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brace abackto bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the shipRate it:

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clue stickA metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.Rate it:

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dim bulbA person who is slow-witted.Rate it:

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do a slow burnTo experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.Rate it:

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doucement va bien loinFair and softly goes far; Slow and sure wins the race.Rate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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easy does itRelax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.Rate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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gouty-handedSlow to reward.Rate it:

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heavy-footedSlow-moving.Rate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate 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 ne faut pas s'endormir sur le rôtiWe must keep our wits about us; We must not neglect our work; We must not be too slow over it; We must not rest on our laurels.Rate it:

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il serait bon à aller quérir la mortHe is very slow.Rate it:

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in the scheme of things it was a small victory.As with climate change the slow improvement of gas amounts discharged into the atmosphere comes too late. We are screwed Rate it:

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lame brainA slow person; someone who is slow to understand a task.Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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lighten upTo ease up; back off; slow down.Rate it:

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like wading through treacleIncredibly slow going, or not going anywhere.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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missing a linkTo be slow or dimwitted.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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on the uptakeIn understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".Rate it:

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play dumbTo pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo stop or to slow it down.Rate it:

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qui trop se hâte reste en cheminThe more haste, the less speed; Slow and sure wins the race. Rate it:

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quick on the uptakeAble to readily understand things; intelligent.Rate it:

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rein inTo stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins.Rate it:

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rein inTo stop or slow something, by exercising control.Rate it:

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slow as a snailExtremely slowRate it:

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slow as molasses in JanuaryExtremely slow.Rate it:

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slow burnA gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.Rate it:

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slow downDecelerate.Rate it:

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slow down real quickMeans that things REALLY need to SLOW DOWN!Rate it:

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slow inTo adjust the spacing of inbetween frames so as to smoothly decelerate movement of an object as it comes to restRate it:

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slow marchA march with a relatively slow tempo.Rate it:

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slow marchA manner of walking in which a person or group proceeds at a controlled pace in a deliberate, steady, rhythmic manner.Rate it:

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slow marchA progression or unfolding of events which occurs in an unhurried, steady, deliberate manner.Rate it:

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slow motionEfecto de lentitud de movimiento que se obtiene al proyectar o rodar una película a mayor velocidad de la normal.Rate it:

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Slow on the DrawSlow to understand or perceive things, one who does not pick or respond quicklyRate it:

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slow on the uptakeSlow to comprehend.Rate it:

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slow outTo adjust the spacing of intermediate frames so as to smoothly accelerate movement of an object as it leaves a resting position.Rate it:

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slow pokesomeone who is very slow moving along.Rate it:

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slow upTo slow, slow down, decelerate.Rate it:

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slow-walkTo delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.Rate it:

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slow-walkTo punish, to chastise.Rate it:

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slower than molassesAlternative form of slow as molasses.Rate it:

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slowly but surelyIn a slow, yet careful mannerRate it:

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