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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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bed outTo transfer a young plant from an inside location such as a greenhouse to an outdoors flower bed.Rate it:

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bellum transferre alio, in...to transfer the seat of war elsewhere.Rate it:

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brick by brickTo create or build something in a steady, step-by-step fashion.Rate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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build bridgesTo form links or friendly relations.Rate it:

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build castles in the airTo imagine visionary projects or schemes; to daydream; to have an idle fancy, a pipe dream or any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be realized.Rate it:

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build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value.Rate it:

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build into build something in the interior of an entityRate it:

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build into add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build intoto add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build onTo add additional elements or components to in order to extend it.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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build upTo accumulate, to pile up.Rate it:

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build upTo strengthen.Rate it:

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build uponTo expand upon; to develop further.Rate it:

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build uponTo form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.Rate it:

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built like a tankBroad shouldered and of solid, muscular build.Rate it:

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carry overTo transfer (something) to a later point in time.Rate it:

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carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.Rate it:

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cross the aisleTo vote, unite, or otherwise co-operate with members of another political party in order to achieve governmental or political action.Rate it:

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dispose ofTo transfer to another's control.Rate it:

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faire des châteaux en espagneTo build castles in the air.Rate it:

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film outTo transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print.Rate it:

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fire on all cylindersTo operate as effectively as possible.Rate it:

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flumen ponte iungereto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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garner upTo store up; to build up a store of an emotion or passion; to recall or make a note of a certain trait or quality.Rate it:

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get a handle onTo build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.Rate it:

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hand offTo pass or transfer something to someone.Rate it:

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i'm going to build my own x with blackjack and hookers! in fact, forget the xIndicates that the speaker is not interested in joining others in a certain group or activity, and instead the speaker is going to form their own.Rate it:

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inicere pontemto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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let outTo allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.Rate it:

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make away withTo transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.Rate it:

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make overTo transfer ownership, especially by means of a legal document.Rate it:

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navem, classem aedificare, facere, efficere, instituereto build a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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nuts and boltsThe basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.Rate it:

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oppidum constituere, condereto build, found a city.Rate it:

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page inTo transfer from auxiliary storage.Rate it:

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page outTo transfer to auxiliary storage.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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pass the torchTo transfer duties or tasks on to another; relinquish responsibilities in favor of someone newRate it:

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pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:

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play the hand one is dealtTo use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances.Rate it:

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pontem facere in flumineto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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put togetherTo assemble, construct, or build.Rate it:

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put upto build or as past tense, builtRate it:

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run like a topTo operate flawlessly and smoothly.Rate it:

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run offTo operate by a particular energy source.Rate it:

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run onTo operate with a particular energy source.Rate it:

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run on fumesBy extension, to operate with few resources or little money.Rate it:

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