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bag and baggageAll one's possessions.Rate it:

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baggageIn a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.Rate it:

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baggageHeavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.Rate it:

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baggageLuggage; traveling equipment.Rate it:

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be an open bookOne's life and times can be an open book by simply sharing, answering queries, being forthright, carrying no baggage or disagreements.Rate it:

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be preparedTo be prepared for a sexual encounter by carrying or possessing condoms or other means for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease.Rate it:

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c'est porter de l'eau à la mer (or, rivière)It is carrying coals to Newcastle.Rate it:

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carry onTo take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.Rate it:

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carry overUsed other than as an idiom. To transport over by carrying.Rate it:

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carrying baggageFrom former loversRate it:

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emporter ses cliques et ses claquesTo clear off, bag and baggage.Rate it:

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excess baggageLuggage which exceeds the allowable size or weight (as for an airline flight or train trip), and for which an extra fee must therefore be paid.Rate it:

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excess baggageSomething or someone not needed or not wanted; something or someone of little use or importance; something or someone considered burdensome.Rate it:

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excess baggageA dubious or unhelpful mental outlook, emotional disposition, or personal history.Rate it:

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gravy trainAn occupation or any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk.Rate it:

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make wayan instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.Rate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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nulla est facultas alicuius reino opportunity of carrying out an object presents itself.Rate it:

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packed to the gillsOverly packing a suitcase when it is difficult to close it. Carrying a lot of things with few options to handle it all. Overly packed.Rate it:

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packing heatCarrying one or more firearms on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.Rate it:

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play one against anotherTo manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.Rate it:

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put downTo set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.Rate it:

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set downSimple sum of parts set + down, to place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.Rate it:

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vasa colligere (Liv. 21. 47)to pack the baggage (for marching).Rate it:

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vasa conclamare (B. C. 3. 37)to give the signal for breaking up the camp, collecting baggage.Rate it:

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