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cast awayTo discard.Rate it:

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cast awayTo abandon or maroon.Rate it:

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cast pearls before swineTo give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.Rate it:

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let he who is without sin cast the first stoneAlternative form of let him who is without sin cast the first stoneRate it:

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ne'er cast a clout til may be outAdvice not to change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.Rate it:

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cast/shed/throw light on sthto make a problem,etc easier to understandRate it:

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cast offTo discard or reject something.Rate it:

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cast offTo finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.Rate it:

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cast onTo start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.Rate it:

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cast a shadowTo dampen future events.Rate it:

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the die is castThe future is determined; there are no more options; events will proceed in an irreversible manner.Rate it:

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cast offTo let go a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc so that she may proceed.Rate it:

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cast a shadowUsed other than as an idiom: see cast, shadow.Rate it:

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cast aboutTo try to find; look around; search; meditate.Rate it:

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cast aboutTo plan; plot; contrive.Rate it:

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cast adriftTo abandon a ship at seaRate it:

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cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:

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cast aroundTo cast about.Rate it:

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cast asideto discardRate it:

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cast aspersionsTo make damaging or spiteful remarks.Rate it:

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cast in concretesolidly established, very difficult to alterRate it:

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cast one's voteTo vote for something.Rate it:

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cast outTo drive out; to expel.Rate it:

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Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:

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cast the first stoneTo act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.Rate it:

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Cast the First StoneTo be first to blame or criticize someone, to lead the scolding over offenderRate it:

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cast upto wash something onto the shore.Rate it:

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cast upto compute.Rate it:

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cast upto bring up as a reproach.Rate it:

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cast upto construct by digging.Rate it:

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cast up one's accountsTo vomit.Rate it:

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let him that is without sin cast the first stoneAlternative form of let him who is without sin cast the first stoneRate it:

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let him who is without sin cast the first stoneOnly those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others.Rate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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clear one's linesTo clear the ball away from a dangerous position.Rate it:

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from a mile awayWell in advance.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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hadaway and shitego awayRate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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if you don't want to slip up, stay out of slippery placesTo avoid temptation, triggers, Toxicity Or anything that doesn't do you any justice mentally or otherwise. To Stay away from if not to be tempted to repeat mistakes.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthStay at a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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piss offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.Rate it:

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