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put downTo halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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put downTo make prices, or taxes, lower.Rate it:

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put downTo add a name to a list.Rate it:

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put downTo replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.Rate it:

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put downTo administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.Rate it:

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put downTo insult, belittle, or demean.Rate it:

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put downTo express deprecating, demeaning, critical, insulting remarks to another; expressions; 'put downs'.Rate it:

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put down asto assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo feel that one belong in a place.Rate it:

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put someone down asTo assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put the hammer downTo drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.Rate it:

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foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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I'll go to the foot of our stairsExpressing astonishment.Rate it:

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on the back footIn a defensive posture; off-balance.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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foot and mouthdisease of farm animalsRate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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foot the billBe responsible for paymentRate it:

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foot-in-mouth diseaseA tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.Rate it:

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front footUsed other than as an idiom: see front, foot.Rate it:

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front footThe batsman's foot farthest from his wicket.Rate it:

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kick with the other footTo belong to a different religion.Rate it:

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my footIndicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief; "my foot" is said after you say something to show emphatically that you do not believe something is trueRate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.Rate it:

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off the back footFrom a defensive position.Rate it:

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on the front footIn a dominant position.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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set footTo go to a place , or to be there.Rate it:

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Shoe in the Other FootThe same negative thing experienced by the person that he once caused other to experienceRate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo act against one's own interests, e.g., by saying what one is really thinking.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.Rate it:

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start off on the right footTo begin well, especially to begin a relationship well.Rate it:

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start off on the wrong footTo begin badly; especially, to begin a relationship badly.Rate it:

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ten foot poleSee not touch something with a ten foot pole.Rate it:

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the boot is on the other footAlternative form of the shoe is on the other footRate it:

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the shoe is on the other footThe roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.Rate it:

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Touch Something with Ten-Foot PoleAvoiding something at every cost; staying away from problematic situationsRate it:

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wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot, and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait upon hand and footAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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what foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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which foot the shoe is onWhich point of view is considered or whose interests are used as a basis.Rate it:

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whose foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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bring (one's) a-gamerefers to bringing maximum effort, focus and undeniable commitment; an encouragement to do your best with no excuses; giving it your allRate it:

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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate it:

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bug in one's bonnetSomething that makes someone act crazy or excites them or is of particular interest or concern to them; something that bothers or irritates someone; a lesser known version of the expression “bee in one’s bonnet”Rate it:

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hold one's waternot have to pee; try not to urinateRate it:

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