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To take place, happen.
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A big heist went down yesterday by the docks.
Submitted on August 18, 2011
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- cream of the crop
- cross someone's path
- day in, day out
- dry run
- fat chance
- fly off the handle
- food chain
- frog in one's throat
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- get a handle on
- get it on
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- grain of salt
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- have a heart
- have a look-see
- have other fish to fry
- hem and haw
- home stretch
- in the hot seat
- in touch
- jump at the chance
- jump the gun
- keep one on one's toes
- kick ass
- kiss of death
- lemon law
- lie through one's teeth
- lower the boom
- on a full stomach
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