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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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box seatA favorable vantage point.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break the deadlockTo score the first goal or point in a competitionRate it:

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bring overTo cause to change allegiance or point of view.Rate it:

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bring to a boilTo heat something until it reaches its boiling point.Rate it:

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c'est direCela montre à quel point c’est vrai.Rate it:

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c'est là que gît le lièvreThat is the main point; There’s the rub.Rate it:

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c'est une réponse à l'emporte-pièceIt is a very cutting answer, and to the point.Rate it:

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cape of good hopethe southernmost point on the continent of africaRate it:

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carry overTo transfer (something) to a later point in time.Rate it:

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cette remarque a porté à fauxThat remark was not to the point, was not conclusive.Rate it:

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chacun voit midi à sa porteChacun perçoit les choses de son propre point de vue, évalue une situation d'après ses critères personnels.Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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chink in the armorA weakness; a weak point.Rate it:

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cogere omnes copias in unum locumto concentrate all the troops at one point.Rate it:

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college courseOrganized study of a particular field, point of view, reference, or field.Rate it:

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come fromTo derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.Rate it:

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come to a headTo rapidly come to a turning point.Rate it:

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cumulum gaudii alicui afferre (vid. sect. V. 6) (Fam. 16. 21. 1)to add the crowning point to a person's joy.Rate it:

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cut to the chaseTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.Rate it:

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Cut to the ChaseTo avoid procrastination or distractions and get to the point.Rate it:

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cut to the quickTo get to the most essential idea or point.Rate it:

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de but en blancPoint-blank; Abruptly.Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAn abrupt, last-minute change in one's professed beliefs, principles, or point of view in order to escape a serious threat or to increase one's chances of success.Rate it:

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denial is not a river in EgyptUsed to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.Rate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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drive atTo mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point.Rate it:

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end of the lineThe termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.Rate it:

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evil twinA rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.Rate it:

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face offThe starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.Rate it:

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fair enoughAn expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.Rate it:

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fall on one's swordTo commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one’s sword..Rate it:

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feel outTo try to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.Rate it:

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feet of clayTo say that someone, who appears strong or invincible, in fact has a hidden weak point which could cause their fall.Rate it:

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finest hourA point in time or a relatively brief period of time when an especially distinguished, admirable, or effective set of actions is performed.Rate it:

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force of habitAn act that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the act becomes automatic.Rate it:

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full circleA full turn back to the original direction or orientation.By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full circleBy extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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get the drop onTo point one's firearm at another person, thereby gaining dominance over a situation.Rate it:

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green with envyConsumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.Rate it:

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harp onTo nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.Rate it:

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haul aroundTo shift to any point of the compass.Rate it:

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have seen one's dayTo be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.Rate it:

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here's the thingPrecedes the key point of an explanation.Rate it:

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high timeA point in time at which something desirable or necessary is considered to be utterly due or even overdue to occur.Rate it:

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hit the rocksTo be at a low point in one's pursuits.Rate it:

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hoc convēnit inter noswe have agreed on this point.Rate it:

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hoc loco exsistit quaestio, quaeriturat this point the question arises.Rate it:

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