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

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nobody loves me, everybody hates me, i think i'm going to go and eat wormsFeeling sorry for one's self.Rate it:

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non-starterSomething that is not going to happen.Rate it:

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not evenNot going to happen; noRate it:

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nous avons brûlé nos vaisseauxThere is no going back now; We mean to fight to the last.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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nous sommes de compte à demi dans l'entrepriseWe are partners on equal terms in the venture; We are going halves in the venture.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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off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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on the lamRunning away, usually from the police; on the run.Rate it:

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on the skidsIn decline; going downhill; in trouble.Rate it:

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on the spotAt that very moment; right away.Rate it:

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on yer bikego away! scram!Rate it:

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one may as well hang for a sheep as a lambIf one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.Rate it:

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oopsie daisySomething you say to a child or someone who has just fallen down as you pick the up to reassure them that they are okay/not hurt. It also alerts the person that you are going to pick them up.Rate it:

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os brancos que se entendamSaid by someone who wishes to stay away from a fight or discussion between other people.Rate it:

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Out in the BoondocksSome place far away, in remote placesRate it:

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Out of HereLeaving, I’m goingRate it:

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out to lunchAway eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.Rate it:

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over the hills and far awayfar away, not near.Rate it:

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pack awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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pack awayTo store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term.Rate it:

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pack awayBeautifully wrapped giftRate it:

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pack offTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.Rate it:

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pack upTo clear away.Rate it:

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pass awayTo die.Rate it:

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passer de vie à trépasto pass away, to dieRate it:

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peel awayTo take away from somewhere elseRate it:

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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peel awayTo become separate from peelingRate it:

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peg awayTo keep working at somethingRate it:

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peg itTo run away; to leg it; to scarper.Rate it:

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pétage de plombsDescent into madness, the act or process of going crazyRate it:

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pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

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piss awayTo spend wastefully.Rate it:

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piss offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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play awayTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's homeRate it:

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play old harryBlenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..Rate it:

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plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.Rate it:

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praecipitem ferri aliqua re (Verr. 5. 46. 121)to be carried away by something.Rate it:

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prendre le largeTo run for the offing (nav.); To run away.Rate it:

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presistKeep's GoingRate it:

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prope (propius, proxime) abesseto be not far away.Rate it:

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pull awayTo move ahead.Rate it:

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push offTo go away; to get lost.Rate it:

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put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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