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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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get off lightlyEnd up with a mild punishment.Rate it:

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take lightlyTo approach a task casually.Rate it:

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tread lightlyTo proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense.Rate it:

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ride shotgunProbably arose in early-20th-century Western fiction and movies to describe an employee armed with a rifle or shotgun riding next to a stagecoach driver for protection.Rate it:

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easy does itRelax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.Rate it:

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puff outTo blow briefly and lightly.Rate it:

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armé de pied en capArmed from head to foot, cap-à-pie.Rate it:

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armed forcesThe ServicesRate it:

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ce qui vient de la flûte s'en va au tambourLightly come, lightly go; What is dishonestly acquired is easily dissipated.Rate it:

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cum telo esseto be armed.Rate it:

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enemy combatantAny person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.Rate it:

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expeditus (opp. impeditus) milesa soldier lightly armed, ready for battle.Rate it:

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fill one's handTo draw one's handgun, especially for an armed confrontation.Rate it:

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hired gunA person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer.Rate it:

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hit the rockTo make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.Rate it:

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il n'entend pas raillerie là-dessus1. You must not speak lightly of that before him. 2. He will not be trifled with on that point.Rate it:

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man-of-warAn armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.Rate it:

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Mexican standoffA confrontation between two or more armed parties, neither of which wants to attack first (fearing that the other could retaliate), but neither of which will disarm (for fear the other will attack).Rate it:

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open-armedHaving one's arms open and apartRate it:

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open-armedcordial; friendly; welcomingRate it:

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passer sur une chose comme un chat sur la braiseTo pass lightly over a subject.Rate it:

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res spectat ad vim (arma)there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence.Rate it:

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touch and goTo touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion.Rate it:

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