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jump aroundTo move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous.Rate it:

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peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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thieve outTo walk out of a place stealthily.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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il sait son pain mangerHe knows on which side his bread is buttered.Rate it:

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tirer une épine du pied à quelqu'unTo take a thorn out of some one’s side; To get some one over a difficulty.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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heave to and splice the main brace'Heave to and splice the main brace!' An old salt's invitation to shipmates in a shore side pub to drink-up and be merry!Rate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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j'ai mis ce livre de côté à voire intentionI put that book on one side especially for you (to read, to see).Rate it:

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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate it:

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ab (cum) aliquo stare (Brut. 79. 273)to be on a person's side (not ab alicuius partibus).Rate it:

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ab alicuius latere non discedereto be always at a person's side.Rate it:

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across the pondOn the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.Rate it:

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all outThe state of a side having no more men to bat, thus ending its innings.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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back intoTo back up or walk backwards and hit something.Rate it:

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Beware of Greeks Bearing GiftsBe careful when suspected people given some gifts unexpectedly, be aware of people who might be looking for some favors from you, by showing their kind side or some generosityRate it:

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box someone's earsTo slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.Rate it:

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brace abackto bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the shipRate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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bring down the houseTo garner enthusiastic or wild applause.Rate it:

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burn some rubberAn expression of intent to drive ruthlessly, speedily, wildly, illegally: Express the intention to perform tasks, agendas in wild abandon, in order to impress, gain an advantage, recover lost time or missed opportunity:Rate it:

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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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c'est le revers de la médailleThat is the dark side of the picture.Rate it:

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c'est une famille où l'esprit est tombé en quenouilleIn that family only the women are clever; In that family the brains are on the distaff side.Rate it:

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ce jeune homme jette sa gourmeThat young man is sowing his wild oats.Rate it:

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change sides, change signsA mnemonic indicating that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.Rate it:

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Cheek by JowlSide by side, being very close, being togetherRate it:

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chestnutA round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.Rate it:

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cling toTo remain by side; to refuse to leave the company of someone to whom one has an intense emotional attachment.Rate it:

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come in fromTo change to a new side in a conflict; to return from a period of exclusion; to accept after a history of not accepting.Rate it:

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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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cum aliquo facere (Sull. 13. 36)to take some one's side.Rate it:

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down the road, not across the streetAlong the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.Rate it:

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easy peasy (lemon squeezy)a rhyming expression for saying something is very easy, straight forward; also written easy-peasy; See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; as easy as falling off a log; easy as pieRate it:

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faire huit kilomètres à pied, à cheval, en voitureTo walk, ride, drive, five miles.Rate it:

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faire marcherto make someone walkRate it:

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fall forTo be fooled; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick.Rate it:

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fasces praeferre, summittereto walk before with the fasces; to lower the fasces.Rate it:

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feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:

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flipsideThe B-side of a phonograph record.Rate it:

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follow onThe act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.Rate it:

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fortune favors the boldLuck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.Rate it:

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freak flagUnconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.Rate it:

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get acrossTo cross; to move from one side to the other, literally or figuratively.Rate it:

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get aroundTo move to the other side of an obstruction.Rate it:

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go awryto become twisted, or turned to one sideRate it:

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