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keep awayTo refrain from coming.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo evade.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo deny access to.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo avoid.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep oneself to oneselfTo be introverted; to stay away from others.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte cave la pierreDropping water will wear away a stone.Rate it:

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la nuit tous les chats sont grisAt night one may easily be mistaken; At night beauty is of no account; When candles are away, all cats are grey.Rate it:

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lâcher pied1. To lose ground. 2. To scamper away.Rate it:

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le chat parti les souris dansentWhen the cat’s away the mice will play.Rate it:

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le chat parti, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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lead offThe short distance that a player stands away from their current base.Rate it:

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leave you into the dirtSomeone pushes you away, and forgets you.Rate it:

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libidine ferrito be carried away by one's passions.Rate it:

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light outTo run away.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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like rats from a sinking shipQuickly but in futility, away from a failing projectRate it:

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lock awayTo lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.Rate it:

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long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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long ago and far awayIn the distant past, years and years ago.Rate it:

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long armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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make a break for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make a run for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make awayTo kill oneself, commit suicide.Rate it:

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make awayTo depart, leave; to make off.Rate it:

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make awayTo destroy.Rate it:

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make awayTo kill.Rate it:

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make awayTo get rid of, dispose of.Rate it:

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make away withTo steal.Rate it:

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make away withTo transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.Rate it:

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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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make oneself scarceTo leave or depart, or to avoid or stay away.Rate it:

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make tracksTo leave or depart; to go away.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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melt awayTo fade or waneRate it:

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mettre la clef sous la porteTo run away from one’s creditors; “To bolt.”Rate it:

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monkey businessAn activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.Rate it:

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monkey businessWasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.Rate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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ni tanto ni tan calvodon't exagerrate; don't get carried awayRate it:

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night outGoing away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.Rate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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not here to fuck spidersUsed to indicate one has serious business to pursue and should not be wasting time.Rate it:

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nous ne sommes pas ici pour enfiler des perlesWe are not here to trifle our time away.Rate it:

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nous prendrons la clef des champsWe shall take the key of the street (i.e., run away).Rate it:

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oculos deicere, removere ab aliqua reto turn one's gaze away from an object.Rate it:

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