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build castles in the airTo imagine visionary projects or schemes; to daydream; to have an idle fancy, a pipe dream or any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be realized.Rate it:

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build into build something in the interior of an entityRate it:

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i'm going to build my own x with blackjack and hookers! in fact, forget the xIndicates that the speaker is not interested in joining others in a certain group or activity, and instead the speaker is going to form their own.Rate it:

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build upTo accumulate, to pile up.Rate it:

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build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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build bridgesTo form links or friendly relations.Rate it:

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build into add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build intoto add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entityRate it:

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build onTo add additional elements or components to in order to extend it.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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build upTo strengthen.Rate it:

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build uponTo expand upon; to develop further.Rate it:

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build uponTo form by combining materials or parts on top of a surface or foundation.Rate it:

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get a handle onTo build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.Rate it:

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pontem facere in flumineto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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put togetherTo assemble, construct, or build.Rate it:

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swap outTo transfer into a swap file.Rate it:

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nuts and boltsThe basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.Rate it:

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bed outTo transfer a young plant from an inside location such as a greenhouse to an outdoors flower bed.Rate it:

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hand offTo pass or transfer something to someone.Rate it:

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make overTo transfer ownership, especially by means of a legal document.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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start upTo begin to operate.Rate it:

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that which doesn't kill you makes you strongerUsed to express the sentiment that hardship or difficult experiences build moral character.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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bellum transferre alio, in...to transfer the seat of war elsewhere.Rate it:

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brick by brickTo create or build something in a steady, step-by-step fashion.Rate it:

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built like a tankBroad shouldered and of solid, muscular build.Rate it:

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carry overTo transfer (something) to a later point in time.Rate it:

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carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.Rate it:

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cross the aisleTo vote, unite, or otherwise co-operate with members of another political party in order to achieve governmental or political action.Rate it:

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dispose ofTo transfer to another's control.Rate it:

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faire des châteaux en espagneTo build castles in the air.Rate it:

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film outTo transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print.Rate it:

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fire on all cylindersTo operate as effectively as possible.Rate it:

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flumen ponte iungereto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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garner upTo store up; to build up a store of an emotion or passion; to recall or make a note of a certain trait or quality.Rate it:

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inicere pontemto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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let outTo allow to operate at higher speed by adjusting controls.Rate it:

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make away withTo transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.Rate it:

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navem, classem aedificare, facere, efficere, instituereto build a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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oppidum constituere, condereto build, found a city.Rate it:

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page inTo transfer from auxiliary storage.Rate it:

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page outTo transfer to auxiliary storage.Rate it:

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pass the torchTo transfer duties or tasks on to another; relinquish responsibilities in favor of someone newRate it:

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pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:

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play the hand one is dealtTo use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances.Rate it:

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put upto build or as past tense, builtRate it:

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