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a miss is as good as a mileA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.Rate it:

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about homeA shortened version of "about to be home" , meaning you are very close to your homeRate it:

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about timeClose to the right time.Rate it:

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AINECInitialism of and it's not even close.Rate it:

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argentariam dissolvere (Caecin. 4. 11)to close one's bank, give up banking.Rate it:

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as close as an oysterSecretive; reluctant to give information.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAvoiding a close relationship.Rate it:

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baisser le rideauTo close down, close shopRate it:

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batten downTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.Rate it:

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bear upTo sail close to the wind.Rate it:

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bidey, bye, bye!An Expanded 'good-bye' often for close relatives and children!Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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bouche close (cousue)!Not a word, mind! “Mum’s the word.”Rate it:

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bung upTo close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.Rate it:

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cheek by jowlIn close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together.Rate it:

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Cheek by JowlSide by side, being very close, being togetherRate it:

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chrome domeA haircut in which the hair is clipped extremely close to the scalp.Rate it:

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close as waxMiserly.Rate it:

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close downTo stop trading as a business.Rate it:

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close downTo surround someone, as to impede their movement.Rate it:

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close enough for government workIt is not worth investing additional time on perfecting this thing.Rate it:

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close fistedstingyRate it:

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close inTo enclose, lock up inside something.Rate it:

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close in onTo enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.Rate it:

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close in onTo near a goal or completion.Rate it:

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close in onTo catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.Rate it:

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close of playThe end of the working dayRate it:

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close of playThe end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the All England Tennis Championships (Wimbledon)Rate it:

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close of playThe end of a day's playRate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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close one's eyesTo ignore.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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close outExclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join.Rate it:

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close outTo terminate a computer program.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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close outto terminate; to call the end of.Rate it:

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close ranksto regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.Rate it:

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Close ShaveTo escape a dangerous situation very closely or to avoid some errors with a slight marginRate it:

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close shaveA near accident or mishap; a dangerous or risky encounter or incident.Rate it:

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close shaveA shave that is very short or near the skin.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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close the stable door after the horse has boltedTo attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.Rate it:

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close to homeAffecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.Rate it:

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close to the windUsed other than as an idiom: see close to, the, wind.Rate it:

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close to the windNear a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.Rate it:

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close to the windIn a direction almost opposite to that from which the wind is blowingRate it:

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close upTo move people closer together.Rate it:

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close upTo heal a cut or other wound.Rate it:

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close upTo shut a building or a business for a period of time.Rate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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