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blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.Rate it:

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cut a cheese?To Break Wind:Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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eagle eyeA close attention to detail.Rate it:

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hand-to-mouthInvolving immediate consumption with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, being close to povertyRate it:

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keep at arm's lengthAvoid a close relationship.Rate it:

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knocking on heaven's doorDying, close to death.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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shut downTo close, terminate, or end.Rate it:

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tough as a tissueThe phrase refers to a person or physical form being as tough as a tissue. Tissues not being at all resistant to items such as wind or someone lifting it then it isn’t so tough is it? Mostly used as an insult.Rate it:

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with friends like these who needs enemiesAn expression indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.Rate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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within reachAt a distance close enough to touch by reaching.Rate it:

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a miss is as good as a mileA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.Rate it:

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bung upTo close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.Rate it:

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bear upTo sail close to the wind.Rate it:

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batten downTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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cheek by jowlIn close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together.Rate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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

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yardarm to yardarmVery close to each other.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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pull upDrive close to something, especially a curb.Rate it:

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stitch upTo close by sewing.Rate it:

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zip upTo close with a zip fastener.Rate it:

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zip upTo close as if with a zip fastener.Rate it:

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hang onTo pay close attention.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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have in towIn one's charge or close guidance; along with one.Rate it:

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WTGInitialism of wind turbine generator.Rate it:

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à brebis tondue dieu mesure le ventGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.Rate it:

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à quelque chose malheur est bonIt is an ill wind that blows no one any good.Rate it:

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à voile et à vapeurAC/DC; literally on sail and on steam powerRate it:

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about homeA shortened version of "about to be home" , meaning you are very close to your homeRate it:

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about timeClose to the right time.Rate it:

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AINECInitialism of and it's not even close.Rate it:

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ancoram (ancoras) tollereto weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.Rate it:

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argentariam dissolvere (Caecin. 4. 11)to close one's bank, give up banking.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAvoiding a close relationship.Rate it:

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baisser le rideauTo close down, close shopRate it:

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bidey, bye, bye!An Expanded 'good-bye' often for close relatives and children!Rate it:

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brace abackto bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the shipRate it:

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brace of shakesThe time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.Rate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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