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à vos marquesDébut de la locution à vos marques, prêts, partez : indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme de rejoindre leur bloc de départ.Rate it:

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à vos marques, prêts, partezPrononcé en trois temps, indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme dans un premier temps de rejoindre leur bloc de départ, puis de s’y positionner de manière à pouvoir s’élancer à tout moment, et enfin de s’élancer.Rate it:

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above parMore than par for the hole or courseRate it:

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anno vertentein the course of the year.Rate it:

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bad offan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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bed blockerAn elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.Rate it:

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below parLess than par for the hole or course.Rate it:

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blind alleyA course of inquiry that leads nowhere.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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BOHICAAcronym of bend over, here it comes again. Used colloquially to indicate that an adverse situation is about to repeat itself, and that acquiescence is the wisest or only course of action.Rate it:

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boot campAny short, intensive course of training.Rate it:

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break evenTo stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.Rate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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business as usualThe normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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can't do right for doing wrongBe in a situation where any course of action leads to a negative outcome.Rate it:

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carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.Rate it:

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cela va sans direThat is a matter of course; It stands to reason.Rate it:

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college courseOrganized study of a particular field, point of view, reference, or field.Rate it:

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come along!Join me, move forward, let's stay together.Rate it:

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come toTo devote attention to in due course; to come around to.Rate it:

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coulda, woulda, shouldaAn expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities.Rate it:

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crash courseA quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.Rate it:

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cruising for a bruisingFollowing a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.Rate it:

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cursum conficere in caeloto run its course in the sky.Rate it:

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cursum dirigere aliquoto set one's course for a place.Rate it:

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cursum tenere (opp. commutare and deferri)to hold on one's course.Rate it:

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death spiralThe situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.Rate it:

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deferri, deici aliquoto be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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drag inTo get into a course of action by forceful means.Rate it:

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due courseRegular or appropriate passage or occurrence.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1735, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1399, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.Rate it:

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find a need and fill ithow to make money; a course of action to take in order to create something newRate it:

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flunk outOften requiring a retaking of the course or academic year.Rate it:

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from soup to nutsFrom the first course of a meal to the last.Rate it:

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gain groundto become farther from another traveling the same course.Rate it:

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go ahead.....make me stay!!A comical spin on the original phrase expressed by Clint Eastwood in the film entitled "Dirty Harry";.i.e. "Go ahead....make my day!!"Rate it:

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go awryto depart from the correct courseRate it:

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God does not play dice with the universeThe course of all events is predetermined.Rate it:

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God knowsIt is known unto God; i.e., it is certainly true, certainly, of course, obviouslyRate it:

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ground ruleA rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court.Rate it:

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Hands are TiedNot able to help or assist; stay away from doing what you are willing to do; helpless to do somethingRate it:

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hang aboutTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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hang aroundTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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Hang in ThereTo stay affirmed on your decision or opinion, to not lose faith or determinationRate it:

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hark backOf hounds, to retrace a course in order to pick up a lost scent.Rate it:

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haul offTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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here to staypresent, and set to remain permanently.Rate it:

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