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get a gripTo relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.Rate it:

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not win for losingTo repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.Rate it:

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on a losing wicketin a no-win situation.Rate it:

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bottom handWith a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.Rate it:

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broken-heartedAlternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.Rate it:

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I can't find my ...Said after losing something.Rate it:

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hang onTo hold, grasp, or grip.Rate it:

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hold onTo hold, grasp, or grip.Rate it:

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draw outTo improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.Rate it:

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a man hasn’t lost when he’s fallen down, he’s lost when he’s too weak to get back upit explains that giving up is losingRate it:

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back in the game In sports, when a losing team regains chances for winningRate it:

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cling onTo hold on very tightly; to grip hardRate it:

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come from behindTo be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.Rate it:

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eat someone's dustTo get one to be on a losing end.Rate it:

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fight backto overturn a losing deficit.Rate it:

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game overA message usually signaling that the player failed a computer or video game, for example by losing all of their lives, although the phrase sometimes follows the score after successful completion of a game.Rate it:

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monkey wrenchA wrench with a smooth adjustable jaw to grip different sizes of nuts.Rate it:

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neque auribus neque oculis satis constoI am losing my eyesight and getting deaf.Rate it:

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pull backTo score when the team is losing.Rate it:

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run on emptyLosing enthusiasm or willingness, lacking energy.Rate it:

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running on emptyLosing enthusiasm or willingness, lacking energy.Rate it:

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se piquer au jeu(lit.) To continue obstinately to play although losing; (fig.) To go on in an enterprise in spite of all obstacles.Rate it:

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sea legsThe ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.Rate it:

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SFYLInitialism of sorry for your loss, commonly said in response to someone being scammed or losing money from a risky investment.Rate it:

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sick and tiredannoyed or frustrated with something or someone, to the point of losing one's temper or patience.Rate it:

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voilà ce que c'est que de se mettre en colèreThat is the consequence of losing one’s temper.Rate it:

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wake up and die rightget a gripRate it:

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