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bring forthTo create, generate, bring into existence.Rate it:

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drum upTo generate or encourage; to campaign for.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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conjure up  To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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crash togetherTo bang objects together with enough force to generate a loud noise.Rate it:

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gin upgenerate, devise or create.Rate it:

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pencil outOf an investment, to make sense financially or to be expected to generate the desired returnsRate it:

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swing for the fencesTo act in a way that might generate a very good result, but which also has a large chance of failing.Rate it:

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tentpole movieA major motion picture which is expensive to produce and which is expected to generate significant revenue for its producing studio and investors.Rate it:

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toss upTo produce, generate.Rate it:

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wet firecrackerA person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.Rate it:

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whomp upTo incite or generate.Rate it:

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