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a cut dog ain't got no pups.	It goes without saying that a fixed dog can't father any puppies.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
all the time	Always; constantly; for the complete duration.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
beat the clock	Perform a task quickly or within a fixed time limit.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
borrowed time	A period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
certas rationes in agendo sequi	to follow fixed principles of conduct.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
double up	To double the quantity, amount or duration of something.	Rate it: (4.00 / 2 votes)
fines certos terminosque constituere	to impose fixed limitations.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
for the ages	In a manner that produces long-lasting effects; for posterity; for a very long duration.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
IFYPFY	Initialism of I fixed your post for you.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
j'ai jeté mon dévolu sur cela	I have fixed my choice upon that.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
jour fixe	A series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month. Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
just a minute	Only one minute; a passage of time 60 seconds in duration.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
just a second	Only one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
keep one's eye on the ball	To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
laced-up	Fixed in the sprockets of the projector.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
oculi in vultu alicuius habitant	his eyes are always fixed on some one's face.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rake	A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
real time	The time duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rebound relationship	A relationship proceeding a longterm relationship, usually short in duration and used to help mend the "broken heart".	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
shoo-in	The winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
short and sweet	Efficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to an unpleasant task.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sidera certis locis infixa	the fixed stars.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
starting price	The final odds on a horse when the race starts; also used to designate a system of fixed-odds betting using such prices. Abbreviation: SP.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay put	To remain in one fixed place.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stellae inerrantes (N. D. 2. 21. 54)	the fixed stars.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
take down	To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.	Rate it: (4.67 / 6 votes)
time out of mind	A lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
turn away	To bend or turn from a fixed course.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
vowel quantity	A vowel's duration of articulation; its length.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
zero-day	newly discovered, and therefore still not fixed and possibly exploited by hackers or other criminals	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)