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round offTo complete or finish something.Rate it:

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run offTo write something quickly.Rate it:

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sag offBasketball: Position oneself closer to the basket while guarding an opposing player.Rate it:

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scrape offTo remove something by a scraping action.Rate it:

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shit offannoyRate it:

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

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stand one's groundTo maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.Rate it:

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strip offTo be removed by stripping.Rate it:

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swear offTo quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.Rate it:

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switch offTo lose interest, and start thinking about something else.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 offTo imitate, often in a satirical manner.Rate it:

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take offTo quantify.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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taper offTo diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.Rate it:

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tee offTo irritate, vex, or annoy.Rate it:

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torqued offAnnoyed, upset, angry.Rate it:

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jerk-offSomeone who behaves rudely or inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.Rate it:

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flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.Rate it:

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take offTo depart.Rate it:

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yank offTo masturbate.Rate it:

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fuck offTo fritter; to fuck around.Rate it:

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pull offTo remove by pulling.Rate it:

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rip offTo charge an exorbitant or unfair rate.Rate it:

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an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

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burn offTo dissipate as the result of heat.Rate it:

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cast offTo let go a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc so that she may proceed.Rate it:

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ease offto reduce pressure; to become less seriousRate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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jerk offTo do nothing; to waste time.Rate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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off the chainFree from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.Rate it:

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off with their headAlternative form of off with someone's headRate it:

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on the back footIn a defensive posture; off-balance.Rate it:

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one-offOccurring once; one-time.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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rack offTo go away; to sod off.Rate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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reel offTo list effortlessly and quickly.Rate it:

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run offTo leave someone without prior advice.Rate it:

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shit offfuck offRate it:

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split offTo break away from a group or mass.Rate it:

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walk off withTo make the strongest favorable impression in a theatrical or similar performance, in comparison to other performers.Rate it:

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ward offTo parry, or turn aside.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.Rate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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bite offTo accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.Rate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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center fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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