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To complain strongly, usually as a group.
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Action groups are crying out against plans to build on the woodland area.
Submitted on August 29, 2012
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- as long as
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- catch-as-catch-can
- chew the fat
- get into trouble
- get it
- go blue
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- half a mind
- have a flat
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- jump at the chance
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- kick ass
- king
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- middle of the road
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- object lesson
- off the bat
- on board
- on board
- on its merits
- one at a time
- one-off
- out of order
- out of the blue
- out to lunch
- over and over
- over one's head
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