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turn one's coatTo turn against a previous affiliation or allegiance.Rate it:

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turnabout is fair playIt is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against him.Rate it:

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two can play that gameThe tactics and/or strategies of an enemy can be used against him.Rate it:

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up againstFacing; challenging, or opposing.Rate it:

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up againstIn contact with, abutting.Rate it:

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up against itIn a very difficult position.Rate it:

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Up Against the WallIn serious trouble, in desperate situation, in serious difficultiesRate it:

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up toAgainst; next to; near; towards.Rate it:

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up topWhen someone says "up top" to you they are asking you to give them a high five--to tapthe palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "high five" or "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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uphill battleA challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.Rate it:

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ventis reflantibus (Tusc. 1. 49)with the wind against one.Rate it:

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vim adhibere, facere alicuito use violence against some one.Rate it:

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vous vous y casserez le nez1. You will fall on your face. 2. You will knock up against something. 3. You will fail in that.Rate it:

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wealth per capitaMeaning the ratio of resource output value against the populationRate it:

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weigh againstTo be disadvantageous to someone.Rate it:

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what time have you gotused to ask someone for the time of day, especially for checking against one's own clockRate it:

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who ate all the piesAn interjection used pejoratively against a fat personRate it:

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whoop assTo defeat or excel against in a competitive event.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo defeat or excel against (someone) in a competitive event.Rate it:

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wind back the clockFiguratively to return in time to an earlier period of history.Rate it:

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work against the clockTo work very quickly because you know you only have a very limited period of time to do something.Rate it:

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work around the clockTo work all day and all night without a break, because it is imperative to finish something.Rate it:

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yield upTo give something against one's will.Rate it:

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you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:

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вопреки всемуagainst all oddsRate it:

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не по нутруagainst the grainRate it:

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несмотря ни на чтоagainst all oddsRate it:

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