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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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be on the horns of a dilemmaTo face a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.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 handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate 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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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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rip offTo pull off by ripping.Rate it:

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fire offTo write a note or letter quickly.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 become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.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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Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceTo face a difficult situation and remain in a tight spot one after another, Or face some difficulty in making the right decision that would deliver no harmRate 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 finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.Rate it:

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cast offTo discard or reject something.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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elle n'a pour tout bien que sa beautéShe has nothing but her beauty in her favour; Her face is her fortune.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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he is purdee crazy!He's off the chart, gone over the edge. Just as crazy as crazy gets.Rate it:

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kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.Rate it:

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kill offTo eliminate, or make extinct.Rate it:

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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.Rate it:

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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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make off withTo steal something and run.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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off one's dotOff one's rocker; bananas; mad.Rate it:

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