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a golden key can open any doorSufficient money can accomplish anything.Rate it:

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ace outTo have a lucky streak; to experience a stroke of good fortune.Rate it:

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backwaterA rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back waterRate it:

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backwaterTo row or paddle a backwater stroke.Rate it:

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bridgeA song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.Rate it:

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broad strokesMajor features or key points; outline.Rate it:

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donner le coup de grâceTo give the finishing stroke.Rate it:

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gold ticketThe key to something amazingRate it:

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hard yardsThe key effort in completing a difficult taskRate it:

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here's the thingPrecedes the key point of an explanation.Rate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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il n'a pas fait une panse d'a aujourd'huiHe has not done a stroke all day.Rate it:

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key downTo relax.Rate it:

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key inenter dataRate it:

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key intoTo grasp; to understand the overall concept of or be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something; to get it.Rate it:

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key offTo take as a controlling input datum.Rate it:

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key offTo collide with ; or connect to an object with a degree of force and soundRate it:

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key upTo produce nervous tension in.Rate it:

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key upTo raise the pitch of.Rate it:

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key upTo raise off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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nous prendrons la clef des champsWe shall take the key of the street (i.e., run away).Rate it:

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one fell swoopOne stroke; one action or event with many results.Rate it:

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pillar of salt genesis 19:26a stroke or thrombosisRate it:

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skeleton keyA key in a hotel (or used by a thief) that opens all the doors in the premises.Rate it:

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softly softlyDiscreet, low-key, careful.Rate it:

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square cutcricket strokeRate it:

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stroke itTo masturbate.Rate it:

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stroke itTo manually stimulate one's own genitals. The "It" refers to the penis.Rate it:

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stroke of businessa large or considerable amountRate it:

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stroke of geniusA great idea, smart decision, epiphany, or eureka moment. To make something brilliant or to create a successful concept.Rate it:

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stroke of workWith "do not do a", to do none of the assigned task at all.Rate it:

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the stroke of noon/midnightRarely hear it anymore. It is the moment of arrival at a time of the clockRate it:

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under lock and keyImprisoned with little or no chance of escape.Rate it:

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