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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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- bring about
- burn out
- do without
- draw out
- fire off
- hack into
- horse around
- lay down
- move out
- run after
- run off
- squirrel away
- stuff up
- take a crack at
- take on
- all walks of life
- at a stand
- bad for you
- cloud nine
- cut it out
- dead on
- feather in one's cap
- fight tooth and nail
- give over
- go bananas
- go for it
- have second thoughts
- hit a snag
- in evidence
- in one hell of a hurry
- in order
- keep one on one's toes
- kick the bucket
- lie through one's teeth
- lower the boom
- no slouch
- off the mark
- on the pill
- on the spot
- on thin ice
- one thousand
- out of proportion
- pass on
- penny pincher
- pound sand
- push the envelope
- put down roots
- put one over
- roll out the red carpet
- rough trot
- second banana
- shape up
- spanner
- square meal
- stand a chance
- stroke of work
- sure of oneself
- take a bullet
- take a gamble
- take a spin
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