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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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all hell breaks looseVi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.Rate it:

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all hell broke looseA great disaster happened or chaos ensued.Rate it:

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appelli (ad oram) (Att. 13. 21)to land (of ships).Rate it:

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at largeOn the loose; roaming freely; not confined.Rate it:

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at loose endsIn an uncertain position or situation.Rate it:

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Athanasian wenchA sexually promiscuous or loose woman, willing to have sexual intercourse with "whoever wants to".Rate it:

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auf freiem Fuß seinto be on the looseRate it:

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bite i gressetTo loose.Rate it:

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biting his lipsBeing SilentRate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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Bronx cheerA razzing noise made with the lips and tongue; a raspberry.Rate it:

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c'est la cour du roi pétaudThis is bedlam let loose; Dover Court—all speakers, no hearers.Rate it:

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ça va barderall hell will break loose!Rate it:

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ce qu'il dit coule de sourceWhat he says comes from the heart, comes fluently from his lips.Rate it:

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clear the decksTo remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.Rate it:

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couler à fond(of ships) To founder; (of persons) To be ruined.Rate it:

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cut looseTo behave in an uncontrolled manner.Rate it:

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cut one looseto fartRate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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deep waterWaters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.Rate it:

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dein Wort in Gottes Ohrfrom your lips to God's ears; I wish; expresses that the speaker wants a preceding statement to be true, but considers it unlikely or at least doubtfulRate it:

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drop shipwhen a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.Rate it:

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einen Vogel habenTo have a few screws loose; be nuts; be crazyRate it:

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elle fait la bouche en cœurShe puts on a captivating look; She purses up her lips.Rate it:

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everything and the kitchen sinkAlternative form of everything but the kitchen sink.Rate it:

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everything but the kitchen sinkAlmost everything, whether needed or not.Rate it:

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faire la bouche en cœurTo try and look amiable; To put on a captivating look; To purse up one’s lips.Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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for crying in the sink!An expression of frustrationRate it:

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free reinLoose rein, as of a horse.Rate it:

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freno remisso; effusis habeniswith loose reins.Rate it:

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have a screw looseA phrase meaning that the subject is insane or irrational.Rate it:

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Have a Screw LooseTo act in an odd, foolish manner, to behave silly and weirdRate it:

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Hit the RoofTo instantly loose temper, to get extremely furiousRate it:

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il a le timbre fêlé (fam.)He is cracked; He has a screw loose.Rate it:

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in terram demergito sink into the earth.Rate it:

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je n'ai pas desserré les dentsI never opened my lips.Rate it:

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keep one's lips sealedTo keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.Rate it:

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kick aroundTo wander loose; to float around; to hang around.Rate it:

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kiss meI informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.Rate it:

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kiss my assTo plant lips on one's buttocksRate it:

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kitchen sinkA miscellany or a miscellaneous item.Rate it:

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kitchen sinkUsed other than as an idiom: see kitchen, sink. A sink in a kitchen used for washing dishes and preparing food.Rate it:

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let looseset freeRate it:

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lock lipsTo kiss on the lips; to engage in a French kiss.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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loose cannonAn uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to his own friends, faction, political party, etc.Rate it:

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