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hold with the hare and run with the houndsTo remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.Rate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.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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lay hold ofTo seize; catch; apprehend.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo obtain.Rate it:

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on holdDelayed; postponed.Rate it:

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on holdOn reserve; being held for someone.Rate it:

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one can't hold two watermelons in one handdo not attempt to take on more than you can handleRate it:

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too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

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weapons holdAn order that weapons may be fired at targets only when under attack, or in response to a formal orderRate it:

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dans les petites boîtes les bons onguentsSmall parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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queer bashingprejudice or violence against homosexuals.Rate it:

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stand one's groundTo attempt to hold a position in battle.Rate it:

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carry outTo hold while moving something out.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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hang onTo hold, grasp, or grip.Rate it:

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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of 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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beginner's luckrefers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.Rate it:

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cross the floorTo vote against one's own political party in parliament.Rate it:

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even the scoreTo get revenge against someone.Rate it:

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rock the boatTo disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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the enemy of your enemy is your friendTwo parties who have an enemy in common should join forces against it.Rate it:

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be offTo be working against a present or former addiction to.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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devil's advocateA canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.Rate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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let goTo no longer hold on.Rate it:

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pin down1) Hold Under Submission, (Wrestling: 2) Restrain enemy attack, return fire, and movement:Rate it:

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sell ice to eskimosTo persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.Rate it:

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sound offTo hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.Rate it:

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bear hugwrestling holdRate it:

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two can play that gameThe tactics and/or strategies of an enemy can be used against him.Rate it:

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black-on-blackInteractions that occur between black people, notably crime that is perpetrated by one black person against another.Rate it:

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beggars cannot be choosersDeserving people cannot put forward their choices. You cannot be concerned about the quality or quantity of certain product or service that you cannot buy or get hold of easily.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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crier haro sur quelqu'unTo raise an outcry against any one.Rate it:

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go hand in handOf two people, to hold hands.Rate it:

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half nelsonwrestling holdRate it:

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no plan survives contact with the enemyIt is a reality of conflict that, after a plan against an enemy is begun, there will always be unexpected elements resulting from opposition that require improvisation and deviation from the original plan.Rate it:

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that's the way life isThat is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything, page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption, ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.Rate it:

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à contre-courantagainst the grainRate it:

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à l'encontre deagainstRate it:

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à rebrousse poilAgainst the grain; (To rub) the wrong way.Rate it:

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ab aliquo in re publica dissentireto hold different views in politics.Rate it:

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accusare aliquem perduellionisto charge a person with treason (hostile conduct against the state generally).Rate it:

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