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floor itto move (run, ride etc.) at full speedRate it:

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floor itTo depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.Rate it:

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it will floor you!it will amaze youRate it:

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mop the floor with somebodyTo trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.Rate it:

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mop the floor with someoneTo trounce or defeat thoroughly or in a humiliating manner.Rate it:

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.Rate it:

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cross the floorTo vote against one's own political party in parliament.Rate it:

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4-on-the-floorAlternative spelling of four-on-the-floor.Rate it:

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cross the floorOf a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorRelating to a vehicle with a four-speed manual transmission mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorCharacterised by a steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorA four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorA steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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Get in on the Ground FloorTo get associated with an important or major business and project at its startRate it:

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have the floorTo have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.Rate it:

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on the cutting room floorNot included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked.Rate it:

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pull up a floorUsed other than as an idiom: see pull up, a, floor.Rate it:

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pull up a floorSit down on a floor.Rate it:

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walk the floorTo pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthAvoid a close relationship.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthStay at a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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kick itDance; get on the dance floor.Rate it:

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buzz upTo allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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vowel quantityA vowel's duration of articulation; its length.Rate it:

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Christmas tree billA bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.Rate it:

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spill one's gutsTo confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive.Rate it:

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grace periodA length of time during which rules or penalties do not take effect or are withheld.Rate it:

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arm's lengthBarely within reach.Rate it:

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de plain piedOn the same level (of rooms on the same floor, or on a level with the ground).Rate it:

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one thousandUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.Rate it:

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talk a blue streakTo talk for a long time, at great length, or to the point of tedium.Rate it:

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wall to wall carpetsfloor coveringsRate it:

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yack onTo talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way.Rate it:

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arm's lengthIndependent, but related.Rate it:

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arm's lengthDistant, detached.Rate it:

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as long asThe same length as.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAt a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAvoiding a close relationship.Rate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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Buggins's turnThe appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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coucher sur la dureTo lie on the ground, on the floor.Rate it:

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coucher sur le carreauTo sleep on the floor.Rate it:

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duke it outTo argue heavily or at length.Rate it:

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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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fusius, uberius, copiosius disputare, dicere de aliqua reto speak at great length on a subject, discuss very fully.Rate it:

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get startedto cause to start talking about something in lengthRate it:

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