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#pitstoptoyourpurposeHashtag, phrase, ministry, movement by Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe how the storms of life are just a temporary stop en route to one's divine destiny; As creator of the phrase and hashtag, De Bouse is the first to use #pitstoptoyourpurpose on social media and online anywhere.Rate it:

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"water the solutions that problems stop growing."SolutionsRate it:

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a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

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a rey muerto, rey puestoThe king is dead, long live the kingRate it:

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a short drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death by hanging.Rate it:

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agree to disagreeTo tolerate each other's opinion and stop arguing; to acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.Rate it:

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aliquem ab inferis or a mortuis evocare, excitare (passive ab inferis exsistere)to summon some one from the dead.Rate it:

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angoribus confici (Phil. 2. 15. 37)to be worn out, almost dead with anxiety.Rate it:

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at peaceDead.Rate it:

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at the end of the roadNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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back upSo as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.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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bail out onTo abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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belly upDead or defunct.Rate it:

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belt upTo stop talking or chattering; shut up.Rate it:

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better dead than RedAlternative form of better dead than red.Rate it:

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better dead than redIt is preferable to be deceased rather than to be either a Communist or ruled by Communists.Rate it:

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better to be late than be dead on timeIt is better to arrive late than to risk your life speeding to a destination.Rate it:

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bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture doréeA good name is better than riches; He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.Rate it:

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brace aboxTo bring the foreyards flat aback to stop the ship.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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break upTo stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.Rate it:

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bury the hatchetTo stop fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.Rate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate it:

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c'est vieux comme le pont neufQueen Anne is dead; It is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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call forTo stop at a place and ask for.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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call it quitsTo conclude; to quit or stop an activity.Rate it:

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can't helpIs unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening.Rate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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Cat Got Your TongueTo not answer any query, to stop saying anything if one ask somethingRate it:

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cease and desistTo stop and not resume an action.Rate it:

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charge downTo run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward.Rate it:

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cheese itA minced oath used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee.Rate it:

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choke offTo stop a person in the execution of a purpose.Rate it:

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clam upTo become silent; to stop talking, to shut up.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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clap outTo fail, to stop working.Rate it:

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close downTo stop trading as a business.Rate it:

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cold as a wagon tireDead.Rate it:

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Come Out of Your ShellTo become friendly, stop being shy or get socialRate it:

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come toTo stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.Rate it:

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come to an endTo stop; to cease; to no longer continue.Rate it:

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conk outTo stop functioning.Rate it:

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cop oneself onto cop on, stop behaving immaturelyRate it:

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couldn't stop a pig in a passageBow-legged.Rate it:

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cry uncleTo beg for mercy; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable).Rate it:

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