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To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.
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Her son balls up in fear whenever there is a storm.
Submitted on August 31, 2012
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- been to the rodeo
- bite one's tongue
- blessing in disguise
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- by heart
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- good luck with that
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- honest-to-goodness
- hustle and bustle
- in black and white
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- keep one on one's toes
- make fun of
- muckety muck
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- one of those days
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