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make awayTo kill.Rate it:

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make awayTo get rid of, dispose of.Rate it:

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make away withTo steal.Rate it:

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make away withTo transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.Rate it:

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make oneself scarceTo leave or depart, or to avoid or stay away.Rate it:

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make tracksTo leave or depart; to go away.Rate it:

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melt awayTo fade or waneRate it:

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ménager la chèvre et le chouTo run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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mettre la clef sous la porteTo run away from one’s creditors; “To bolt.”Rate it:

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nager entre deux eaux(lit.) To swim under water; (fig.) To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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ni tanto ni tan calvodon't exagerrate; don't get carried awayRate it:

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night outGoing away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.Rate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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nothing specialOrdinary, run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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nous ne sommes pas ici pour enfiler des perlesWe are not here to trifle our time away.Rate it:

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nous prendrons la clef des champsWe shall take the key of the street (i.e., run away).Rate it:

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obliquo monte decurrereto run obliquely down the hill.Rate it:

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oculos deicere, removere ab aliqua reto turn one's gaze away from an object.Rate it:

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on the lamRunning away, usually from the police; on the run.Rate it:

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on the spotAt that very moment; right away.Rate it:

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on yer bikego away! scram!Rate it:

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os brancos que se entendamSaid by someone who wishes to stay away from a fight or discussion between other people.Rate it:

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Out in the BoondocksSome place far away, in remote placesRate it:

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pack awayTo store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term.Rate it:

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pack awayBeautifully wrapped giftRate it:

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pack offTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.Rate it:

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pack upTo clear away.Rate it:

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passer de vie à trépasto pass away, to dieRate it:

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pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

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peel awayTo take away from somewhere elseRate it:

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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peel awayTo become separate from peelingRate it:

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peg awayTo keep working at somethingRate it:

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peg itTo run away; to leg it; to scarper.Rate it:

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pick away atTo continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.Rate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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piss awayTo spend wastefully.Rate it:

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play awayTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's homeRate it:

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pognerto surprise, to run into, to find outRate it:

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praecipitem ferri aliqua re (Verr. 5. 46. 121)to be carried away by something.Rate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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prendre le largeTo run for the offing (nav.); To run away.Rate it:

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prope (propius, proxime) abesseto be not far away.Rate it:

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proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

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proverbs go in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1932, Bertrand Russell, Rate it:

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proverbs often come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

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push offTo go away; to get lost.Rate it:

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put awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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put awayTo send someone to prison.Rate it:

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