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rely uponAlternative form of rely onRate it:

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round uponTo turn and attack a potential attackerRate it:

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seize uponTo grasp or take hold of suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.Rate it:

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seize uponTo take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to; to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.Rate it:

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seize uponTo take possession of or claim as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.Rate it:

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set uponTo attack someone.Rate it:

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settle uponTo decide something over other options.Rate it:

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take it upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for a task or action.Rate it:

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take upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for.Rate it:

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taking upon oneselfventuringRate it:

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touch uponAlternative form of touch onRate it:

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wait uponTo wait on; to serve.Rate it:

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

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wish upon a starHope that a wish will become fulfilled; usually upon seeing the first star of the evening.Rate it:

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light at the end of the tunnelA better situation after long hardship.Rate it:

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light on one's feetnimble, light-footedRate it:

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see the lightTo gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.Rate it:

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Trip the Light FantasticDancing in a versatile manner; to danceRate it:

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light in the loafersGay; homosexual.Rate it:

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in light ofGiven, considering.Rate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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red lightA sign of a brothel.Rate it:

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let there be lightUsed as a metaphor for the spread of wisdomRate it:

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light intoAttack.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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come to lightTo become known; to be revealed.Rate it:

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go out like a lightTo fall asleep quickly.Rate it:

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sweetness and lightThat which is good, pure, pleasant, etc.Rate it:

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yellow lightLimited approval or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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beginning to see the lightan awakening, an awareness, sudden realization, recognizing a situation.Rate it:

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as light as a featherHaving no weightRate it:

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false lightA point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.Rate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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light on one's feeteffeminate, homosexualRate it:

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light skirtUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see light,‎ skirt.Rate it:

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green lightApproval, or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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green lightA traffic light in its green state .Rate it:

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light middleweightboxing categoryRate it:

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put on the red lightto advertise oneself as a prostituteRate it:

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light as a featherextremely light, having minimal weightRate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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light a fire underTo start sooner or move faster.Rate it:

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Light at the End of the TunnelSuccess achieved after taxing effort, to finally get the answer after prolonged researchRate it:

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light outTo seek to escape pursuit by fleeing.Rate it:

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light upTo light a cigarette, pipe, etc.Rate it:

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make a lightWhen driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.Rate it:

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bring to lightTo expose or disclose something that was hidden or unknown.Rate it:

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false lightA cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.Rate it:

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