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bear down onTo approach someone in a very determined way.Rate it:

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beat downTo haggle someone to sell at a lower price.Rate it:

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beat downTo severely beat someone up.Rate it:

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beat me to the punchSomeone Arrived Sooner, It Happened Too Fast:Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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bring forthTo display, produce, bring out for display.Rate it:

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buzz offUsed to tell someone to go away.Rate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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cheer upTo make someone happy.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 aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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

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Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate it:

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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drink from a firehoseTo take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.Rate it:

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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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Drive You CrazyTo force someone into a state of anger and mental instability; to make someone very frustratedRate it:

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drop backOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.Rate it:

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Ehre, wem Ehre gebührtcredit where credit's due; used to justly praise someone, or to break the solemnity of praisingRate it:

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end upTo conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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enquire afterTo ask about the health of someone.Rate it:

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even the scoreTo get revenge against someone.Rate it:

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expellere aliquem domo, possessionibus pellereto turn a person out of his house, his property.Rate it:

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fall victimto suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actionsRate it:

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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go awayCommand asking someone to leave them alone.Rate it:

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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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go in forTo engage or take part in something.Rate it:

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go up againstTo challenge someone.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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grow onTo become more likeable to someone.Rate it:

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hold the lineTo stop a conversation to think about, or reply to someone.Rate it:

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i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

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inquire ofTo ask someone.Rate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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keep an eye peeledTo look out attentively.Rate it:

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kindred spiritSomeone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.Rate it:

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knock upTo exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.Rate it:

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knock upTo impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate it:

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lock upTo imprison or incarcerate someone.Rate it:

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pit againstTo set someone in opposition to someone else.Rate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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push one's luckTo take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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