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make a monkey out ofTo cause a person, organization, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule..Rate it:

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make a moveTo initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest.Rate it:

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make a virtue of necessityTo make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.Rate it:

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make hay while the sun shinesTo act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.Rate it:

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marching ordersInstructions for action.Rate it:

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Mark Time!Stay With IT!, Us, the Action, The Group, The Program, the Thrust, 'What's Going-On'!Rate it:

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may as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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might as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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nail in the coffinAn action that will lead something to come to a final finish.Rate it:

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navem expedireto clear for action.Rate it:

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ne bis in idemThe concept that no legal action can be instituted twice for the same cause.Rate it:

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necessary evilAn unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.Rate it:

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nique sa mèreJuron qui peut aussi exprimer le dépit, après une action ratée, elle n’est pas forcément exprimée a l’encontre de quelqu’un.Rate it:

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nique ta mèreJuron qui peut aussi exprimer le dépit, après une action ratée, elle n’est pas forcément exprimée a l’encontre de quelqu’un.Rate it:

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no harm doneUsed to express that someone's action had no serious adverse consequences.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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no two ways about itNo other possible action, choice or option.Rate it:

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nobiles; nobilitas; qui nobilitate generis excelluntthe aristocracy (as a social class).Rate it:

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non est factumThe plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.Rate it:

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nose in the airThe body language most of us have experienced when a friend passes you in public and with head tilted back and nose in the air gives you a first class snub!Rate it:

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nose out of jointAn emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because he/she has been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action.Rate it:

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nous sommes en premièreWe are in a first-class railway carriage.Rate it:

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nuclear optionIn resolving a problem, the possible course of action that is considered the most extreme because of its collateral consequences.Rate it:

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off and runningLaunched or launching vigorously into a course of action.Rate it:

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on the receiving endbeing the victim of an unpleasant actionRate it:

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one step at a timeSlowly and carefully, ensuring that each action has been completed successfully before taking the next.Rate it:

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only Nixon could go to ChinaOnly a politician or leader with an impeccable reputation of upholding particular political values could do an action in seeming defiance of them without jeopardizing his support or credibility.Rate it:

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open the floodgatesTo allow some action to proceed more swiftly or to a greater extentRate it:

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phone inTo make an unseemly, timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for.Rate it:

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phone it into make an unseemly timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called forRate it:

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pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.Rate it:

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pin downRequire, Insist Upon An Exact Statement As To The Details Or The Facts In The Matter At Hand: A Firm Affirmation Of Action To Be Taken:Rate it:

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plant the seedsTo start something in motion; to begin an idea; to catalyze an action.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo attack the ball instead of an opponent who is usually controlling the ball. Often considered a positive action, and sometimes a requirement not to concede a penalty.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.Rate it:

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pop offTo take action in a sudden, hostile manner.Rate it:

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pop the questionPop the question in the general context refers to requesting for future action in an interpersonal relationship.Rate it:

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press outObtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.Rate it:

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principes or primoresthe aristocracy (as a leading class in government).Rate it:

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pull the triggerTo commit to a course of action.Rate it:

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put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:

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put byTo perform an action without attracting attention.Rate it:

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put up toTo encourage or trick to perform an action which is foolish or wrong.Rate it:

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put your money where your mouth issupport your words with actionRate it:

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qui terre a, guerre aMuch coin, much care; Much land, many lawsuits.Rate it:

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roundupCowboy Poetry for any action involving 'rounding-up', 'driving-in', 'penning', animals for many reasons.Rate it:

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see which way the cat jumpsTo delay taking action until something else happens first.Rate it:

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set aboutTo initiate or begin some action.Rate it:

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she's a hoopyRedneck hillbilly with no classRate it:

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