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rip offTo steal, cheat or swindle.Rate it:

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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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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 quantify.Rate it:

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take offTo imitate, often in a satirical manner.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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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.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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at the coal faceTo be directly engaged in the operations of a business, rather than in a hands-off, managerial position.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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jemandem die Stange haltento remain loyal to someone, to stand by someoneRate 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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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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