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walk the lineTo participate in the procession at a graduation ceremony; to graduate.Rate it:

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walk the lineConform to rules, protocol, commands, the usual, the sensible, the customary.Rate it:

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yellow lineroad markingRate it:

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's all goodShortened version of "It's all good." No problem; that’s fine; you’re welcome.Rate it:

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black-on-blackSomething that is invisible or intentionally obfuscated, such as warnings or fine print.Rate it:

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dans les petites boîtes les bons onguentsSmall parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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e.t. phone homefamous line from the movie E.T. (Extra Terrestrial)Rate it:

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fee fi fo fumFamous first line of a rhyme generally said by a giant, monster, or villainRate it:

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flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:

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X factorThe proportionality constant which converts CO emission line brightness to molecular hydrogen mass.Rate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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drop backOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.Rate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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rule outTo cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.Rate it:

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finer than frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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As the Crow FliesDirect and shortest distance among two places, distance estimated in a straight lineRate it:

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fill in the blankA type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).Rate it:

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strike throughPartly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.Rate it:

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cross outTo strike out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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off the chainFree from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.Rate it:

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7 hail-mary'sPunch line from a jokeRate it:

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everything in the garden is rosyThings are going well; everything is fine.Rate it:

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landing stripA cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.Rate it:

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shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:

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South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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a beau mentir gui vient de loinA traveller may lie with impunity; Travellers tell fine tales.Rate it:

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abhorrere ab artibus (opp. delectari artibus)to have no taste for the fine arts.Rate it:

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aciem explicare or dilatareto extend the line of battle, deploy the battalions.Rate it:

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acies hostium impelliturthe enemy's line is repulsed.Rate it:

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acies inclīnat or inclīnatur (Liv. 7. 33)the line of battle gives way.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.Rate it:

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artium (liberalium) studium, or simply studiuma taste for the fine arts.Rate it:

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as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.Rate it:

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aures elegantes, teretes, tritae (De Or. 9. 27)a fine, practised ear.Rate it:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate it:

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c'est du propre (ironic.)A fine thing indeed.Rate it:

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c'est un beau brin de filleShe is a fine slip of a girl.Rate it:

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ça marcheOK, all right, sure, sure thing, that's fine, that works for meRate it:

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ça va bienI'm fine, I'm alrightRate it:

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carmen, versum agereto recite a poem, line with appropriate action.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas de mon ressortThat is not within my province, “not in my line.”Rate it:

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ce que vous proposez est bel et bon, mais je n'en ferai rienWhat you propose is all very fine, but I shall do no such thing.Rate it:

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cela est bon à dire, mais...That is all very well for a speech, but...; That is all very fine, but...Rate it:

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cela fait de l'effetThat looks well; That is showy; That makes a fine display.Rate it:

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cela vous ferait une belle jambe (ironic.)A fine lot of good that will do you.Rate it:

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coffin cornerThis is an aerodynamics term which refers to a narrow and critical altitude range where an aircraft’s stall speed approaches its maximum speed, which can lead to catastrophic instability. This phrase is also used in American football to refer to the section of playing field, near the endzone, between the goal line and the 5 yard line in which punters attempt to pin the opposing team within, by executing a ‘coffin corner’ kick. This manuever is highly difficult and requires immense precision.Rate it:

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dans les petits sacs sont les fines épicesLittle fellows are often great wits; Small parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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daughter outTo expire due to having only females surviving the death of the last male in a line.Rate it:

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dead centerThe position of the crank of a piston when it is in line with the connecting rodRate it:

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