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cheer upTo make someone happy.Rate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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come offTo become detached.Rate it:

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cook offTo pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.Rate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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cut offTo isolate or remove from contact.Rate it:

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dash offTo write quickly or informally.Rate it:

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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don't let the door hit you on the way outUsed to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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drive offTo force to leave or go away.Rate it:

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Drive You CrazyTo force someone into a state of anger and mental instability; to make someone very frustratedRate it:

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Ehre, wem Ehre gebührtcredit where credit's due; used to justly praise someone, or to break the solemnity of praisingRate it:

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enquire afterTo ask about the health of someone.Rate it:

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even the scoreTo get revenge against someone.Rate it:

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face offEither an actual or a figurative face to face confrontation, especially a bitter one.Rate it:

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fall victimto suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actionsRate it:

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fuck offUsed other than as an idiom: see fuck, off.Rate it:

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go awayCommand asking someone to leave them alone.Rate it:

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go offTo depart; to leave.Rate it:

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go offTo explode.Rate it:

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go up againstTo challenge someone.Rate it:

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grow onTo become more likeable to someone.Rate it:

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hack offTo annoyRate it:

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he is purdee crazy!He's off the chart, gone over the edge. Just as crazy as crazy gets.Rate it:

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hold the lineTo stop a conversation to think about, or reply to someone.Rate it:

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inquire ofTo ask someone.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.Rate it:

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kill offTo eliminate, or make extinct.Rate it:

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kindred spiritSomeone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.Rate it:

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knock outTo strike or bump someone or something out.Rate it:

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knock outTo render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.Rate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate it:

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lock upTo imprison or incarcerate someone.Rate it:

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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.Rate it:

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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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make off withTo steal something and run.Rate it:

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morum praecepta tradere alicuito give moral advice, rules of conduct.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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off one's dotOff one's rocker; bananas; mad.Rate it:

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off the railsInsane.Rate it:

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pack upTo give in.Rate it:

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palm offTo attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.Rate it:

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pass offTo misrepresent something.Rate it:

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pass offTo happen.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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piss offTo annoy, anger.Rate it:

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