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double upAfter a fly ball has been caught.Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to market within more-or-less the last 24 hours.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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à la Saint-Glinglinwhen pigs flyRate it:

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a whopperReference a statement, action, prevarication, story, hooked fish, enlarged or magnified presentation.Rate it:

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boire comme un trou (une éponge)To drink like a fish.Rate it:

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bottom feederA fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.Rate it:

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c'est un drôle de corpsHe is an odd fellow, a queer fish.Rate it:

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can of cornAn easily caught fly ball.Rate it:

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confugere ad aliquem or ad opem, ad fidem alicuiusto fly to some one for refuge.Rate it:

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cookA fish, the European striped wrasse, Labrus mixtus.Rate it:

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cuando las ranas críen pelothat'll be the day; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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cut baitTo chop up fish bait for use.Rate it:

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dying quailA pop fly which is hit weakly and falls in front of the outfielders.Rate it:

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el día que las vacas vuelenthat'll be the day; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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faire un trou à la lune (fam.)To shoot the moon; To fly from one’s creditors.Rate it:

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feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:

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fuir à la débandadeTo fly helter-skelter.Rate it:

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full-fledgedHaving all its feathers; able to fly.Rate it:

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give a person lineto allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the lineRate it:

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Greek calendsA time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:

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in the reign of queen dickWhen pigs fly; never.Rate it:

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je suis comme un poisson sur la pailleI am like a fish out of water.Rate it:

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kein Wässerchen trüben könnenwouldn't hurt a flyRate it:

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lemon solefishRate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideA similar scenario involving a large fish.Rate it:

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nem carne nem peixeneither fish nor fowlRate it:

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ni chair ni poissonNeither fish, flesh, nor fowl.Rate it:

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ni chicha ni limonadaneither fish nor fowl; not easily conforming to categorization..Rate it:

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nous avons d'autres chats (or, chiens) à fouetterWe have other fish to fry.Rate it:

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oh! la belle équipée!Here’s a pretty kettle of fish!Rate it:

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pass overTo fly over.Rate it:

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piquer une colèreto fly into a rageRate it:

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put awayTo catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.Rate it:

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quand les poules auront des dentswhen Hell freezes over; when pigs flyRate it:

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reel into bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.Rate it:

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s'emporter comme une soupe au laitTo fly into a passion without warning; To be of a very hasty temper.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more small or immature fish.Rate it:

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sublimem or sublime (not in sublime or sublimiter) ferri, abireto fly aloft; to be carried into the sky.Rate it:

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tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.Rate it:

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take aloftTo successfully fly into the air.Rate it:

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to give a person lineTo allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.Rate it:

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tout lui est bonAll is fish that comes to his net.Rate it:

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vivere carne, piscibus, rapto (Liv. 7. 25)to live on meat, fish, by plunder.Rate it:

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