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first come, first servedPeople will be dealt with in the order they arrive.Rate it:

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first things firstDeal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the pollsRate it:

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domino effectAn accumulation of events where one event is triggered by the previous eventRate it:

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bystander effectUsed other than as an idiom: see bystander, effect.Rate it:

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bystander effectThat someone is less likely to help another if other potential helpers are present than otherwise.Rate it:

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knock-on effectA secondary, often unintended effect.Rate it:

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knock-on effectThe continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.Rate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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or words to that effectused to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.Rate it:

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put into effectTo implement; to execute; to carry out.Rate it:

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side effectAn adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.Rate it:

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side effectA change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").Rate it:

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side effectAn unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.Rate it:

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take effectTo become active; to become effective.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect £200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect $200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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pass offTo misrepresent something.Rate it:

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pass offTo happen.Rate it:

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pass outTo faint; fall asleep.Rate it:

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pass throughTo transit something.Rate it:

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pass byTo proceed past something.Rate it:

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pass awayTo die.Rate it:

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pass byTo pass over. disregard, overlook.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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pass outTo distribute, to hand out.Rate it:

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pass throughTo infiltrate.Rate it:

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pass onTo skip or decline.Rate it:

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aliquem in oblivionem alicuius rei adducere (pass. in oblivionem venire)to make a person forget a thing.Rate it:

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do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollarsAlternative spelling of do not pass go, do not collect $200Rate it:

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don't pass goTo say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.Rate it:

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don't pass goTo say that somebody is not to do anything without receiving further instructions.Rate it:

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hospital passA poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.Rate it:

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hospital passAn unwinnable case, often passed to a newly-qualified member of the firm.Rate it:

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hospital passA throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital. Thus, a hospital pass.Rate it:

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hospital passExempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital.Rate it:

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pass asTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.Rate it:

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pass forTo be mistakenly seen as something that one is notRate it:

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pass forTo be sufficient, especially minimally so, for a specified purpose.Rate it:

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pass musterTo measure up to a particular standard.Rate it:

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pass musterTo adequately pass a formal or informal inspection.Rate it:

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pass onTo convey or communicate.Rate it:

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pass onTo die.Rate it:

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pass outTo graduate, usually marked by the ceremony at the end of their training.Rate it:

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pass overTo overlook; not to note or resent.Rate it:

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pass overTo make a transit of; to pass through or across.Rate it:

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pass overTo bypass; to skip.Rate it:

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pass overTo fly over.Rate it:

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pass overTo die.Rate it:

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pass roundto distributeRate it:

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