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eat itTo fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.Rate it:

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exsurgere altius or incitatius ferrito take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators).Rate it:

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fall in lineTo submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.Rate it:

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false alarmA person who pretends to be more accomplished or a thing that seems to be of higher quality than is later found to be the case.Rate it:

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flat-footedTo firmly hold and maintain a decision; to stand one's ground.Rate it:

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force outTo create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the groundRate it:

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gain onTo win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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haul downTo violently cause to fall to the ground.Rate it:

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head for the hillsTo travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.Rate it:

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honorable mentionAn award or recognition given to something that does not make it to a higher standing but is worth mentioning in an honorable way.Rate it:

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humi procumbereto fall on the ground.Rate it:

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il est resté sur le carreauHe was killed on the spot, left for dead on the ground.Rate it:

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il l'a laissé sur le carreauHe killed him (or, left him for dead on the ground).Rate it:

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i’m thinking upwards of….A higher then… upward, rather then downward range.Rate it:

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jump the queueTo move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.Rate it:

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jumped-upDescribes a person who thinks he is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, of a higher class, or has more authority than they have in reality.Rate it:

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jumped-upDescribes a person who thinks or acts as if he/she is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, pretending to be of a higher class or having greater authority than he/she has in reality.Rate it:

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kick upstairsTo promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.Rate it:

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knock someone's block offTo strike a person in the head, causing him to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.Rate it:

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l'enfant tombe par terre, mais le fruit tombe à terreA child falls on the ground, while fruit falls to the earth.Rate it:

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lâcher pied1. To lose ground. 2. To scamper away.Rate it:

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lapsed academicA person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.Rate it:

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lay downTo give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground.Rate it:

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let outTo allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.Rate it:

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lift upTo elevate to a higher position.Rate it:

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loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)rough and hilly ground.Rate it:

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loca edita, superioraheights, high ground.Rate it:

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loca, regiones, loci naturam explorareto reconnoitre the ground.Rate it:

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locum ad pugnam idoneum deligereto choose suitable ground for an engagement.Rate it:

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locum dare suspicionito give ground for suspicion.Rate it:

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mores in dies magis labuntur (also with ad, e.g. ad mollitiem)immorality is daily gaining ground.Rate it:

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move upTo put something higher or further. To promote, put onto a higher level. To raise, put onto a higher place. To put higher on a list.Rate it:

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move upTo move higher. To be promoted. To pass to a higher level.Rate it:

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new potatoA small, thin-skinned, immature potato that is higher in moisture content than a mature potato. Holds its shape when cooked and is therefore commonly used in potato salad.Rate it:

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occupare loca superiorato occupy the high ground.Rate it:

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oculos figere in terra and in terramto keep one's eyes on the ground.Rate it:

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oppidum colli impositum estthe town stands on rising ground.Rate it:

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oppidum solo aequareto raze a town to the ground.Rate it:

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out of one's leagueIn a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others, whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.Rate it:

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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peg downTo fasten something to the ground using pegs.Rate it:

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perk upTo exalt oneself, take on a higher status or position.Rate it:

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pitA hole in the ground.Rate it:

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pitA hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.Rate it:

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plant outTo put into the ground outside, from a greenhouse or a plant pot.Rate it:

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pluck upTo remove by plucking from e.g. the ground.Rate it:

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punch above one's weightTo achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.Rate it:

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qui deux choses chasse, ni l'une ni l'autre ne prendBetween two stools one falls to the ground.Rate it:

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reduce to rubbleto completely destroy, to raze to the groundRate it:

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ride upto move up higher on one's body.Rate it:

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