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To complain strongly, usually as a group.
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Action groups are crying out against plans to build on the woodland area.
Submitted on August 29, 2012
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- bend over backwards
- bite one's tongue
- bread and butter
- chow down
- company
- ears are burning
- elbow room
- flower
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- get one's act together
- get somebody's goat
- give in
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- gloss over
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- grain of salt
- green light
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- have a look-see
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- in the works
- keep somebody posted
- kick ass
- lip service
- look like
- make a decision
- nuts and bolts
- on thin ice
- one at a time
- one of those days
- out of line
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