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To delay, especially in school.
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He's a year younger than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.
Submitted on January 10, 2012
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- as far as one knows
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- bet dollars to donuts
- bite one's tongue
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- catch flies
- come hell or high water
- fair game
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- flower
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- green light
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- in black and white
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- not be caught dead
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- off and on
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- out of gas
- out of order
- out of proportion
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