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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 gain more attention to himself.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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hang a ralphMake a right turn while driving a vehicle.Rate 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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look aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.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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power upTo turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to make it operational.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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the ball is in your courtIt is your turn to do something; often making a decision.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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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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every silver lining has a cloudEvery good situation has the potential to turn bad.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality RequiemA great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.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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touch-move ruleIn chess, a rule that states any piece touched deliberately by a player, when it is their turn to move, must be moved if a legal move is possible.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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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".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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end upTo conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.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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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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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.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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power offTo turn off, to cut the power to.Rate it:

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rock upTo turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.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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switch onTo turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.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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