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live on the edgeTo have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.Rate it:

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make someone's teeth itchTo bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.Rate it:

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on the edge of one's seatIn suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.Rate it:

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peel the onionTo investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.Rate it:

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pinch outTo remove the shoots of a plant: the leading shoot in order to encourage a bushy habit a plant's side shootsRate it:

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play first fiddleTo play a leading role.Rate it:

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populi causam agereto be a leading spirit of the popular cause.Rate it:

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principatu deici (B. G. 7. 63)to be deposed from one's leading position.Rate it:

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principatum tenere, obtinereto occupy the leading position.Rate it:

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principes or primoresthe aristocracy (as a leading class in government).Rate it:

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put words in someone's mouthTo encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating him or her.Rate it:

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rakeThe sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.Rate it:

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razor edgeA difficult or dangerous positionRate it:

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round inTo haul up; usually, to haul the slack of through its leading block, or to haul up by its fall.Rate it:

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seller's marketAn excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.Rate it:

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Set Your Teeth on EdgeTo cause irritation and displeasure to someone, to annoy someone by doing something frustratingRate it:

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something is rotten in the state of DenmarkSomething is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.Rate it:

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spear carrierOne who plays a leading or substantial role as a supporter, proponent, etc. representing a group, cause, or point of view.Rate it:

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taking the edge offRelieving the pressure; having an alcoholic beverage to calm emotionsRate it:

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tenir la queue de la poêleTo be the leading spirit in an affair.Rate it:

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thin edge of the wedgeBeginning; opening; precedent.Rate it:

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tickle the dragon's tailTo bring two subcritical masses close together in order to find the edge of criticality.Rate it:

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top edgeTo hit the ball with the top edge of the bat.Rate it:

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top edgeA deflection of a ball off of the top edge of a bat, into the air and potentially for a catch.Rate it:

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top edgeThe edge of a bat farthest from the ground.Rate it:

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verge onTo approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.Rate it:

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