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put throughto cause to endureRate it:

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put throughTo pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.Rate it:

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put through its pacesTo test completely; to exercise the full range of abilities or functions.Rate it:

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put through the mangleAlternative form of put through the wringer.Rate it:

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put through the wringerTo interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.Rate it:

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put up withTo tolerate, suffer through, or allow, esp. something annoying.Rate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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rat throughTo rummage; to pick over.Rate it:

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rationem alicuius rei inire, subducereto go through accounts, make a valuation of a thing.Rate it:

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rattle throughTo do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.Rate it:

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ray of lighta path a photon or a group of photons takes through space, visible as a column of lightRate it:

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red as a beetrootAn expression used when someone's face turns a bright red colour, often through embarrassment. Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".Rate it:

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right to lifeThe moral or legal entitlement of an unborn child to be born, and not have its birth prevented through an abortion or other medical procedure.Rate it:

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rose-tintTo look through rose-tinted glasses at; to view or describe as better than it actually is or was.Rate it:

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round inTo haul up; usually, to haul the slack of through its leading block, or to haul up by its fall.Rate it:

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rule outTo cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.Rate it:

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rules are made to be brokenit is acceptable to break rules.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass through the traffic light when the red light is on.Rate it:

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run forTo try to obtain political position through the democratic voting process.Rate it:

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run into the groundTo wear out, especially through excessive use.Rate it:

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run throughTo go through by running.Rate it:

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run throughTo pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.Rate it:

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run throughTo briefly summarise.Rate it:

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run throughTo repeat something.Rate it:

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run throughTo use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.Rate it:

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run throughTo impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.Rate it:

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run withTo follow something through to completion or realization.Rate it:

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rust outTo rust completely; to become covered in rust; by extension, to break down over time and cease working.Rate it:

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sail throughTo pass or progress quickly and easily.Rate it:

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scope inTo look through the scope of a rifle.Rate it:

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score offTo delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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scrape throughTo marginally manage to progress.Rate it:

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scratch outTo remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.Rate it:

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se changer les idéesto start a new activity in order to change one's state of mind, to take a break from doing something boring or to escape from a displeasing situation.Rate it:

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se faire jour à travers la fouleTo force one’s way through the crowd.Rate it:

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se frayer un chemin avec les coudesTo elbow one’s way through a crowd.Rate it:

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second natureA mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.Rate it:

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see someone throughTo suffice for a time.Rate it:

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see someone throughTo constitute ample supply for one for.Rate it:

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see something throughTo fulfill a commitment.Rate it:

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see throughTo be able to predict or read someone.Rate it:

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send wordTo give notification; to inform, especially through a message.Rate it:

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shavua tovUsed Saturday night through Sunday to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.Rate it:

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shine throughTo be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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shit out of luckWhen one has attempted to gain something, either tangible or not, and the attempt failed, either through denial, missed opportunity, etc.Rate it:

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shoot throughUsed other than as an idiom: see shoot, through.Rate it:

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shoot throughTo leave.Rate it:

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shoot through like a bondi tramTo leave in haste.Rate it:

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shout downTo shout louder than in order to force through one's argument or point of view.Rate it:

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