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running targeta firearms target that is towed across a range as the shooter shootsRate it:

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never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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rat runningPresent participle of rat run.Rate it:

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clock is runningAlternative form of clock is tickingRate it:

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hit the ground runningTo begin an activity immediately and with full commitment.Rate it:

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in the runningOf a candidate, potential or likely; worthy of consideration.Rate it:

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inmates running the asylumAlternative form of lunatics have taken over the asylumRate it:

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off and runningLaunched or launching vigorously into a course of action.Rate it:

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out of the runningNo longer in competition.Rate it:

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rat run/runningA small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.Rate it:

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running around in circlesdisorientation, unfocused, not reviewing, not working the Plan.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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

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running out of timeBroke, friendless, no car, can't meet mortgage payments.Rate it:

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running targeta standard of performance set by the first place competitor that lower placed competitors try to exceedRate it:

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running targeta goal that changes as effort is made to reach the goalRate it:

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up and runningoperational, in operationRate it:

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light at the end of the tunnelA better situation after long hardship.Rate it:

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light on one's feetnimble, light-footedRate it:

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see the lightTo gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.Rate it:

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Trip the Light FantasticDancing in a versatile manner; to danceRate it:

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light in the loafersGay; homosexual.Rate it:

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cast/shed/throw light on sthto make a problem,etc easier to understandRate it:

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in light ofGiven, considering.Rate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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red lightA sign of a brothel.Rate it:

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let there be lightUsed as a metaphor for the spread of wisdomRate it:

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light intoAttack.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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come to lightTo become known; to be revealed.Rate it:

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go out like a lightTo fall asleep quickly.Rate it:

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sweetness and lightThat which is good, pure, pleasant, etc.Rate it:

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yellow lightLimited approval or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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beginning to see the lightan awakening, an awareness, sudden realization, recognizing a situation.Rate it:

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as light as a featherHaving no weightRate it:

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false lightA point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.Rate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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light on one's feeteffeminate, homosexualRate it:

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light skirtUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see light,‎ skirt.Rate it:

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green lightApproval, or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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green lightA traffic light in its green state .Rate it:

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light middleweightboxing categoryRate it:

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put on the red lightto advertise oneself as a prostituteRate it:

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light as a featherextremely light, having minimal weightRate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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light a fire underTo start sooner or move faster.Rate it:

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Light at the End of the TunnelSuccess achieved after taxing effort, to finally get the answer after prolonged researchRate it:

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