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drive a coach and horses throughTo spoil, break or render ineffective a rule, plan or agreement.Rate it:

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drop backOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.Rate it:

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Eat Your WordsTo admit your mistake humbly; to say sorry for something you did or said; to take your words backRate it:

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Ehre, wem Ehre gebührtcredit where credit's due; used to justly praise someone, or to break the solemnity of praisingRate it:

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era só o que me faltavaliterally: “ was the only missing piece for me/ was just what I was missing.” either expresses impatience towards yet another misfortune or expresses disbelief towards an absurd statement: “give me a break!”Rate it:

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être sur le côté (or, flanc)To be on one’s back, ill.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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faire la planche1. To show others the way; 2. To float on one’s back.Rate it:

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faire le gros dosto arch one's back.Rate it:

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faire marche arrièreto turn back, go backwardsRate it:

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faire sauter la banqueTo break the bank (gambling).Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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fall backTo retreat.Rate it:

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fall back onTo turn to as a substitute.Rate it:

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fall back uponTo fall back on.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a lorryOf an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate it:

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fall to piecesTo feel emotionally devastated; to break down.Rate it:

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fidem frangereto break one's word.Rate it:

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fidem laedere, violare, frangereto break one's word.Rate it:

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fidem prodereto break one's word.Rate it:

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fight backto overturn a losing deficit.Rate it:

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fight backto repress; to struggle to repress.Rate it:

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fight backto counterattack; to resist an attack.Rate it:

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fight backto defend oneself by fighting.Rate it:

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finish withTo put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.Rate it:

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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.Rate it:

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flick offTo insult by showing them the back of one's fist with the middle finger extended.Rate it:

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from stem to sternFrom front to back; from one end to the other end; entirely, fully.Rate it:

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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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full circleA full turn back to the original direction or orientation.By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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funk outTo back out in a cowardly fashion.Rate it:

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GBTWInitialism of get back to work.Rate it:

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gentleman of the back doorA sodomite.Rate it:

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get a word in edgewiseTo break into or participate in a conversation.Rate it:

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get backTo do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.Rate it:

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get backTo retrieve, to have an item returned.Rate it:

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get backReturn to where one came from.Rate it:

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get back atTo retaliate; to take revenge.Rate it:

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get back on the horse that bucked oneto return to something that previously caused harm.Rate it:

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get back on the horse that bucked youto return to something that previously caused harm.Rate it:

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get back toTo return contact withRate it:

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get back toReturn toRate it:

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get one's back upTo become angry, defensive, or irritable.Rate it:

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get someone's back upTo annoy a person either deliberately or inadvertently.Rate it:

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gimme a breakAn expression of impatienceRate it:

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gimme a breakAn expression of disbeliefRate it:

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give backTo return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).Rate it:

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give backTo contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.Rate it:

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