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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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back in the saddleA return to work, return to military detachment, return to usual lifestyle.Rate it:

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bare backRiding a horse without a saddle.Rate it:

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BIBObulk in/bags out ; designates a type of bulk carrier that takes in bulk cargo, and is equipped to bag it, to provide bagged cargo for disembarkmentRate it:

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être ferme sur les arçons(lit.) To have a firm seat in the saddle; (fig.) Not to waver in one’s principles.Rate it:

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i bags first goAustralian children's expression of reserving the right to somethingRate it:

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ride tall in the saddleTo ride a horse in an erect, imposing manner.Rate it:

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ride tall in the saddleTo act or conduct oneself in a manner that is imposing, impressive, resolute, or manly.Rate it:

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rubber jungleIn a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.Rate it:

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saddleA ridge, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.Rate it:

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saddleA block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.Rate it:

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saddleA seat on a bicycle, motorcycle etcRate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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saddleAn item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddleTo put a saddle on an animal.Rate it:

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saddleTo get into a saddle.Rate it:

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saddleTo give a responsibility to someone.Rate it:

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saddleTo burden or encumber.Rate it:

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saddleThe clitellus of an earthworm.Rate it:

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saddleA small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.Rate it:

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saddleThe raised floorboard in a doorway.Rate it:

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saddleA cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backboneRate it:

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saddleA seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddle trampIn the Old West, a person who wanders from place to place on horseback.Rate it:

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saddle upTo set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding.Rate it:

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saddle upTo set and cinch a saddle in preparation for riding.Rate it:

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so far so goodUp to this point, all is OK.Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good, now let's get to Minorca without any troubles.Rate it:

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sternere equumto saddle a horse.Rate it:

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tall in the saddleImposing, impressive; resolute; manly.Rate it:

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three bags full, sirIntensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious.Rate it:

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