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shell shockA psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.Rate it:

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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.Rate it:

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come out of one's shellTo become a naturist. To convert to naturism.Rate it:

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come out of one's shellTo reveal one's true self.Rate it:

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Come Out of Your ShellTo become friendly, stop being shy or get socialRate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go into one's shellTo act defensively.Rate it:

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shell outTo use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.Rate it:

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shell outTo pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.Rate it:

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shell shockUsed other than as an idiom: see shell, shock.Rate it:

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shell shockTo stun or debilitate as by a shock.Rate it:

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shell shockA person with the condition.Rate it:

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shell shockA stunning shock.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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bag of shellsUsed other than as an idiom: see bag, shell.Rate it:

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pitTo remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.Rate it:

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pitA shell in a drupe containing a seed.Rate it:

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rakeA garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.Rate it:

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vasa conclamare (B. C. 3. 37)to give the signal for breaking up the camp, collecting baggage.Rate it:

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