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To come towards, to approach.
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I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- at last
- been there, done that
- bend somebody's ear
- big cheese
- burst someone's bubble
- call it a day
- chew the fat
- dark horse
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- give it one's best shot
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- in its infancy
- in the dark
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- keep one on one's toes
- keep quiet
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- light up
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- on the pill
- on thin ice
- out of character
- out of house and home
- out to lunch
- outside the box
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- point the finger at
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- rough around the edges
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