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straighten up and fly rightTo get serious and stop acting absurd, to get focusedRate it:

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swap outTo transfer into a swap file.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.Rate it:

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take outAlternative spelling of takeout.Rate it:

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take out of contextTo interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.Rate it:

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tattle taleThe person who calls someone out / tells a piece of sensitive information to an authority.Rate it:

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throw to the wolvesTo remove or cast out someone or something out of one's protection, such as onto the streets, especially towards predators.Rate it:

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tidy upTo make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily neat. Usually used to describe the straightening-out of a small room or small space.Rate it:

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time out of mindThe distant past beyond anyone's memory.Rate it:

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tip outAn amount or percentage of a server's tips that the server shares, either voluntarily or as mandated in a tip sharing or tip pooling agreement, with other employees such as bussers, bartenders, back waiters and host/hostesses whose job duties indirectly assist the server.Rate it:

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to 'put out''put out'; To engage in 'heavy petting' or 'sexual congress'. a Depression expression, may be archaic:Rate it:

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toothpaste is out of the tubeA situation that cannot be recovered or reversed to its original state.Rate it:

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tread outTo press out with the feet; to press out, as wine or wheat.Rate it:

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turn outTo result; end up.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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way outexcellent, amazingRate it:

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what's wrong with youInsulting sense, to imply if something serious is wrong out of spite or to outright say -- Are you stupid?Rate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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worn to a frazzleCompletely worn outRate it:

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X outto cross out with letter X's, or with scribble, or with lines.Rate it:

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you made your bed, now sleep in itA moralizing rejection said to someone looking for an easy out, especially of a situation they put themselves into.Rate it:

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zero outTo cut off funding for.Rate it:

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zone outTo relax, to chill-out.Rate it:

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zone outTo stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.Rate it:

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zonk outTo fall suddenly into a very deep sleep.Rate it:

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zoom outTo focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a smaller image, or a more distant view.Rate it:

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come out withTo say something unexpected.Rate it:

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fish outTo deplete the supply of fish in a given body of water.Rate it:

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through in through outWhen in depth explaining something. Something so deep in meaning.Rate it:

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spill the beans / let the cat out of the bagTo let out a secretRate it:

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bail out onTo abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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hold outTo hold something out; to extend forward.Rate it:

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read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

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rub outTo kill.Rate it:

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arse is out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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as all get-outExtremely; to a superlative degree; very much.Rate it:

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bail outTo rescue, especially financially.Rate it:

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behind the timesOut of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.Rate it:

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break ranksTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

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could eat the crotch out of a low flying duckAm/are/is extremely hungry.Rate it:

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it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dogdetermination and perseverance will win out in the long run.Rate it:

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keep it between the ditchesTo stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.Rate it:

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look outTo look from within to the outside.Rate it:

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look outwarningRate it:

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look out! there's a car coming!Pay attention, otherwise you can be ran over.Rate it:

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name and shameSo as to single them out for individual blame and censure.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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