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To come towards, to approach.
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I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- hand in
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- sniff out
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- take back
- take down
- take in
- take in
- tell apart
- wear off
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- zoom down
- a cut above
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- apple of somebody's eye
- apply oneself
- back to square one
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- bolt bucket
- check is in the mail
- company
- cooking with gas
- day in, day out
- deep water
- dig deep
- dog and pony show
- fall off a truck
- get it
- give it one's best shot
- go bananas
- grace period
- green light
- ground rules
- hack it
- hand in hand
- hit the spot
- in line
- in one's cups
- in the works
- keep a close watch on
- keep quiet
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