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pull up a chairTo sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair.Rate it:

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put in/down one’s papersTo leave or resign from one’s job; Note, putting ’down’ usually implies one is vacating a position out of dissatisfactionRate it:

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put on the mapTo bring something into a position of prominence.Rate it:

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put someone in his placeRemind someone of his or her position.Rate it:

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put someone in their placeTo remind someone of his position.Rate it:

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quand on est bien, on ne s'y peut tenirThe love of change makes us give up even a comfortable position.Rate it:

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razor edgeA difficult or dangerous positionRate it:

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rerum potiri(1) to usurp supreme power, (2) to be in a position of power.Rate it:

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res dubiae, perditae, afflictaea critical position; a hopeless state of affairs.Rate it:

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res est in periculo, in summo discriminethe position is critical.Rate it:

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res in summo discrimine versaturthe position is very critical.Rate it:

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res meae meliore loco, in meliore causa suntmy position is considerably improved; my prospects are brighter.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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rig outto expel the holder of an office or other position by means of rigging the election.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo claim a position that one does not rightfully earn.Rate it:

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run forTo try to obtain political position through the democratic voting process.Rate it:

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run out of townTo force someone out of a place or a positionRate it:

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Russian barA gymnastics-style beam held by two porters used to do gymnastics-style tricks.Rate it:

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sag offBasketball: Position oneself closer to the basket while guarding an opposing player.Rate it:

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sally forth!An archaic military term. To exit a fortified position in order to assault a besieging force. The meaning has become more metaphorical over time.Rate it:

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send someone to the showersTo remove or expel someone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance.Rate it:

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set outTo position, to put in a positionRate it:

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set upto establish someone in a business or position.Rate it:

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sit backTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.Rate it:

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sit downTo assume a low or sunken position.Rate 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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sit upTo assume a sitting position from a position lying down.Rate it:

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Sitting PrettyTo be in great or beneficiary position, to be in favorable or lucky positionRate it:

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skate one's laneTo play in one's assigned position rather than straying to where the current action is.Rate it:

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skip ropeTo jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.Rate it:

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slack-jawedWith the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.Rate it:

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slip inTo play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.Rate it:

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slow outTo adjust the spacing of intermediate frames so as to smoothly accelerate movement of an object as it leaves a resting position.Rate it:

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small armsFirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person; often held in the hand.Rate it:

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snuggle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.Rate it:

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spill the beansRelate all the facts of a controversial incident previously held in strict secrecy.Rate it:

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split the differenceTo choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.Rate it:

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spring backTo recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position.Rate it:

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square offTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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square upTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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squeeze outTo force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher oneRate it:

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stand asideTo leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.Rate it:

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stand in one's own lightTo take a position which is harmful to one's own interests.Rate it:

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

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stand one's groundTo maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.Rate it:

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stand upTo rise from a lying or sitting position.Rate it:

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stand upTo bring something up and set it into a standing position.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:

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