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cross outTo strike out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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bed them downTo ​lie down ​somewhere, usually ​somewhere different from where you usually ​sleep, in ​order to go to ​sleep.Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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off the chainFree from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.Rate it:

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throw outTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.Rate it:

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have in towIn one's charge or close guidance; along with one.Rate it:

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7 hail-mary'sPunch line from a jokeRate it:

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landing stripA cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.Rate it:

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shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:

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South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those 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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welcome backSaid to someone coming back to somewhere they have been before.Rate it:

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à la suite dealong with, accompanyingRate it:

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aciem explicare or dilatareto extend the line of battle, deploy the battalions.Rate it:

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acies hostium impelliturthe enemy's line is repulsed.Rate it:

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acies inclīnat or inclīnatur (Liv. 7. 33)the line of battle gives way.Rate it:

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aller son petit bonhomme de cheminTo jog along quietly.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.Rate it:

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as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.Rate it:

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backwaterA remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.Rate it:

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be in and outTo enter somewhere, and then quickly leave.Rate it:

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be there or be squareUsed to encourage someone to go somewhere.Rate it:

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bottom outTo touch or drag along the ground.Rate it:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate it:

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brûler le pavéTo dash along at full speed, to “scorch.”Rate it:

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bundle offTo go somewhere unceremoniouslyRate it:

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bunny hopA ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.Rate it:

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by the same tokenFor a similar reason; in a similar manner; similarly; likewise; along the same lines.Rate it:

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cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.Rate it:

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carmen, versum agereto recite a poem, line with appropriate action.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas de mon ressortThat is not within my province, “not in my line.”Rate it:

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Cicero loco quodam haec dicitCicero says this somewhere.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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coffin cornerThis is an aerodynamics term which refers to a narrow and critical altitude range where an aircraft’s stall speed approaches its maximum speed, which can lead to catastrophic instability. This phrase is also used in American football to refer to the section of playing field, near the endzone, between the goal line and the 5 yard line in which punters attempt to pin the opposing team within, by executing a ‘coffin corner’ kick. This manuever is highly difficult and requires immense precision.Rate it:

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coloniam deducere in aliquem locum (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to found a colony somewhere.Rate it:

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come withTo join and come along.Rate it:

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considere alicubi (Att. 5. 14. 1)to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter something or somewhere by creeping.Rate it:

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daughter outTo expire due to having only females surviving the death of the last male in a line.Rate it:

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dead centerThe position of the crank of a piston when it is in line with the connecting rodRate it:

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do not enterSigns along the road to indicate this is a one way street.Rate it:

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don't think twice!In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",Rate it:

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down the roadFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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down the road, not across the streetAlong the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.Rate it:

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down the trackFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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dragTo pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.Rate it:

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drop roundto visit somewhere for a short period.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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express elevatorSomething that gets a person somewhere fastRate it:

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farmer's tanThe tan line left by clothing, especially, by a short-sleeved shirt.Rate it:

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feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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