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wash awayTo eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, in a figurative sense.Rate it:

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waste awayTo lose energy and become weak and feeble.Rate it:

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wave awayTo reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.Rate it:

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wear awayto erode gradually and progressivelyRate it:

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wheel awayTo run around in celebrationRate it:

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when the cat's awayPeople are likely to take advantage of the absence of authority or enforcement of compliance.Rate it:

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when the cat's away the mice will playIn the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances.Rate it:

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where awayA query uttered by the officer of the deck as to the direction of an object sighted by the lookout.Rate it:

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while awayTo spend idly but pleasantlyRate it:

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while away your dayOne whom is lackadaisical, regressive, cares less:Rate it:

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whisk awayTo take (a person) on a surprise romantic journey.Rate it:

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wipe awayTo remove or erase with a wiping motion.Rate it:

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wither awayTo atrophy, or waste away.Rate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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blaze a trailTo set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.Rate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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clear one's linesTo clear the ball away from a dangerous position.Rate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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cut a cheese?To Break Wind:Rate it:

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fall to piecesTo feel emotionally devastated; to break down.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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hadaway and shitego awayRate it:

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hours on endA happening without breakRate it:

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if you don't want to slip up, stay out of slippery placesTo avoid temptation, triggers, Toxicity Or anything that doesn't do you any justice mentally or otherwise. To Stay away from if not to be tempted to repeat mistakes.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthStay at a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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piss offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’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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chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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fend offAway; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.Rate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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bash inTo break or dent badly by hitting violently.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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buzz offUsed to tell someone to go away.Rate it:

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drive offTo force to leave or go away.Rate it:

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Ehre, wem Ehre gebührtcredit where credit's due; used to justly praise someone, or to break the solemnity of praisingRate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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sod offGo away.Rate it:

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take a breatherTo take a break; to pause or relax briefly.Rate it:

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throw outTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.Rate it:

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