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To abandon or maroon.
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The mutineers cast away the ship's officers in the longboat.
Submitted on March 14, 2010
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- cheek by jowl
- early bath
- fresh legs
- fresh start
- from the word go
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- in evidence
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- keep your hair on
- lie through one's teeth
- lion's share
- night owl
- object lesson
- old school
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