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level upTo progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities. Often used in role-playing games when the character has aquired enough experience points.Rate it:

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line upTo start a game in a certain position on the playing field.Rate it:

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messing aroundPlayingRate it:

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not playing with a full deck(chiefly US, Canada) (of a person) Not acting completely sanely, or mildly mentally retarded or diminished.Rate it:

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nous jouons pour l'honneurWe are playing for love.Rate it:

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off one's gamePlaying or competing below one's usual level of performance.Rate it:

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old maidcard gameRate it:

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on the hopPlaying truant from school.Rate it:

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park the busTo attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.Rate it:

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play atTo pretend to be a different person while playing a game.Rate it:

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Pull a Fast OneTo cheat others by playing mastermind tricksRate it:

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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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punch the clockRing-In With Your Time Card or as we say; "Punch the Clock"Rate it:

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read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:

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second fiddleThe person playing second fiddle.Rate it:

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see redTo receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.Rate it:

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snowmanA playing card with the rank of eight.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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take the fieldTo go out onto the playing field.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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this ain't recessNot playing around, serious. Getting the task done immediatelyRate it:

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Tickle the IvoriesSkillfully playing the pianoRate it:

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tip one's handIn card playing, to accidentally reveal one's cards or hand.Rate it:

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