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go downTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.Rate it:

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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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keep outTo refrain from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.Rate it:

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lock upTo close all doors and windows of a place securely.Rate it:

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middle of nowhereNowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.Rate it:

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move onTo leave somewhere for another place.Rate it:

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name your poisonIndicate what type of alcoholic beverage you wish to be served.Rate it:

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paint the town redTo party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:

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put downTo place a baby somewhere to sleep.Rate it:

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sleep roughTo sleep outdoors, without a place to go home to.Rate it:

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vaulting schoolUsed other than as an idiom: see vaulting, school. (A place where one learns to vault.)Rate it:

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and shitUsed after a noun or list of nouns in place of "etc".Rate it:

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look aroundTo search a place.Rate it:

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sneak offTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard.Rate it:

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twenty-five cent wordAn uncommon word, often used in place of a more common one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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been there, done thatAn assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.Rate it:

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non - aphabetical orderTo place words in Z-A AlphabeticalRate it:

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eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.Rate it:

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take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

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between scylla and charybdisSimilar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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bring aboutTo cause to take place.Rate it:

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common nameThe name by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.Rate it:

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ears are burningBeing the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.Rate it:

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gemmagirls nameRate it:

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hang inTo remain in a particular place or status.Rate it:

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have one's hand in the tillTo embezzle, to steal from one's place of business.Rate it:

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have one's name takenTo receive a yellow cardRate it:

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in heaven's nameAn intensifier used with questions.Rate it:

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

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.Rate it:

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move outTo vacate one's place of residence.Rate it:

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name it, claim itA catch phrase of the Christian Word faith movement, a statement of faith and affirmation.Rate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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put upTo place in a high location.Rate it:

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red rideranother name for "War", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.Rate it:

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run awayTo leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.Rate it:

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spread outTo place items further apart.Rate it:

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take out the trashTo forcefully remove people from a place.Rate it:

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the streets are paved with goldUsed to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.Rate it:

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thieve outTo walk out of a place stealthily.Rate it:

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three in the pink one in the stinkTo place your three fingers inside a vagina and your fourth finger inside the anusRate it:

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what in god's nameUsed to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.Rate it:

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what is your nameWhat is your name?Rate it:

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what it says on the tinExactly what is described or what one would expect from the name.Rate it:

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