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put on a pedestalTo hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.Rate it:

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quaerere aliquid or de aliqua reto hold an inquiry into a matter.Rate it:

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quot homines tot sententiæThere are as many opinions as there are people who hold them.Rate it:

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ring a bellTo seem at least vaguely familiar.Rate it:

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Ring a BellSomething that’s familiar, reminding or remembering something; recalling your deeper memoriesRate it:

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ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring backTo return a phone call.Rate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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ring down the curtainTo end something.Rate it:

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ring down the curtainTo mark the end of something.Rate it:

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ring falseTo seem to be incorrect, or implausible.Rate it:

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ring hollowTo seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.Rate it:

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ring inTo make a phone call to one's usual place of work.Rate it:

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ring of truthA phrase or story or comment that may only have a portion of truth to it.Rate it:

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ring offTo finish a telephone conversation and disconnect.Rate it:

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ring off the hookOf a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.Rate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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ring outTo make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.Rate it:

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ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring someone's bellTo physically traumatize someone with a strong blow, especially a concussive blow to the head.Rate it:

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ring trueTo seem to be correct, or plausibleRate it:

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ring upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.Rate it:

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ring upTo enter a payment into a cash register, or till in a shop.Rate it:

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ring up the curtainto start somethingRate it:

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RSNReal soon now; describing something that will be available in the near future, but often skeptically. Frequently used to mean "Whenever", "Soon, possibly never" or "don't hold your breath".Rate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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seize uponTo grasp or take hold of suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.Rate it:

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senatum habereto hold a sitting of the senate.Rate it:

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shoot the messengerTo blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.Rate it:

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signet ringjewellery itemRate it:

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sit outTo escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.Rate it:

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sound offTo hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.Rate it:

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speak now or forever hold your peaceSay something now, if you want to object, or don't ever say anything about it; most commonly said at weddings before the person performing the ceremony pronounces the couple man and wife.Rate it:

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stand one's groundTo attempt to hold a position in battle.Rate it:

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suck and blowTo perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.Rate it:

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take to taskTo lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.Rate it:

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tenere montem (B. G. 1. 22)to hold a mountain.Rate it:

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tenir le loup par la queueTo have hold of the sow by the wrong ear.Rate it:

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three-ring circusA disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.Rate it:

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three-ring circusA large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.Rate it:

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throw one's hat in the ringTo announce one's candidacy in a contest.Rate it:

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Throw Your Hat into the RingAn individual announcing his or her candidacy for the office elections; or to get you indulged into a challengeRate it:

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tirez le rideau, la farce est jouéeRing down the curtain, the play is over.Rate it:

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to get hold of wrong end of the stickto not understand the situation correctlyRate it:

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too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

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under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

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verba ac litteras or scriptum (legis) sequi (opp. sententia the spirit)to hold by the letter (of the law).Rate it:

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verbis concertare or altercari cum aliquo (B. C. 3. 19. 6)to hold an altercation with a man.Rate it:

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