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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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ground ruleA rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court.Rate it:

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heave in sightTo appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.Rate it:

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hold-up playA play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.Rate it:

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hot stuffAn attractive person, often used as a come-on or pickup line.Rate it:

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hurler on the ditchA person standing on the side of a hurling field issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the hurlers.Rate it:

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I'm rubber, you're glueThe first line of a children's rhyme countering an attack of character.Rate it:

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il faut prendre les devantsOne must be first in the field.Rate it:

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in aciem descendere (Liv. 8. 8)to enter the field of battle.Rate it:

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inside outDescribes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.Rate it:

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joustA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.Rate it:

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king of the hillA person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field.Rate it:

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lapsed academicA person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.Rate it:

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look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

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major inTo take as one's major field of study in an institute of tertiary education.Rate it:

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make the cutTo succeed; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.Rate it:

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mark offTo separate by or as with a boundary line.Rate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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mover and shakerSomeone who has power and influence in some field or activity.Rate it:

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off messagedeviating from party lineRate it:

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on the anvilRefers to anything in the making, being created, or in production, especially in the metalworking field.Rate it:

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outer coreThe hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core.(geology) The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.Rate it:

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outer coreThe part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.Rate it:

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pea patchA baseball field.Rate it:

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play the anglesIn a game which involves control of a moving object, such as a ball or puck, to seek scoring opportunities by advancing on or shooting at the scoring target in an angular manner across the field of play.Rate it:

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pull backTo pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.Rate it:

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recta (regione, via); in directumin a straight line.Rate it:

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rise over runA mnemonic for remembering that the slope of a non-vertical line is the ratio of the amount it rises over some interval, over the length of that interval.Rate it:

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score offTo delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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se mettre en campagne(lit., of a general) To take the field; (fig.) To canvass or look out for a post; To start working.Rate it:

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see redTo receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.Rate it:

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solongasusalickemysalamiPunch line from a jokeRate it:

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son of soilFarmer who works in field.Rate it:

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South TibetThose areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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stalking horseA candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.Rate it:

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strike outTo draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document.Rate it:

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suck hind titTo be last in line.Rate it:

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swing of thingsThe normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.Rate it:

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tally onTo man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.Rate it:

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tear alongTo break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations.Rate it:

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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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turn upTo belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.Rate it:

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under the wireAcross the finish line.Rate it:

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up forPlanned; next in line.Rate it:

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up-and-comerSomeone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future.Rate it:

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up-and-comersomeone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the futureRate it:

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vigilias crebras ponere (Sall. Iug. 45. 2)to place a close line of sentry-posts.Rate it:

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vous arrivez trop tard, la barre est tiréeYou are too late, the line is drawn, the list is closed.Rate it:

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wave offOf a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.Rate it:

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what's the skinnyWhat is the bottom line? What is the basic story?Rate it:

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