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Bronx cheerA razzing noise made with the lips and tongue; a raspberry.Rate it:

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kick aroundTo wander loose; to float around; to hang around.Rate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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peas and carrotsa phrase used by actors in background scenes that is either verbally said or mouthed to other actors so that their lips moveRate it:

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dein Wort in Gottes Ohrfrom your lips to God's ears; I wish; expresses that the speaker wants a preceding statement to be true, but considers it unlikely or at least doubtfulRate it:

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appelli (ad oram) (Att. 13. 21)to land (of ships).Rate it:

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at largeOn the loose; roaming freely; not confined.Rate it:

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auf freiem Fuß seinto be on the looseRate it:

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bite i gressetTo loose.Rate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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c'est la cour du roi pétaudThis is bedlam let loose; Dover Court—all speakers, no hearers.Rate it:

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ça va barderall hell will break loose!Rate it:

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ce qu'il dit coule de sourceWhat he says comes from the heart, comes fluently from his lips.Rate it:

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clear the decksTo remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.Rate it:

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couler à fond(of ships) To founder; (of persons) To be ruined.Rate it:

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deep waterWaters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.Rate it:

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drop shipwhen a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.Rate it:

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einen Vogel habenTo have a few screws loose; be nuts; be crazyRate it:

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elle fait la bouche en cœurShe puts on a captivating look; She purses up her lips.Rate it:

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faire la bouche en cœurTo try and look amiable; To put on a captivating look; To purse up one’s lips.Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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free reinLoose rein, as of a horse.Rate it:

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freno remisso; effusis habeniswith loose reins.Rate it:

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Hit the RoofTo instantly loose temper, to get extremely furiousRate it:

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il a le timbre fêlé (fam.)He is cracked; He has a screw loose.Rate it:

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in terram demergito sink into the earth.Rate it:

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je n'ai pas desserré les dentsI never opened my lips.Rate it:

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kiss meI informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.Rate it:

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kiss my assTo plant lips on one's buttocksRate it:

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loosen upto become loose; to loosenRate it:

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marche ou crèvecomparable to the English idiom sink or swimRate it:

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navem, classem deprimere, mergereto sink a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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naves annotinaeships of last year.Rate it:

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naves ex portu solvuntthe ships sail from the harbour.Rate it:

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nulla vox est ab eo auditano sound passed his lips.Rate it:

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pretzelA toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.Rate it:

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pucker upTo contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissingRate it:

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qui a bu n'a point de secretsWhen wine sinks, words swim; In vino veritas; Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man; What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.Rate it:

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quick sandThe kind of sand that when you step in it, you sink. The more you move, the faster you sink. It can be deadly.Rate it:

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sexual congressLoose translation of the title of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazousae, more literally translated as Assemblywomen.Rate it:

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slip her cablesRelease, loose, disconnect mooring lines,cables securing a vessel to a harbor buoy.Rate it:

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take on waterTo slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.Rate it:

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tight-lippedHaving the lips pressed together.Rate it:

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ventum (tempestatem) nancti idoneum ex portu exeuntthe ships sail out on a fair wind.Rate it:

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wolfpackDuring World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.Rate it:

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