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federal caseAny over-exaggerated ordeal.Rate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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above boardHonestly, reputably.Rate it:

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baby on boardPhrase on a sign attached to the rear of a motor car to signify that a baby is sometimes carried.Rate it:

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board upTo block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.Rate it:

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on boardOn or in a means of transportationRate it:

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on boardin agreement especially with an idea or project; to approve of an idea or projectRate it:

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on boardEven when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate it:

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across the boardPertaining to all categories or things.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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all over the boardShowing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.Rate it:

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back to the drawing boardBack to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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emery boardnail fileRate it:

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festive boardEuropean reference to softwood-trenchers; {Early tableware was a wide softwood plank carved with shallow indentations for various food servings: When filled with appetizing, sumptuous portions it was referred, Festive BoardRate it:

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go by the boardTo fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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off boardNot participating.Rate it:

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off boardNot on or in a means of transportation.Rate it:

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on boardJoining in or participating.Rate it:

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starched as an ironing boardMeans you're stiff unable to bend/flex properlyRate it:

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sweep the boardTo get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.Rate it:

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sweep the boardTo win all the prizes in a competition.Rate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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lay asideTo reserve for future use; to save as a backup.Rate it:

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squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.Rate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.Rate it:

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jump onTo board a public transport vehicle.Rate it:

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up one's sleeveHidden, in reserve.Rate it:

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no holds barredWithout reserve; in an especially ruthless or vicious manner.Rate it:

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I don't fancy yoursUsed to reserve the right to chat up an attractive woman, who is with an unattractive woman.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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public enemy number oneA person who ranks highest on the federal government's prioritized list of wanted criminal fugitives.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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get onTo board or mount, especially a vehicle.Rate it:

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all aboardA cry to passengers to board a train or boat that is soon to depart.Rate it:

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book upTo reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets.Rate it:

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bridgeThe piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.Rate it:

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CBAInitialism of currency board arrangement.Rate it:

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copulas, manus ferreas (in navem) inicereto throw grappling irons on board; to board.Rate it:

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drop the writTo call a federal or provincial election.Rate it:

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dry powdercash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.Rate it:

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Estado de MéxicoUno de los 31 estados de México, localizado hacia el centro del país. Colinda al norte con el estado de Hidalgo, al este con los estados de Tlaxcala y Puebla, al oeste con Michoacán y al sur con Morelos, Guerrero y el Distrito Federal. su capital es la ciudad de Toluca y su gentilicio es mexiquense.Rate it:

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Estados Unidos MexicanosPaís ubicado en América del Norte, que colinda con el sur de los Estados Unidos, Belice y el norte de Guatemala. Se divide en 31 estados y un Distrito Federal.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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go all outTo reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.Rate it:

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go the whole hogTo do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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hang fiveTo perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.Rate it:

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