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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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ears are burningBeing the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.Rate it:

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keep the home fires burningTo maintain daily routine and provide the necessities of life in a home or community.Rate it:

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two lamps burning and no ship at seaSaid of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.Rate it:

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at stakeIn danger; hazarded; pledged; at risk.Rate it:

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stake a claimTo take an action that asserts a property right in something.Rate it:

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stake outTo mark off the limits by stakesRate it:

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stake outTo watch a location and/or people, generally covertly.Rate it:

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stake outTo end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.Rate it:

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escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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burn upTo destroy by burning.Rate it:

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skin in the gameA stake; something at risk.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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à la cléas a reward, at stake, up for grabsRate it:

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ad palum deligare (Liv. 2. 5)to bind to the stake.Rate it:

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blaze upto burst into flames from a seemingly non-burning stateRate it:

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burn offTo dispose of by burning it as it emerges from the well.Rate it:

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il s'agit de votre vieYour life is at stake.Rate it:

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il y allait du bonheur de ma familleThe happiness of my family was at stake.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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j'en mettrais la main au feuI would swear to it; I would stake my life on it; I would take my dying oath about it.Rate it:

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salus, caput, vita alicuius agitur, periclitatur, in discrimine est or versatura man's life is at stake, is in very great danger.Rate it:

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