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the flying dutchmanlegendary ghost shipRate it:

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tight shipA well-organized and highly disciplined organization.Rate it:

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trick of the lightIllusion due to lightRate it:

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Trip the Light FantasticDancing in a versatile manner; to danceRate it:

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tummy friendlyMostly used for light, non oily foodstuffRate it:

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turn downTo reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.Rate it:

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turn outTo extinguish a light or other device.Rate it:

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turn upTo increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.Rate it:

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two lamps burning and no ship at seaSaid of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.Rate it:

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un peu d'aide fait grand bienMany hands make light work.Rate it:

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valley of deathLord Alfred Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade.Rate it:

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what's wrong with youMocking sense, making light of ones ailmentRate it:

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when one's ship comes inWhen one makes a significant amount of money.Rate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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will o' the wispA strange light that attracts travellers from pathways into dangerous marshes or graveyards.Rate it:

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yellow lightLimited approval or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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