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cross-purposeA conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas.Rate it:

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accidentally on purposeSeemingly unintentionally but actually deliberatelyRate it:

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cross-purposeA contrary or conflicting purpose or understanding, especially an unintentional or misconceived one.Rate it:

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on purposePurposefully; with intention; deliberately.Rate it:

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serve someone rightUsed other than as an idiom: see serve, right.Rate it:

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help ever, hurt never, love all, serve allHumanity is very essential and core of life.Rate it:

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serve noticeTo fire; to terminate one's employment or formal association.Rate it:

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serve noticeTo warn or announce.Rate it:

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serve noticeTo officially give a legal notice to.Rate it:

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serve outTo win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve.Rate it:

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serve outTo pay back; to have one's revenge on.Rate it:

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serve outTo serve the whole of some period.Rate it:

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serve somebody rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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serve someone rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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serve timeTo be in prison or a similar institute.Rate it:

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serve two mastersto take orders from two superiors or two conflicting partiesRate it:

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serve upTo perform an actRate it:

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serve upThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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when thunder bolts, i serve.Book by: Global Advocate and Activist Greshun De Bouse Even in the storms of life, I still serve my global community and fellow man.Rate it:

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babies for benefitsTerm popularized by Curtis Lassiter-father of Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse-to describe the tendency of some females to produce children with males for the sole purpose of receiving a child support check. #babiesforbenefitsRate it:

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chip inTo interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.Rate it:

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cut outWell suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.Rate it:

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dream teamIndividuals brought together to create a team considered the perfect combination for a particular purpose.Rate it:

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mint sauceserve this with lambRate it:

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name of the gameThe essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose.Rate it:

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Sling HashTo serve as a waiter or waitress in small cheap restaurant and serving inexpensive and inelegant foodRate it:

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why God inventedThe reason for something existing; the purpose fulfilled by something.Rate it:

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bum aroundTo wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.Rate it:

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dish upTo serve cooked food.Rate it:

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get changedTo change one's clothing (usually for a specific purpose).Rate it:

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lead nowhereTo have no purpose, to result in nothing.Rate it:

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tell againstTo serve as evidence which casts doubt upon.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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neither fish, flesh, nor good red herringUnsuitable for anyone or anything; unfit for any purpose.Rate it:

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take inTo receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.Rate it:

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based on experiencethe purpose or a new work can be designed having few numbers or data from the previous successful execution.Rate it:

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call outTo arrange for a professional to call at your home for some purpose.Rate it:

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no show without PunchA show or endeavor cannot proceed without it's star or main purpose.Rate it:

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pour outTo serve a drink into a cup or glass.Rate it:

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potluckQuaint {American ?} social gathering, mayhaps hosted by an entity. Attendees bring 'dish to pass'; {Luck of Pot} 'Purpose'; Good Food, Goodwill, Good-Gab:Rate it:

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alicui bibere ministrareto serve some one with drink.Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.Rate it:

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take up a collectionTo request and receive money or goods of value from members of a group, especially for a charitable purpose.Rate it:

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to no availEffect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).Rate it:

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acte manquéa mistake which was unconsciously deliberate; accidentally on purpose; a Freudian slipRate it:

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anaconda mortgageA loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other property.Rate it:

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apropos of nothingWithout any apparent reason or purpose.Rate it:

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battle cryBy extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.Rate it:

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birth tourismTravel from one country to another for the purpose of giving birth in the second country, thereby endowing the newborn child with citizenship of the second country.Rate it:

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