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pre-warDescribing the period before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.Rate it:

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l'herbe est toujours plus verte dans le pré du voisinVariante de l’herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the period before a war.Rate it:

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right in the pickle barrelWhen throwing a pitch. It’s defined as throwing it in the strike zone.Rate it:

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whoop assTo beat or strike.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo beat or strike.Rate it:

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beat downTo strike with great force.Rate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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knock outTo strike or bump someone or something out.Rate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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speak toTo resonate with, to strike a chord in.Rate it:

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strike a happy mediumTo find a midway between two opposing or contradictory issues, to compromise on a problemRate it:

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strike it luckyTo have unexpected good fortune.Rate it:

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strike outTo strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.Rate it:

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put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

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strike one's flagTo yield, give up, or surrender.Rate it:

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strike while the iron is hotTo act on an opportunity promptly; to avoid waiting.Rate it:

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kick inTo kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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strike me pinkan exclamation of surpriseRate it:

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strike throughPartly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something, usually playing live music.Rate it:

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cross outTo strike out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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wail onTo strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.Rate it:

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ye oldePseudo-archaic, pertaining to a historically inaccurate invocation of pre-modern times.Rate it:

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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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strike backTo retaliateRate it:

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bang awayto strike or hit repeatedlyRate it:

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battre en brècheto tackle, to strike at the heart ofRate it:

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be the way to goRepresent the best of all possible options or courses of action; pre-eminate over all other choices or alternatives.Rate it:

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c'est un coup montéIt is a pre-arranged affair.Rate it:

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caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

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censu prohibere, excludereto strike off the burgess-roll.Rate it:

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clayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.Rate it:

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contendere cum aliquo de principatu (Nep. Arist. 1)to contend with some one for the pre-eminence.Rate it:

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coup de foudrelightning strike, thunderboltRate it:

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deathblowA strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.Rate it:

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eximere de reis aliquemto strike a person's name off the list of the accused.Rate it:

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fall aboard ofTo strike.Rate it:

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frapper fort et druTo strike with might and main.Rate it:

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glance offTo strike a surface and be deflectedRate it:

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go on striketake industrial actionRate it:

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hit paydirtTo strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.Rate it:

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hit the books!Launch a determined review or study of appropriate material and subjects by hitting the books in preparation for a stringent examination/knowledge test in a pre-employment interview.Rate it:

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hit the bricksTo participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing.Rate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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