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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

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bowl outAnd thus end their innings.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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come outTo end up or result.Rate it:

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hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:

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if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:

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quantum mechanicsThe branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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the cake is a lieThe end you are pursuing is unattainable or misguided; the reward you have been promised is false.Rate it:

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shave and a haircutA 7-note riff played at the end of a song for comic effect.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.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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break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:

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cut offTo end abruptly.Rate it:

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do inTo kill or end.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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make peaceTo end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement.Rate it:

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omgTo start; never end conversation of the best conversation you ever had in your life .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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put out of one's miseryTo end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.Rate it:

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saddleA block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.Rate it:

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

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take a bowTo accept applause at the end of a performance in a theatre. Often this includes actually bowing to the audience.Rate it:

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bear hugwrestling holdRate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must 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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carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.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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the ends justify the meansAlternative form of the end justifies the means.Rate it:

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'nuff saidUsed in various situations to either end a discussion, or to imply that further discussion is not needed.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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a seat of learningA retreat for scholars where learning is an end in itself, like the universities.Rate it:

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

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ab ovo usque ad mala (proverb.)from beginning to end.Rate it:

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abire magistratuto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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ad gubernacula (metaph. only in plur.) rei publicae sedereto hold the reins of government.Rate it:

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after allIn the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.Rate it:

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age before beautyA phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.Rate it:

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al fin y al caboat the very endRate it:

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al fin y al caboat the end of the dayRate it:

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aliquid, causam cognoscereto hold an inquiry into a matter.Rate it:

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all's well that ends wellProblems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.Rate it:

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amen to that!Amen offers a verbal agreement, an end-all to a prayer, a statement, an agreement in progress.Rate it:

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and all thatUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and finallyA light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing.Rate it:

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angle for farthingsTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.Rate it:

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animam continereto hold one's breath.Rate it:

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