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speak upTo make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.Rate it:

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take downTo lower an item of clothing without removing it.Rate it:

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talk downTo negotiate a lower price.Rate it:

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take a bulletto sacrifice oneself for another; to put oneself in harm's way in place of anotherRate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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cool downTo cause something temperature to lower.Rate it:

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stop upTo increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.Rate it:

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a cut belowInferior to; of a lower quality than.Rate it:

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earn one's keepTo perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.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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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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mind one's own businessTo concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.Rate it:

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revenge is sweetSaid when one is satisfied with taking revenge on oneself.Rate it:

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rope upto attach oneself to a ropeRate it:

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sack upTo force oneself to become more manly; to toughen up or man up.Rate it:

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take aimTo position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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valetudinis excusatione utito excuse oneself on the score of health.Rate it:

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put on the red lightto advertise oneself as a prostituteRate it:

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bite offTo accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.Rate it:

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bush leagueA professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.Rate it:

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muster upLook within oneself to summon a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.Rate it:

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put on one's dancing shoesTo prepare for celebration or rejoicing; to put oneself in a positive frame of mind.Rate it:

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sit backTo relax, to not exert oneself.Rate it:

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a se dissidere or sibi non constare (of persons)to contradict oneself, be inconsistent.Rate it:

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ab officio abduci, avocarito let oneself be perverted from one's duty.Rate it:

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accedere, se conferre ad rem publicamto devote oneself to politics, a political career.Rate it:

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ad dicendum se conferreto devote oneself to oratory.Rate it:

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ad historiam (scribendam) se conferre or se applicareto devote oneself to writing history.Rate it:

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ad omnes casus se comparareto prepare oneself for all contingencies.Rate it:

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ad pedes alicuius iacēre, stratum esse (stratum iacēre)to prostrate oneself before a person.Rate it:

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ad pedes alicuius se proicere, se abicere, procumbere, se prosternereto throw oneself at some one's feet.Rate it:

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ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)to express oneself in popular language.Rate it:

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aide-de-camplower ranked military officerRate it:

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alicuius voluntati morem gerereto accomodate oneself to another's wishes.Rate it:

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aller se faire foutreto go fuck oneself.Rate it:

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animo or simply sibi indulgereto indulge oneself.Rate it:

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animum appellere or se applicare ad philosophiamto apply oneself to the study of philosophy.Rate it:

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animum inducere c. Inf. (not in animum inducere)to persuade oneself to...Rate it:

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animum or simply se remittereto indulge oneself.Rate it:

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animum regere, coercere, cohibereto have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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animum relaxare, reficere, recreare or simply se reficere, se recreare, refici, recreari (ex aliqua re)to recruit oneself, seek relaxation.Rate it:

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animum vincere (Marcell. 3. 8)to have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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animum vitiis dedereto abandon oneself to vice.Rate it:

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answer toTo justify oneself to.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm an X, not a YClarifies that one is X, while dissociating oneself from Y. X and Y are usually professions or beliefs, and significantly different from one another.Rate it:

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apud inferos esseto be in the lower world.Rate it:

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argue downTo haggle with to reach a lower price.Rate it:

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attacher sa tuqueTo brace oneself; to get ready.Rate it:

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auctoritatem or dignitatem sibi conciliare, parareto gain dignity; to make oneself a person of consequence.Rate it:

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