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his knee was really hurt, but it's starting to get lined out now.He had a bad injury to his knee and it’s starting to heel now. The problem is getting “straightened up” now.Rate it:

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starting priceUsed other than as an idiom: see starting, price.Rate it:

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starting priceThe final odds on a horse when the race starts; also used to designate a system of fixed-odds betting using such prices. Abbreviation: SP.Rate it:

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starting priceThe opening price for an item at an auction.Rate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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sushi tuna saku blockIt is a tuna cut that is sold and it is used to make sushi or poke. This tuna can be yellowfin (Ahi in Hawaiian language) or bluefin.Rate it:

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block offTo book, set aside.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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block offTo obstruct.Rate it:

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block outto prevent from entering or penetratingRate it:

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block outto prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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block upto be completely blocked or obstructed.Rate it:

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block upto completely block or obstruct.Rate it:

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate it:

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do one's blockTo become enraged.Rate it:

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gapers' blockA traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.Rate it:

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knock someone's block offTo strike a person in the head, causing him to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.Rate it:

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new kid on the blockSomeone or something new to an existing community.Rate it:

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stumbing-blockA hindrance, obstacle or impediment.Rate it:

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stumbling blockA hindrance, obstacle or impediment.Rate it:

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stumbling-blockAlternative spelling of stumbling block.Rate it:

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tower blockhigh-rise buildingRate it:

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board upTo block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.Rate it:

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brick upTo block by masonry, particularly using bricks.Rate it:

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flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:

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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepeven the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting pointRate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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from the word goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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saddleA block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.Rate it:

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shots firedUsed as an indication of or response to an insult, often to the point of starting a fight or argument.Rate it:

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aliquem proficiscentem prosequito accompany any one when starting; to see a person off.Rate it:

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all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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choke upTo block up; to cause something to be blocked.Rate it:

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clog upto completely physically blockRate it:

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come fromTo derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.Rate it:

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drinking ageA two and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'emRate it:

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face offThe starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.Rate it:

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from scratchFrom the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation; starting from raw ingredients.Rate it:

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from the get-goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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from the ground upFrom the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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getA difficult return or block of a shot.Rate it:

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hoja bloqueBlock souvenir Por ejemplo: en Chile se prefiere block souvenir, al castizo hoja bloque.Rate it:

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il chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il est bien le fils de son pèreHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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it's onA conflict is starting.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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la pierre d'achoppementThe stumbling-block.Rate it:

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