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21 gun saluteA British / Colonial practice of firing 21 artillery pieces or rifles as a way of honouring someone / something.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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albatrossA double eagle, or three under par on any one hole.Rate it:

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aliquid fidem habet (vid. also fides under sect. VII., History)a thing finds credence, is credible.Rate it:

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am I under arrestAsked to authority, to ascertain if one is being detained.Rate it:

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area of influenceA geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under the commander's command or control.Rate it:

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argle-bargle morble whooshExpressing confusion as if under the influence of LSD.Rate it:

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as good as it getsThe best available under the circumstances.Rate it:

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ask my arseA common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.Rate it:

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auf keinen Fallunder no circumstancesRate it:

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barrelA metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.Rate it:

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barrow manA man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt.Rate it:

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be snowed underTo have a lot of things to do, usually work-related.Rate it:

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beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincireto lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.Rate it:

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bestes Wissen und Gewissenthe best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competencesRate it:

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big gunA large-caliber artillery piece.Rate it:

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big gunSomeone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form.Rate it:

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blow offTo shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.Rate it:

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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brush upTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.Rate it:

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bubble underto be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully establishedRate it:

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buckle underto reluctantly accept something, due to the pressure.Rate it:

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bulletproofCapable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.Rate it:

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bust a capTo fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.Rate it:

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c'est comme le couteau de jeannotThat is like the Irishman’s gun (said of anything that has been mended so often as to have nothing of the original left).Rate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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chicken filletA piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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clock outTo transmit individual bits of data under the control of a clock.Rate it:

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come underTo be included or classified under.Rate it:

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come underTo be subjected to, be under the auspices of.Rate it:

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come underTo come underneath.Rate it:

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constituere, quid et quale sit, de quo disputeturto determine the nature and constitution of the subject under discussion.Rate it:

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crawl back under your rockleave; get out of here; go back where you came fromRate it:

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daylightThe intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.Rate it:

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desperate times call for desperate measuresIn adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.Rate it:

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do a bunkTo escape or flee under incriminating circumstances.Rate it:

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dog days of summerhot summer day when you just want to sit under a tree and do nothingRate it:

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don't even think about itDon't do it, under any circumstances!Rate it:

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down underIn Australia.Rate it:

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draw onTo advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.Rate it:

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dust bunnyA small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc. that tends to accumulate indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.Rate it:

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early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseplatitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.Rate it:

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eat one's gunTo commit suicide, especially by use of a firearm discharged into the victim's mouth.Rate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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enemy combatantAny person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.Rate it:

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etwas unter den Teppich kehrensweep something under the rugRate it:

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even keelOf a business or other activity which is under control and running smoothly.Rate it:

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even keelA state of having one's emotions under control and balanced.Rate it:

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