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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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- at peace
- beat around the bush
- been there, done that
- by leaps and bounds
- can of worms
- cherry-pick
- dead duck
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- dyed-in-the-wool
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- kick ass
- kindred soul
- lion's share
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- make fun of
- number one
- off the mark
- out of order
- pass on
- play old harry
- pump iron
- quarter past
- ride roughshod over
- see the light
- seize the day
- shot in the arm
- sob story
- stepping stone
- suck it up
- take a gamble
- be-all, end-all
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