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pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.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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play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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point manA most trusted assistant or associate; the person to upon whom one would most rely.Rate it:

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positum, situm esse in aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:

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post no billsA Printed/Scripted sign; addressed to the Public to wit; "Do Not Post nor Affix"; any Bills, Notices, Wanted Posters, Advertising, Missing persons, Court Notices, Auction Bills et al on/upon this site, wall, post, b'ldg., Private PropertyRate it:

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Potemkin villageAny false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.Rate it:

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pour cold water onTo belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.Rate it:

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prendre jourTo agree upon a day for an appointment.Rate it:

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prey onTo weigh heavily upon.Rate it:

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Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:

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propenso animo, studio esse or propensa voluntate esse in aliquem (opp. averso animo esse ab aliquo)to look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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qui se fait bête, le loup le mangeIf one is too confiding, one is imposed upon. Rate it:

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qui se fait brebis, le loup le mangeHe who is too confiding is imposed upon; Daub yourself with honey and you’ll be covered with flies.Rate it:

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reap the harvestMy plan for this quarter is to concentrate upon one main item in our brief catalog and hope to reap a harvest from this thrust!Rate it:

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regarder de haut en basTo treat contemptuously; To look down upon with contempt.Rate it:

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reinvent the wheelTo redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.Rate it:

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rien n'y faitNothing has any effect upon him (or, on it); It is all of no use.Rate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo wish someone farewell upon their leaving.Rate it:

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second-guessPresumably from trying to improve with a second stab.Rate it:

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sex upTo make more palatable or acceptable to the general public; to improve the image or perception.Rate it:

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shape up or ship outTo either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.Rate it:

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Shape Up or Ship OutTo improve and correct your behavior and performance or else get out or leaveRate it:

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shoo-inA candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon.Rate it:

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sibi sumere aliquid (Planc. 1. 3)to take upon oneself.Rate it:

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Sleep on ItTo take time in taking a decision , to delay one’s decision or plan because it is yet to be ponder uponRate it:

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snazz upTo improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features.Rate it:

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so long asDepending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; as long as.Rate it:

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step up one's gameTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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studere, favere alicuito look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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studiosum esse alicuiusto look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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supersedeo oratione (not dicere)I avoid mentioning...; I prefer not to touch upon...Rate it:

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take a turn for the betterTo start to become better; to improve.Rate it:

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tape outOf a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon itRate it:

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throw cold water onTo belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.Rate it:

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thumb one's noseTo place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, usually while simultaneous wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.Rate it:

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timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)fear comes upon some one.Rate it:

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viam ingredi, inire (also metaphorically)to enter upon a route; to take a road.Rate it:

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viam vitae ingredi (Flacc. 42. 105)to enter upon a career.Rate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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war comes in three factions: the brutalizers; the brutalized; the neutrals (not my fight).When war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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wolfpackDuring World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.Rate it:

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work onTo shape, form or improve something.Rate it:

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work overTo improve a prototype, or first draft.Rate it:

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好好學習，天天向上study hard and every day you will improveRate it:

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活要見人，死要見屍A crude meaning normally used upon someone with a price on their head, to be brought upon either alive or dead.Rate it:

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