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stand on one's own two feetTo be independent. To survive without any help.Rate it:

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one twowall passRate it:

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two birds with one stoneAny two things that were performed or completed at the same time by one action.Rate it:

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kill two birds with one stoneTo solve two problems at once.Rate it:

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one country, two systemsSlogan for the reunification of China as one country, but with areas like Hong Kong and Taiwan with separate economic and political systems.Rate it:

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one or twoa fewRate it:

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two heads are better than oneSome problems may be solved more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.Rate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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false stepAn erroneous action or decision.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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step up to the plateTo initiate action; to assume a responsibility.Rate it:

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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepeven the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting pointRate it:

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step upTo increase speed or rate.Rate it:

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step in front of a moving trainTo sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause.Rate it:

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false stepA misstep; a stumble.Rate it:

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step asideto move out of one's wayRate it:

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step downTo resign from office.Rate it:

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step asideto walk to a little distance; retire for the occasionRate it:

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step asideto deviate from the right or proper pathRate it:

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step downTo gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.Rate it:

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step inTo get involved; to actRate it:

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step inTo act as a replacement or substitute.Rate it:

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step offTo measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.Rate it:

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step ontreat with contemptRate it:

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step on a rakeTo step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face.Rate it:

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step on a rakeTo fall victim to a hazard.Rate it:

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step on itTo drive fast; to step on the accelerator.Rate it:

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step on itTo act quickly.Rate it:

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step on it!A three word command to rush, move now, get with it quickly, respond immediately.Rate it:

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step on someone's toesTo offend someone or make them feel bad, by doing or saying something that is another person's authorityRate it:

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step outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:

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step outTo date, to be in a romantic relationship.Rate it:

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step overTo carefully move making sure you don't step onto someone or something.Rate it:

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step overA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in.Rate it:

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step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step asideRate it:

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step toTo begin quickly or urgently.Rate it:

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step toTo meet a challenge or confront.Rate it:

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step toTo challenge, confront or fight.Rate it:

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step upaccelerateRate it:

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step up to the plateTo contribute; take your turn to do something.Rate it:

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you can't step in the same river twiceIt is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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monkey on one's backA state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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back of one's handA slap.Rate it:

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back of one's handA display of disrespect or scorn.Rate it:

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