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act outTo go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.Rate it:

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avis au lecteurA note to the reader; A word to the wise; Verb. sap.Rate it:

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big upTo increase one's muscle mass through exercise.Rate it:

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break the fourth wallTo apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.Rate it:

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bury the leadTo begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.Rate it:

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caveat lectorReader beware.Rate it:

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crudelitatem adhibere in aliquemto exercise one's cruelty on some one.Rate it:

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crudelitatem exercere in aliquoto exercise one's cruelty on some one.Rate it:

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ein Machtwort sprechento decide a matter; to exercise one's authorityRate it:

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exercise for the readerA matter left to the addressee's judgement to decide.Rate it:

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exercise for the readerUsed other than as an idiom: see exercise, for, the, reader.Rate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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firm upTo make muscles more toned through physical exercise.Rate it:

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forward-leaningDisposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.Rate it:

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have someone by the ballsTo exercise total control over someone.Rate it:

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have someone by the short and curliesto exercise total control over someone.Rate it:

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hulk outTo gain significant muscle mass from exercise.Rate it:

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in the moneyFor an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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knee slapperA joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.Rate it:

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languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferreto weary, bore the reader.Rate it:

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lawyer upTo exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation.Rate it:

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legentes, ii qui leguntthe reader.Rate it:

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limber upto stretch; stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, as before exerciseRate it:

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play offTo display; to show; to put in exercise.Rate it:

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press upan exerciseRate it:

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pull in one's hornsTo become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.Rate it:

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put through its pacesTo test completely; to exercise the full range of abilities or functions.Rate it:

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skip ropeTo jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.Rate it:

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thigh-slapperA joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.Rate it:

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throw one's weight aroundTo exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner.Rate it:

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tune upTo make preparations for vigorous exercise; to warm up.Rate it:

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walk the lineTo behave in an authorized or socially accepted manner, especially as prescribed by law or morality; to exercise self-control.Rate it:

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work onTo exercise influence on someone.Rate it:

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work outTo habitually exercise rigorously, especially by lifting weights, in order to increase strength or muscle mass or maintain fitness.Rate it:

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