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zero outTo cut off funding for.Rate it:

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drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

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call offTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.Rate it:

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fly off the handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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a good beginning makes a good endingGood beginnings promise a good end; start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end.Rate it:

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blow off steamTo rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.Rate it:

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fly off the handleTo become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.Rate it:

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last but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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new dawnA new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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rip offTo pull off by ripping.Rate it:

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dive inTo start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.Rate it:

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fire offTo write a note or letter quickly.Rate it:

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get the ball rollingTo begin; to start some action; to set in motion.Rate it:

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key offTo take as a controlling input datum.Rate it:

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lay offFrom employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.Rate it:

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spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.Rate it:

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fend offAway; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.Rate it:

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take offTo absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.Rate it:

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drink offTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.Rate it:

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auction offTo sell something at an auction.Rate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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bear offTo remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.Rate it:

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blow offTo shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.Rate it:

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blush is off the roseAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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bugger offAn expression of disagreement or disbelief.Rate it:

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bump offTo kill, especially to murder.Rate it:

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buzz offUsed to tell someone to go away.Rate it:

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cast offTo discard or reject something.Rate it:

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cast offTo finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.Rate it:

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cast onTo start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.Rate it:

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charge offA write-off.Rate it:

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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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come offTo become detached.Rate it:

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cook offTo pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.Rate it:

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

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cut offTo isolate or remove from contact.Rate it:

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dash offTo write quickly or informally.Rate it:

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drive offTo force to leave or go away.Rate it:

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face offEither an actual or a figurative face to face confrontation, especially a bitter one.Rate it:

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fuck offUsed other than as an idiom: see fuck, off.Rate it:

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go offTo depart; to leave.Rate it:

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go offTo explode.Rate it:

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hack offTo annoyRate it:

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