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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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at a pinchBy the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..Rate it:

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at a pinchin an emergencyRate it:

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feel the pinchTo suffer significant financial pressure.Rate it:

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in a pinchIn an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.Rate it:

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nip atTo bite or pinch with small actions.Rate it:

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pinch and a punch for the first of the monthSaid the first day of a new month, accompanied by a pinch and a punch to the victim.Rate it:

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pinch atTo find fault with; to take exception to.Rate it:

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pinch offTo separate from something else, using a pinching motion.Rate it:

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pinch one offto defecateRate it:

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pinch outTo remove the shoots of a plant: the leading shoot in order to encourage a bushy habit a plant's side shootsRate it:

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pinch penniesMean with moneyRate it:

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pinch-hitTo bat in place of another playerRate it:

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pinch-hitTo bat in place of another player.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.Rate it:

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sous (or, par) bénéfice d'inventaire1. (lit. in a legal sense) Without prejudice. 2. (fig.) Only to a certain point, conditionally, for what it is worth, with a pinch of salt.Rate it:

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take with a pinch of saltNot take entirely seriously.Rate it:

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