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en directliveRate it:

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en directdirectlyRate it:

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set the wheels in motionto initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)Rate it:

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poetry in motionGraceful, fluid movement.Rate it:

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put in motionto trigger movement, to get goingRate it:

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set in motionto trigger movement, to get goingRate it:

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slow motionEfecto de lentitud de movimiento que se obtiene al proyectar o rodar una película a mayor velocidad de la normal.Rate it:

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stop motionUna técnica de animación que consiste en aparentar el movimiento de objetos estáticos por medio de una serie de imágenes fijas sucesivas.Rate it:

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elbow greaseEffort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.Rate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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get the ball rollingTo begin; to start some action; to set in motion.Rate it:

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curveballA forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".Rate it:

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dieFollowed by with. Now rare as indicating direct cause.Rate it:

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short and sweetA direct and brief communication.Rate it:

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stop throwing shadesThis means to refrain from throwing sarcasm to a person either via SMS or in personal conversation. It calls to rather get direct to the point. It is like firing a bullet at point blank.Rate it:

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head upTo lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.Rate it:

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As the Crow FliesDirect and shortest distance among two places, distance estimated in a straight lineRate it:

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hits pretty close to homehaving a direct personal effect on you.Rate it:

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off the chainFree from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.Rate it:

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bulls eyedirect hitRate it:

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check your ego at the door!A direct, crisp, critical rejoinder to another, 'to leave their egoism without the room', {at the door}!Rate it:

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show inTo lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room.Rate it:

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side issueAn issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern.Rate it:

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abstract verbA verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single, completed action. Abstract verbs are always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect.Rate it:

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agmen agereto set the army in motion.Rate it:

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body EnglishA body motion made to coax an object already propelled go in a desired direction. For example, a nervous leaning or twisting movement while playing sports such as golf or bowling, to "persuade" the ball to go in a desired direction.Rate it:

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box-office bombA motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.Rate it:

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brush downUsed other than as an idiom: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.Rate it:

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bulletproofCapable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.Rate it:

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Cato Uticensis ortus erat a Catone CensorioCato of Utica was a direct descendant of Cato the Censor.Rate it:

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charity muggerA person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.Rate it:

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cogitationem, animum in aliquid intendere (Acad. 4. 46)to direct one's attention...Rate it:

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death spiralThe downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.Rate it:

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dieFollowed by for. Often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes.Rate it:

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discedere (pedibus), ire in alicuius sententiam (Liv. 23. 10)to vote for some one's motion.Rate it:

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don't think twice!In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",Rate it:

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erranti viam monstrareto direct a person who has lost his way.Rate it:

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face valueNo more or less than what is stated; a literal or direct meaning or interpretation.Rate it:

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head-onOf a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.Rate it:

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head-onDirect, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.Rate it:

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knife-edgeA piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.Rate it:

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lead up toTo set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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make a beelineA straight and direct course made by a bee returning to its hive.Rate it:

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mano a manoA head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel.Rate it:

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non-denial denialA statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.Rate it:

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out of one's wayNot in the direct route that one would normally use.Rate it:

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pão, pão, queijo, queijoused to introduce a frank or direct statementRate it:

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pinch offTo separate from something else, using a pinching motion.Rate it:

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