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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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- play along
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- put on
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- take off
- take on
- apply oneself
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- back-to-back
- bad egg
- black babies
- by leaps and bounds
- can of worms
- chain reaction
- elbow room
- fat of the land
- for the hell of it
- full speed ahead
- gear up
- get off
- give somebody what-for
- go red
- gold mine
- golden opportunity
- good job
- have second thoughts
- heart to heart
- hit someone for six
- hustle and bustle
- if only
- jump at the chance
- kick ass
- kiss of death
- nail biter
- nugget of truth
- odd and curious
- of late
- on the nose
- out of line
- out of this world
- play it by ear
- play old harry
- play the race card
- pretty pictures
- push the envelope
- quick-and-dirty
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