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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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at the high portOr in a charge.Rate it:

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at the high portAt once; unhesitatingly; quickly and vigorously.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first place to go to start a process.Rate it:

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up in armsTo be angry or upsetRate it:

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babe in armsAn infant.Rate it:

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coat of armsheraldic insigniaRate it:

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man at armsa soldier of the High Medieval to Renaissance periodsRate it:

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small armsFirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person; often held in the hand.Rate it:

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up in armsTo be angry or upsetRate it:

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up in armsAngry; preparing for a fight.Rate it:

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with open armsWith enthusiasm, as if embracing.Rate it:

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ball upTo hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.Rate it:

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lionA stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.Rate it:

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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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snowmanA humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks, a carrot, and stones or coal.Rate it:

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à bras ouvertswith open armsRate it:

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ab armis discedere (Phil. 11. 33)to lay down arms.Rate it:

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ad arma conclamare (Liv. 3. 50)to call to arms.Rate it:

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ad arma concurrereto rush to arms.Rate it:

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ad vim et arma descendere (vid. sect. V. 9, note Similarly...)to have recourse to force of arms.Rate it:

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arm upto supply, or be supplied with, arms (weapons)Rate it:

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arma abicereto throw away one's arms.Rate it:

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arma capere, sumereto take up one's arms.Rate it:

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arma ponere (not deponere)to pile arms (cf. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...).Rate it:

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às armasto arms !Rate it:

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bar sinisterA bend sinister or baton sinister in a coat of arms.Rate it:

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battre l'appelTo call to arms.Rate it:

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bellum conficere, perficereto terminate a war (by force of arms and defeat of one's opponents).Rate it:

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compressis manibus sedere (proverb.) (Liv. 7. 13)to sit with folded arms; to be inactive.Rate it:

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Delivered Ex ShipThe seller pays for all transportation and insurance until the transporting ship has arrived at the port of destination.Rate it:

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exercitatus in armispractised in arms.Rate it:

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faire le pot (or, panier) à deux ansesTo put one’s arms akimbo.Rate it:

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flail aboutTo wave one's arms about violently, rather like a flail.Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:

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in armis esseto be under arms.Rate it:

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in manibus aliquem gestareto carry in one's arms.Rate it:

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in sinum philosophiae compellito be driven into the arms of philosophy.Rate it:

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inter manus auferre aliquemto carry some one away in one's arms.Rate it:

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j'ai les bras rompusMy arms are tired.Rate it:

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joustA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.Rate it:

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medicine bladderA large weighted ball used in boxing to strenghten the arms.Rate it:

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omnes ad arma convocareto issue a general call to arms.Rate it:

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

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res bene gestaa success; a glorious feat of arms.Rate it:

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res fortiter feliciterque gestaa success; a glorious feat of arms.Rate it:

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roll down the windowsTo flail one's arms in a circular motion when off-balance, as to mimic the act of rolling down a car window.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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