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wind upAlternative form of wind-upRate it:

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wind up one's bottomsTo finish a job.Rate it:

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with friends like these who needs enemiesAn expression indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.Rate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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within reachAt a distance close enough to touch by reaching.Rate it:

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within reachNear (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).Rate it:

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within striking distanceSomething is close enough to be achieved, attained, accomplished, or affected; a target, goal, or objective is within reachRate it:

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WTGInitialism of wind turbine generator.Rate it:

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yardarm to yardarmVery close to each other.Rate it:

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you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blowsYou don't need an expert to tell you what you already know.Rate it:

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zip upTo close with a zip fastener.Rate it:

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zip upTo close as if with a zip fastener.Rate it:

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чуть-чуть не считаетсяclose but no cigar, almost doesn't countRate it:

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