come unstuckTo get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.Rate it:

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come up rosesTo enter into a condition or situation which is favorable; to develop in a pleasing or advantageous manner.Rate it:

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comedy equals tragedy plus timeA tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.Rate it:

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comfort womanA woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.Rate it:

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comme un nigaud, j'ai donné dedansLike a goose, I fell into the trap.Rate it:

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comment outTo disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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couple upTo get into pairs.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a mudroom to remove the grime from the outdoors and the workday, before entering into a home or ranchhouse.Rate it:

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crack a cribTo break into a house.Rate it:

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cracked me upTo break ones solemnity, reservedness, seriousness.Rate it:

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crap one's pantsTo defecate into one's pants or other clothing.Rate it:

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crap outTo break down.Rate it:

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crazy as all outdoorsA joking way of describing someone who is always getting into trouble from decisions they make.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter surreptitiously.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter something or somewhere by creeping.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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crowd togetherTo push into an excessively small space; to pack tightly.Rate it:

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curl upto coil or shrivel, make into a coilRate it:

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curl upto curl, make curly, shape into curlsRate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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cut a cheese?To Break Wind:Rate it:

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cut upTo cut into smaller pieces.Rate it:

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dalla padella alla braceout of the frying pan, into the fireRate it:

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de, e civitate aliquem eicereto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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dial intoTo join a computer network.Rate it:

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dig intoTo research a particular subject.Rate it:

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dig intoTo begin eating heartily.Rate it:

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diminishing returnsA condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.Rate it:

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dip a toe intoTo enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.Rate it:

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dip intoTo spend some of one's savingsRate it:

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dip intoUsed other than as an idiom: dip into.Rate it:

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