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come into one's ownTo reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.Rate it:

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crack-upOne can 'crack-up' emotionally with laughter or tears as a result of an observation, a joke, a story, a scene, a sequence in a movie, opera, stage play or animal, baby or children;s antics:Rate it:

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de scaena decedereto retire from the stage.Rate it:

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dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.Rate it:

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die on the vineTo fail at an early stage or never come to fruition, typically due to neglect, infeasibility, or lack of resources.Rate it:

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diverbiumstage dialogue.Rate it:

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double talkSpeaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.Rate it:

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extrema aetasthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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extremum tempus aetatisthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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fall flatFail to produce the desired effect; or generally to be unsuccessfulRate it:

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fan danceA stage performance or striptease in which a female entertainer disrobes while dancing with large hand-held fans that are alternately used to conceal and provide glimpses of her erogenous body regions.Rate it:

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far goneAt an advanced stage of ruin.Rate it:

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flap one's gumsTo speak idly; to talk without effect.Rate it:

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fourth wallThe imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.Rate it:

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fresh out ofOf someone who has recently left one stage of life to begin another.Rate it:

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gum upTo cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.Rate it:

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histrionem exsibilare, explodere, eicere, exigereto hiss an actor off the stage.Rate it:

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hit the fanTo have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.Rate it:

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in scaenam aliquid inducereto bring a thing upon the stage.Rate it:

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in scaenam prodireto come upon the stage.Rate it:

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in scaenam producere aliquemto introduce a character on the stage.Rate it:

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in scaenam redireto reappear on the stage.Rate it:

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in the canHaving been shot and stored in a film can, or at the equivalent stage for a digital take.Rate it:

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in the canAt a late stage of completion, generally when the actual work is done and some finalizing process must be undertaken.Rate it:

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iron curtainA barrier made of iron in the theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for safety or to prevent communication.Rate it:

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joker in the packAn unpredictable element, person, or aberration which can have an unexpected effect on an outcome or situationRate it:

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keep at bayprevent (someone or something) from approaching or having an effect.Rate it:

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kick like a muleTo have a very strong physical effectRate it:

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killTo exert an overwhelming effect on.Rate it:

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less is moreThat which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieresRate it:

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make all the differenceTo be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect.Rate it:

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nip in the budTo stop something at an early stage.Rate it:

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pack a punchTo have a swift and powerful effect or to be capable of having such an effect.Rate it:

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pitFormerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.Rate it:

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prodigia procurare (Liv. 22. 1)to avert by expiatory sacrifices the effect of ominous portents.Rate it:

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res ad arma venitmatters have reached the fighting-stage.Rate it:

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respondere in hanc sententiamto answer to this effect.Rate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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rien n'y faitNothing has any effect upon him (or, on it); It is all of no use.Rate it:

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root causeAn initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.Rate it:

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salutem expedireto effect a person's deliverance.Rate it:

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são seus olhosA phrase to humbly counter flattering by claiming that said good qualities are merely a distorting effect of the praiser's eyes.Rate it:

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see toTo take care of; to effect; to make happen.Rate it:

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size mattersUsed to assert the opinion that sexual partners prefer men with larger penises, or that penis size has an effect on the quality of an act of intercourse.Rate it:

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skin a catA word picture contrived for shock effect in expressing a variety of actions or accomplishments.Rate it:

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super starGrandly famous person from screen or stage.Rate it:

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that's saying somethingSaid of something that has an even greater impact or effect than what is readily apparent, considering the context.Rate it:

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throw backto revert to an earlier stage of developmentRate it:

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very wellUsed to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs.Rate it:

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