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all kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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block offTo book, set aside.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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brush asideTo disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.Rate it:

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brush asideTo defeat with ease.Rate it:

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cast asideto discardRate it:

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copious free timeA hypothetical time set aside for performing time-consuming tasks, however insinuating that the speaker really has no free time.Rate it:

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cum discessi, -eris, -eritis abputting aside, except.Rate it:

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de via declinare, deflectere (also metaphorically)to turn aside from the right way; to deviate.Rate it:

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donner un coup de balaiTo make a clean sweep.Rate it:

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etwas unter den Teppich kehrensweep something under the rugRate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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finish withTo put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.Rate it:

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give byto stand asideRate it:

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hold outTo set something aside or save it for later.Rate it:

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il n'est de dévotion que de jeune prêtreEnthusiasm wears out in time; New brooms sweep clean. Rate it:

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inimicitias deponereto lay aside one's differences.Rate it:

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je jette là mon soufflet avec dépitI fling aside my bellows in disgust.Rate it:

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kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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lay asideTo reserve for future use; to save as a backup.Rate it:

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lay asideTo put out of consideration.Rate it:

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luctum deponere (Phil. 14. 13. 34)to lay aside one's grief.Rate it:

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mad moneyMoney set aside to have fun with; or money carried to satisfy a mugger if someone gets mugged.Rate it:

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make wayTo give place or step aside.Rate it:

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on the shelfLaid aside, unused, abandonedRate it:

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praeter c. Accus.putting aside, except.Rate it:

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prendre à partto take asideRate it:

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public commentInput given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period-and by means-set aside and prescribed by law.Rate it:

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put asideTo save money.Rate it:

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put asideTo ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.Rate it:

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se pousserTo move aside.Rate it:

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set asideTo declare something invalid or null and void.Rate it:

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set asideTo separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set asideTo disagree with something and reject or overturn it.Rate it:

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set byTo save or put asideRate it:

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shift offTo delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.Rate it:

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stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.Rate it:

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stand asideTo leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.Rate it:

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stand asideTo temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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step asideto move out of one's wayRate it:

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step asideto deviate from the right or proper pathRate it:

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step asideto walk to a little distance; retire for the occasionRate it:

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step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:

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swallow one's prideTo set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.Rate it:

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sweep asideTo push or brush to the sideRate it:

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sweep asideTo overcome an obstacle with little effort.Rate it:

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sweep asideTo ignore, brush off.Rate it:

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sweep awayTo overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.Rate it:

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sweep awayTo remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.Rate it:

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