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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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turn outTo attend; show up.Rate it:

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turn upTo show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.Rate it:

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twist someone's armTo coerce, force, or cajole.Rate it:

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un cheval boit la brideQuand le mors force les coins de la bouche et les fait rider, ce qui arrive quand les montants de la bride ne sont pas assez allongés.Rate it:

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un tour de forceA feat (of strength or skill).Rate it:

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une représentation du dernier vulgaireA display vulgar to the last degree; A very low show.Rate it:

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use a sledgehammer to crack a nutTo use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealouslyRate it:

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vi et armisby force of arms.Rate it:

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vi vim illatam defendereto meet force by force.Rate it:

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vim vi depellereto meet force by force.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show a lack of support for something by departing or otherwise absenting oneself.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show support for something by going to or otherwise being present somewhere.Rate it:

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warm upTo make an audience enthusiastic or animated before a show.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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who knowsA rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.Rate it:

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whomp onTo assail with overwhelming force; to defeat decisively.Rate it:

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whore outTo prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, show off; to hire out or provide to others like a whore; to pimp, swap one's sex partner.Rate it:

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wild horsesA force not subject to human control and normally stronger than a man.Rate it:

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wring outTo force someone to give something, usually truth, or money.Rate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.Rate it:

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you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:

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you happy jiu OKUsed to show snide disagreement.Rate it:

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you name itUsed after a short list to show that further examples are unnecessary; all kinds of things.Rate it:

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