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keep confusion at bayTo keep confusion at bay means to avoid or prevent confusion.Rate it:

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at bayCornered; unable to flee.Rate it:

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at bayUnable to come closer; at a distance.Rate it:

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keep at bayprevent (someone or something) from approaching or having an effect.Rate it:

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do a falling leaf maneuverExecute a special maneuver in a small aircraft which mocks a natural phenomenon.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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Turn Over a New LeafCorrecting the behavior or attitude of a person; or to start something newRate it:

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turn over a new leafTo engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.Rate it:

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shake like a leafTo tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; shiverRate it:

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four-leaf cloverA bringer of good luckRate it:

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leaf outTo open its buds.Rate it:

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four-leaf cloverA bringer of good luck.Rate it:

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four-leaf cloverAn uncommon variation of the clover, having four leaves instead of the usual three.Rate it:

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take a leaf out of someone's bookTo adopt an idea or practice of another person.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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body of waterAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.Rate it:

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arbores frondescuntthe trees are coming into leaf.Rate it:

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être aux aboisTo be reduced to the last extremity; To be at bay.Rate it:

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faire peau neuveTo turn over a new leaf.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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terminal leavesUsed other than as an idiom: see terminal, leaf.Rate it:

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urbs in sinu sita estthe city is situate on a bay.Rate it:

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