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Afraid of Your Own ShadowTo get easily frightened of even minor things or anything unknownRate it:

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take the shadow for the substanceTo be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.Rate it:

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cast a shadowTo dampen future events.Rate it:

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cast a shadowUsed other than as an idiom: see cast, shadow.Rate it:

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beyond any shadow of a doubtabsolute, no alternatives.Rate it:

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eye shadowcosmetic itemRate it:

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valley of the shadow of deathValleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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light middleweightboxing categoryRate it:

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gloves are offFrom the sport of boxing where competitors fistfight wearing padded gloves; removing the gloves during a fight could result in serious physical injuryRate it:

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go the distanceTo participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds.Rate it:

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medicine bladderA large weighted ball used in boxing to strenghten the arms.Rate it:

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on the ropesLeaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.Rate it:

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ringside seatA seat in the front row of a boxing or wrestling match.Rate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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saved by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.Rate it:

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