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

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

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put upTo store away.Rate it:

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quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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rain checkIn social interactions, a polite way to turn down an invitation, with the implication one is simply postponing it and that another time would be acceptable.Rate it:

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rebrousser cheminTo retrace one's steps, to turn back.Rate it:

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roll in one's graveAlternative form of turn in one's grave.Rate it:

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roll overTo make a rolling motion or turn.Rate it:

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roll overTo cause a rolling motion or turn.Rate it:

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round toTo turn the head of a ship toward the wind.Rate it:

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round uponTo turn and attack a potential attackerRate it:

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run offTo chase someone away.Rate it:

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Russian rouletteA deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the location of the bullet is unknown, points the weapon at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.Rate it:

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say it allTo express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.Rate it:

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screw offTo go away at someone's urging; to bugger off.Rate it:

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se casserTo get lost, go away, leaveRate it:

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sécher sur piedTo pine away.Rate it:

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seize uponTo take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to; to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.Rate it:

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send forTo send away for, to request a delivery of.Rate it:

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send someone packingTo expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out.Rate it:

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sermonem alio transferreto turn the conversation to another topic.Rate it:

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sermonem inferre de aliqua reto turn the conversation on to a certain subject.Rate it:

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show a clean pair of heelsto run away quickly; to make an escape quickly; to outpaceRate it:

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shrink backTo back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.Rate it:

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shut downTo turn off or stop.Rate it:

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shut offTo stop or turn off by closing something.Rate it:

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sides reversed isUsed to turn semordnilaps into palindromes.Rate it:

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skoffedDo sartastically whistle air out of your mouth and look awayRate it:

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Sky is the LimitNo limits to achieve your goals, to go far away in reaching your destinationRate it:

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slide offTo leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off.Rate it:

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softly, softly, catchee monkeyCapture a target without startling it to run away.Rate it:

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stalking horseA candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.Rate it:

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stay overStay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.Rate it:

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

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step up to the plateTo contribute; take your turn to do something.Rate it:

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straight out the gateImmediately, right from the start. Right away.Rate it:

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style upTo render stylish, to give a fashionable turn to.Rate it:

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suck outTo win a hand, usually on a showdown, by hitting a card on the turn or river to make a better hand than one's opponent, even though one had a significantly inferior hand on the flop.Rate it:

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sur ce il s'en allaAfter that he went away.Rate it:

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sur le champright awayRate it:

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switch offTo turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device.Rate it:

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tail offTo gradually subside or diminish; to tail away.Rate it:

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take a hikeTo go away; to leave or depart.Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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take a powderTo leave in a hurry; run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.Rate it:

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take to one's heelsTo leave; especially, to flee or run away.Rate it:

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take to the hillsTo flee or vanish; to run away.Rate it:

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taking to ones heelsrunning awayRate it:

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te toca a tiit's your turnRate it:

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tear offTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.Rate it:

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