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wither awayTo atrophy, or waste away.Rate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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clear one's linesTo clear the ball away from a dangerous position.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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get outta hereUsed to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.Rate it:

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hadaway and shitego awayRate it:

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if you don't want to slip up, stay out of slippery placesTo avoid temptation, triggers, Toxicity Or anything that doesn't do you any justice mentally or otherwise. To Stay away from if not to be tempted to repeat mistakes.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthStay at a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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piss offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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read to filth (or) read for filthBasically to scold, or to get called out on something; to reprimand, to degrade, to cuss out, to correct, to set them straight, to tell them what's what & who's who.Rate it:

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chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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fend offAway; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.Rate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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

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drive offTo force to leave or go away.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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like a martin to his gourdStraight, unerringly, directly.Rate it:

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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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rule outTo cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.Rate it:

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sod offGo away.Rate it:

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straighten outTo make straight.Rate it:

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straighten upTo become straight, or straighterRate it:

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throw outTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.Rate it:

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off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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out to lunchAway eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.Rate it:

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a side glance!Offering/Receiving, observing a straight forward focus of attention, without any variation of head or eye movement.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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run for one's lifeTo run away desperately from danger.Rate it:

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after the Lord Mayor's showSaid of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.Rate it:

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As the Crow FliesDirect and shortest distance among two places, distance estimated in a straight lineRate it:

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blame canadaA catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.Rate it:

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fuck offGo away! Get lost!Rate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

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spending money as if it were waterlack of respect for the dollar, frittering away one's paycheck.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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take the gilt off the gingerbreadTo take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy the illusion.Rate it:

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take offlineDiscuss a sensitive or highly specific topic individually or in a small group away from a larger groupRate it:

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