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private branch exchangeTelephone lines.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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branch offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

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branch outTo expand in the manner of branches.Rate it:

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olive branchpeace offeringRate it:

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private languageUsed other than as an idiom: see private, language.Rate it:

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private enterpriseindividual initiativeRate it:

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private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

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private languageA language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person-the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.Rate it:

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exchange blowsHit each otherRate it:

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exchange fleshTo engage in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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exchange ratecurrency ratioRate it:

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in exchangeas an exchange or replacementRate it:

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in exchangeto reciprocateRate it:

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telephone exchangecommunications switching centreRate it:

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escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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loose lipThe practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.Rate it:

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pay forTo exchange for, especially money for goods or services.Rate it:

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swap inTo exchange for another of the same kind.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for.Rate it:

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tete a teteprivate conversationRate it:

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quantum mechanicsThe branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.Rate it:

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when the shit hits the fanA reference to the messy consequences of a secret or private situation becoming public.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for an unused equivalent.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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swap spitto exchange informationRate it:

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actio, petitioa private, civil prosecution.Rate it:

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after you, AlphonseAn exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:

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bought the farmA fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.Rate it:

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call it evenTo declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.Rate it:

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captivos permutare, commutareto exchange prisoners.Rate it:

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cash outTo exchange possession of any commodity or idea for cash.Rate it:

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cash outTo retire; to exchange gambling chips for money when finished gambling.Rate it:

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cat that ate the canaryA person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.Rate it:

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cette maison a été vendue de gré à gréThat house was sold by private contract.Rate it:

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changer son cheval borgne contre un aveugleTo lose in an exchange.Rate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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common lawLaw developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals (also called case law), as distinguished from legislative statutes or regulations promulgated by the executive branch.Rate it:

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courir le cachetTo go from house to house giving private lessons.Rate it:

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have a wordTo speak to someone in private, often with a negative implication.Rate it:

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heart of heartsOne's innermost private feelings.Rate it:

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here you areSaid when you hand something over to someone or do a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; Equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something..Rate it:

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hire outTo allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.Rate it:

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Holy of HoliesOne's private retreat, inner sanctum.Rate it:

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in aliquo litterarum genere versarito be engaged in any branch of study.Rate it:

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in otium se referre (Fam. 99)to retire into private life.Rate it:

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inter se consalutare (De Or. 2. 3. 13)to exchange greetings.Rate it:

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