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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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send upTo make prices or temperatures etc. rise.Rate it:

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set the tableTo make a future outcome possible.Rate it:

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soft as a grapesomeone who is limited in their abilityRate it:

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speak upTo make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsTo make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.Rate it:

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stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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stitch upTo maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.Rate it:

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stop that girl!To stop someoneRate it:

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tackle the jobDetermine tools and manpower needed, Move on site, Begin and complete necessary demolition, Launch make-ready tasks in order for all trades to move on site and begin the new construction.Rate it:

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take apartTo criticise someone.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take inTo shorten or make it smaller.Rate it:

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talk overTo persuade someone; to talk around.Rate it:

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tart upTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.Rate it:

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thin outTo make or become sparse.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.Rate it:

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tone downTo relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.Rate it:

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under one's thumbCompletely controlled by someone; at someone’s command..Rate it:

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vamp upTo make up; inventRate it:

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weigh againstTo be disadvantageous to someone.Rate it:

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widow-makerSomething which or someone who takes the lives of men; a hazard that affects mostly men or is specific for some trade, occupied mostly by men.Rate it:

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win the dayto gain complete victory or success over something or someoneRate it:

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yass sisterMeaning of a person encouraging with someone that helps them winRate it:

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go on the rampageTo behave violently or to riot; to get revenge; to go after someoneRate it:

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hell hath no fury like a woman scornedA woman will make someone suffer if they reject her.Rate it:

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dust bunnyA small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc. that tends to accumulate indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.Rate it:

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jerk-offSomeone who behaves rudely or inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.Rate it:

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pep upTo make stronger or more interesting.Rate it:

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flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.Rate it:

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all things to all peopleSomeone or something that entirely satisfies the expectations of everyone, no matter how diverse and conflicting those expectations may be.Rate it:

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blue-eyed boyThe favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy,Rate it:

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cash cowSomeone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money; a moneymaker.Rate it:

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gang up onTo join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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pie in the skyIt is an offer to give something good to someone, however there is nothing firm about it or it is unlikely to materialize.Rate it:

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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.Rate it:

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black outTo make dark.Rate it:

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airmailTo throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.Rate it:

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bane of one's existenceSomething or someone who poses a significant problem to an individual.Rate it:

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bite one's tongueAn admonishment to someone who has said something unfeeling or harsh.Rate it:

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bling outto make more shiny, attractive or elegant.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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burn a hole in one's pocketTo cause someone to be tempted to spend money.Rate it:

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crap upTo ruin, botch, bungle; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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do right byTo treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.Rate it:

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exit stage leftLeave the scene, and don't make a fuss.Rate it:

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