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assault and battery. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.Rate it:

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verbal assaultOral or written speech that creates, or is intended to create, a fear of physical harmRate it:

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old age is not a state of mind, it's a frontal assault!About getting old.Rate it:

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verbal assaultOften used other than as an idiom: an assault that is verbal.Rate it:

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the wave of the futureMovement, concept, modality, product, or trend which catches on in time or becomes very popular or prevalentRate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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heat wavespell of hot weatherRate it:

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heat waveA period of exceptionally hot weather.Rate it:

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new waveThe style of the 1980's which included weird hair cuts, strange clothes, and unusual make-up.Rate it:

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ride the waveTo take advantage of a profitable period.Rate it:

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wave awayTo reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.Rate it:

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wave downTo cause to stop by using an arm gesture.Rate it:

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wave of the handAs if by magic.Rate it:

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wave offTo say goodbye to someone with a waveRate it:

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wave offOf a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo yield, give up, or quit.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:

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sally forth!An archaic military term. To exit a fortified position in order to assault a besieging force. The meaning has become more metaphorical over time.Rate it:

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bash aboutTo physically damage something or assault someone.Rate it:

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barrelA wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.Rate it:

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bash upTo assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.Rate it:

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beat upTo verbally assault repeatedly.Rate it:

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bone in her teethA prominent bow wave.Rate it:

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character assassinationa malicious verbal assault designed to damage the reputation of a public figureRate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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crossing the barNavigating the dangerous wave action encountered at delta junction of river mouth and ocean reaches.Rate it:

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Eddie would goSaid of challenging surfing conditions or a challenging wave or challenges in general. Used as an encouragement or as a general comment on difficulty or dangerRate it:

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flail aboutTo wave one's arms about violently, rather like a flail.Rate it:

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get someTo attack or physically assault in a rapid manner.Rate it:

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give againstto attack or assaultRate it:

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granny-bashingassault or abuse of elderly persons.Rate it:

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oppugnationem, obsidionem relinquereto give up an assault, a siege.Rate it:

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pitch intoTo attack; to assault; to abuse.Rate it:

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prone outIn order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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surf's upA phrase used in surfing when a nearby wave is passing.Rate it:

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