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delay no moreFuck you.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.Rate it:

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buy timePurposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.Rate it:

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buying timeTo purposely cause a delay to allow you to finish something.Rate it:

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hit a snagTo encounter an unexpected problem or delay.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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In Two Shakes of a Lamb's TailToo fast, immediately and at once without any delayRate it:

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on the nail(of payment) without delayRate it:

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hold backTo delay, especially in school.Rate it:

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double vertical lineThe typographical character ‖; a symbol composed of two closely spaced line-height vertical lines.Rate it:

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slow-walkTo delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.Rate it:

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hold upTo wait or delay.Rate it:

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and be done with itUsed to terminate discussion or delay with a call to actionRate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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to not let any grass grow under one's feetto be always active and never delay in taking an actionRate it:

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full speed aheadMaximum effort without reservations or delay.Rate it:

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time and tide wait for no manpeople cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore we should not delay doing thingsRate it:

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diem proferre (Att. 13. 14)to adjourn, delay.Rate it:

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drag one’s heelsTo delay, to hold up progressRate it:

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drag something outDelay a decision by dragging, stretching, extending the conversation by injecting incidentals or humdrum history/misinformation/disproved calculations and extrapolations:Rate it:

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elle est au comble de ses désirsShe is at the very height of her wishes.Rate it:

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exspectatione torqueri, cruciarito suffer torments of expectation, delay.Rate it:

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faire la courte échelle à quelqu'unTo allow some one to climb on one’s shoulders to scale a height; To give a lift to some one.Rate it:

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give awayTo concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.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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hold offTo delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).Rate it:

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in two shakesVery quickly; without delay.Rate it:

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keep the wolf from the doorTo delay sexual ejaculation.Rate it:

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knee highVery small; to the height of one's knees.Rate it:

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la fête battait son pleinThe entertainment was at its height.Rate it:

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moram alicui rei afferre, inferre, facereto retard, delay a thing.Rate it:

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music to one's earSome unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.Rate it:

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play for timeTo delay a situation until one is prepared.Rate it:

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post offTo put off; to delay.Rate it:

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push offTo delay, postpone, put off, push back.Rate it:

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see which way the cat jumpsTo delay taking action until something else happens first.Rate it:

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set backTo delay or obstruct.Rate it:

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shift offTo delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shoot first and ask questions laterTo take action with serious consequences without delay, preserving the benefit of surprise by not providing indication of one's intent.Rate it:

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sine mora or nulla mora interpositawithout delay.Rate it:

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sit upTo bounce, especially to a comfortable height.Rate it:

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Sleep on ItTo take time in taking a decision , to delay one’s decision or plan because it is yet to be ponder uponRate it:

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stall for timeTo intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait.Rate it:

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stop pressThe event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.Rate it:

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summa aestate, hiemein the height of summer, depth of winter.Rate it:

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type outTo be rejected as an actor because of categorical factors like height, race and general appearance, rather than acting ability.Rate it:

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uno ab altofrom one heightRate it:

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what are you waiting forWhat is the delay? Why are you not acting or proceeding?Rate it:

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