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angle of attackUsed other than as an idiom: see angle, attack.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.Rate it:

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attack is the best form of defenceIn a battle, attacking the opposition first is better than waiting for them to attack.Rate it:

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a bean counterAn accountant; Someone who keeps track of minute details. One whom counts trivialities and overlooks the major items of the moment.Rate it:

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run counterTo defy or oppose something, especially an expectation, custom, or social standard.Rate it:

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bean counterA person, such as an accountant or financial officer, who is concerned with quantification, especially to the exclusion of other matters.Rate it:

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behind the counterOf drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.Rate it:

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rivet counterA person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.Rate it:

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fight fire with fireTo respond to an attack with a similar or identical method.Rate it:

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I'll call the policeIndicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.Rate it:

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beginner's luckrefers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.Rate it:

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collateral damageA damage to things that are incidental to the intended target. It is frequently used as a military term where non-combatants are accidentally or unintentionally killed or wounded and/or non-combatant property damaged as result of the attack on legitimate enemy targets.Rate it:

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have at itattempt, to go ahead, or to attack physically.Rate it:

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low blowA rhetorical attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.Rate it:

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sort outTo attack physically.Rate it:

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strike outTo strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.Rate it:

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lash outTo make a fierce verbal attack.Rate it:

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light intoAttack.Rate it:

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beat upTo alarm by a sudden attack.Rate it:

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jump onTo attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors.Rate it:

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pin down1) Hold Under Submission, (Wrestling: 2) Restrain enemy attack, return fire, and movement:Rate it:

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under fireSubjected to enemy attack.Rate it:

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a conniption fitAttack of hysteria.Rate it:

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adversis hostibus occurrereto attack the enemy in the front.Rate it:

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aestu et febri iactarito have a severe attack of fever.Rate it:

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aggredi hostemto attack the enemy.Rate it:

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attaquez-le au défaut de la cuirasseAttack him on his weak point.Rate it:

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aversos hostes aggredito attack the enemy in the rear.Rate it:

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bring onTo pose a challenge or threat; to attack; to compete aggressively.Rate it:

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ça, c'est de bonne guerreHe has only used fair means to defend himself (or, attack you); He has acted within his rights, you cannot complain.Rate it:

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cat-and-mousesuspenseful, involving alternating roles of attack and defence.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo prepare to defend against an attack.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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classicum canit (B. C. 3. 82)the trumpet sounds for the attack.Rate it:

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come atTo attack, to harass.Rate it:

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crash diveAn emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or to avoid a collision.Rate it:

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dress downThe heavy criticism, personal attack upon a subaltern by a superior for any infraction, misdemeanor, rule violation, felony et al which leaves the victim shattered:Rate it:

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dust upTo attack or renounce.Rate it:

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escape fireAn unconventional or counter intuitive solution to a difficult problem.Rate it:

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fall foulTo collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)Rate it:

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feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:

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fight backto counterattack; to resist an attack.Rate it:

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fight offTo succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.Rate it:

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get one's claws outTo prepare to attack or retaliateRate 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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give battleTo engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.Rate it:

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go forTo attack something.Rate it:

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go snakeTo approach, attack or accost a person, situation or environment in an extremely violent and unrestrained manner, often with no thought about consequences.Rate it:

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