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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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split upsplit into smaller groups or to go in different directionsRate it:

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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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moral compassThe full range of virtues, vices, or actions which may affect others and which are available as choices (like the directions on the face of a compass) to a person, to a group, or to people in general.Rate it:

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please turn leftWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn left.Rate it:

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1/dOnce per day, used for prescription directions.Rate it:

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according toAccording to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.Rate it:

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backseat driverA passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions.Rate it:

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brace byto bring the yards in opposite directions on different masts when doing certain maneuversRate it:

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give somebody the runaroundEspecially by providing useless information or directions .Rate it:

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give someone the runaroundTo delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions .Rate it:

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have eyes in the back of one's headTo be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.Rate it:

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how do i get to carnegie hallA set phrase, spoken as a rhetorical question, which is answered "Practice, practice, practice!" or sometimes with the humorous literal directions to Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th.Rate it:

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how do I get to the airportUsed to ask for directions in order to go to an airport.Rate it:

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how do I get to the bus stationUsed to ask for directions in order to go to a bus station.Rate it:

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how do I get to the train stationUsed to ask for directions in order to go to a train station.Rate it:

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in diversas partes or simply diversi abeunt, disceduntthey disperse in different directions.Rate it:

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one eye lookin at a squirrel and the other eye lookin at a possum.Describing a person with eyes looking in different directions at once. Someone who’s walleyed or has wonky eyes.Rate it:

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please turn rightWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn right.Rate it:

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praecepta dare, tradere de aliqua reto give advice, directions, about a matter.Rate it:

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quoquo versus; in omnes partesin all directions.Rate it:

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se convertere, converti ad alicuius nutumto take one's directions from another; to obey him in everything.Rate it:

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serpentineSinuous; curving in alternate directions.Rate it:

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stop the carWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.Rate it:

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two-way streetA street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions.Rate it:

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