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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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- knuckle down
- make out
- rub out
- run through
- square away
- stick out
- sum up
- swear off
- throw down
- add fuel to the fire
- air rage
- brown thumb
- bury the hatchet
- chew the fat
- cream of the crop
- down the drain
- drop a dime
- false step
- get by the balls
- gold mine
- hack it
- hammer home
- hem and haw
- hold somebody's hand
- in the dark
- in the works
- jump at the chance
- jump the gun
- lie through one's teeth
- low-hanging fruit
- make a decision
- nail biter
- no frills
- not be caught dead
- old stick
- on board
- on hold
- on one's toes
- on the spot
- out of gas
- out of house and home
- out of order
- out of the blue
- piss up a rope
- play old harry
- point the finger at
- pound the pavement
- pretty pictures
- pull one's head in
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- roll out the red carpet
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- smack of
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- so there
- stand a chance
- take one's time
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