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a rising tide lifts all boatsBenefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.Rate it:

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hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:

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bright lightsThe glamour and glitz of a place, especially a big cityRate it:

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by one's lightsAccording to one's understanding.Rate it:

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lights, camera, actionThe traditional cue to the members of a film crew at the beginning of a take.Rate it:

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punch someone's lights outTo give someone a serious beating using one's fists; to punch someone until he or she is unconscious.Rate it:

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put someone's lights outTo cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.Rate it:

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stop the lightsAn interjection expressing exasperation or incredulity. or to illustrate the humour in a situation.Rate it:

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the lights are on, but nobody's homeSomebody is conscious or paying attention, but failing to understand.Rate it:

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see starsTo experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.Rate it:

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on the riserising; becoming greater in number.Rate it:

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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.Rate it:

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come out swingingTo display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity.Rate it:

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amber gamblerA driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.Rate it:

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clarissima litterarum luminashining lights in the literary world.Rate it:

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luzes, câmera, açãolights, camera, actionRate it:

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nous sommes sortis entre chien et loupWe went out at dusk, between the lights.Rate it:

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on the upWhile the ball is rising.Rate it:

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on the uprising; becoming greater in number or magnitude.Rate it:

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oppidum colli impositum estthe town stands on rising ground.Rate it:

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silence, moteur, actionlights, camera, action!Rate it:

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tempestas cooritura storm is rising.Rate it:

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