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Away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.
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They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- go away
- live down
- pig out
- puff out
- ring back
- run for
- run off
- run up against
- straighten out
- strip away
- tag along
- take off
- vote out
- zip up
- after the fact
- apple of somebody's eye
- arse about face
- beat a dead horse
- chain reaction
- cooking with gas
- dry run
- fresh legs
- give somebody what-for
- good luck with that
- grace period
- hammer home
- hat in hand
- horse's ass
- hustle and bustle
- in detail
- in light of
- keep a lid on
- kick ass
- kindred soul
- king
- labor of love
- lie through one's teeth
- lucky break
- much of a muchness
- off-color
- old school
- on board
- out of proportion
- outside the box
- play old harry
- play one's cards right
- put the clock back
- quarter past
- raise a stink
- rough around the edges
- rough trot
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- seize the day
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