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not one's first rodeoNot the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.Rate it:

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on a first-name basisHaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surnameRate it:

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pinch and a punch for the first of the monthSaid the first day of a new month, accompanied by a pinch and a punch to the victim.Rate it:

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play first fiddleTo play a leading role.Rate it:

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shoot first and ask questions laterTo take action with serious consequences without delay, preserving the benefit of surprise by not providing indication of one's intent.Rate it:

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shoot first and ask questions laterTo act boldly.Rate it:

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vectigalia exercere (vid. sect. V. 7, note The first...)to collect the taxes.Rate it:

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what was your first clueA riposte to someone who has just stated an obvious conclusion.Rate it:

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which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?An expression stated before having to share bad news (sometimes there is no good news)Rate it:

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women and children firstAn exhortation to follow the principle of removing women and children from danger before men.Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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come along!Join me, move forward, let's stay together.Rate it:

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come and goTo repeatedly appear and disappear (said especially of a feeling or pain)Rate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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come full circleTo complete a cycle of transition, returning to the point of origin.Rate it:

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come inTo enter.Rate it:

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come in from the coldTo gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.Rate it:

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come in from the coldIn espionage parlance, for an undercover spy to return to the spy agency office or protection.Rate it:

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come onAn expression of encouragement.Rate it:

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come outTo make a formal debut in society.Rate it:

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Come Out of Your ShellTo become friendly, stop being shy or get socialRate it:

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come roundTo make a regular circuit.Rate it:

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come the acidTo make oneself unpleasant, especially by sarcasm.Rate it:

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come to lifeto become alive, bring into existenceRate it:

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come to lifeto appear as if aliveRate it:

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come to lifeto start to become energetic.Rate it:

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come to someone's rescueTo rescue (or save) someone from further harmRate it:

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come to termsTo reach an agreement or settle a dispute.Rate it:

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come-to-JesusRelating to a Christian conversion, recommitment, or associated ritual, especially public confession.Rate it:

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how comewhy (the simplest explanation i could give u)Rate it:

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Till The Cows Come HomeFor a very long timeRate it:

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come out withTo say something unexpected.Rate it:

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come down to earthTo be brought back to reality; to lose one's dreams.Rate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate it:

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come-to-JesusRelating to a similar secular ritual.Rate it:

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come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.Rate it:

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come aroundTo change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.Rate it:

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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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come up withTo invent, create, or think of.Rate it:

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come cleanTo confess; admit.Rate it:

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all things come to those who wait(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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come acrossTo find, usually by accident.Rate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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come downTo descend.Rate it:

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come down withTo contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness.Rate it:

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come fromTo be derived from.Rate it:

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come offTo become detached.Rate it:

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come outTo end up or result.Rate it:

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come outTo walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.Rate it:

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