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give me liberty or give me deathA set-phrase indicating enormous displeasure at any over-authoritarian policy or law.Rate it:

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global community cleanlinessMovement, term, and hashtag created by Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe and encourage global litter eradication and resource preservation efforts-one community at a time. The movement is inspired by De Bouse's father, humanitarian Curtis Lassiter's continued commitment to global community cleanliness, safety, and beautification, one city at a time via litter prevention, prompt waste pickup/removal, properly set concrete, and more #global communitycleanliness #gccmovement #activistdebouseRate it:

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go againstTo oppose; to resistRate it:

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go againstTo be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.Rate it:

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go againstTo be unfavourable to someone.Rate it:

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go againstTo violate; to breach; to break.Rate it:

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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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go against the grainTo defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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go forthTo depart from a place; to set out.Rate it:

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go up againstTo challenge someone.Rate it:

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go upstairsTo request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)Rate it:

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going rogegoing it on your own against normsRate it:

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gone north aboutDead.Rate it:

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gone north aboutDead, of sailor or seaman whose cause of death was anything except by drowning.Rate it:

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gone with the winddeadRate it:

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good to goEverything is all set; we can proceed.Rate it:

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grow a setSynonym of grow a pairRate it:

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hatchet manSomeone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.Rate it:

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have had one's chipsTo be dead or finished.Rate it:

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have it in forTo be very angry at; to have a grudge against.Rate it:

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have one's heart set onTo want or desire deeply, regardless of practicality or rationality.Rate it:

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head tripAn experience or set of experiences which is intellectually challenging or stimulating.Rate it:

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heave toTo cause the vessel to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.Rate it:

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heavy as a dead donkeyVery heavy.Rate it:

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here to staypresent, and set to remain permanently.Rate it:

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high fiveWhen someone says "high five" they are asking you to give them a high five--to tap the palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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high impactThe striking of one thing against another at a high altitude.Rate it:

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Hit the RoadTo begin to travel, to leave or set out for somethingRate it:

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hold againstTo think less of for.Rate it:

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hold outTo set something aside or save it for later.Rate it:

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hope against hopeTo continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.Rate it:

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horror showA horrifying, appalling, or sickening experience, set of events, or visual spectacle.Rate it:

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how do i get to carnegie hallA set phrase, spoken as a rhetorical question, which is answered "Practice, practice, practice!" or sometimes with the humorous literal directions to Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th.Rate it:

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hub-bubSet of disturbing circumstances, minor riot, loud talking.Rate it:

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huis closa work of fiction in which the action is set in an enclosed spaceRate it:

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huis closa genre in fiction where dramatic tension is derived from the action being set in an enclosed spaceRate it:

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I'll be blowedA set phrase used to express amazement and surprise.Rate it:

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if you love somebody, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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if you love someone, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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ignem inferre operibus (B. C. 2. 14)to set fire to the siege-works.Rate it:

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ignem tectis inferre, subicereto set fire to houses.Rate it:

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il est resté sur le carreauHe was killed on the spot, left for dead on the ground.Rate it:

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il l'a fait de propos délibéréHe did it of set purpose; He had made up his mind to do it.Rate it:

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il l'a laissé sur le carreauHe killed him (or, left him for dead on the ground).Rate it:

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il n'a pas inventé la poudreHe will never set the Thames on fire.Rate it:

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il n'est orgueil que de sot enrichiSet a beggar on horseback, he’ll ride to the devil.Rate it:

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il ne paye pas de mineHis appearance is against him.Rate it:

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il prêcha d'exempleHe practised what he preached; He set the example.Rate it:

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in a bindIn a difficult situation, usually of one's own making; having a dilemma; faced with a problem or a set of problems for which there is no easy solution.Rate it:

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in abraham's bosomNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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