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To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
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He broke out in song.
Submitted on January 22, 2012
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- call out
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- go off
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- rub out
- sort out
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- tee off
- wear down
- all of a sudden
- and then some
- bad egg
- class clown
- dark horse
- every man jack
- every which way
- flower
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- get the ball rolling
- give in
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- goose is cooked
- grunt work
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- have a flat
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- if only
- in light of
- jump the gun
- lie through one's teeth
- middle of the road
- morning, noon and night
- muckety muck
- nervous as a cat
- no biggie
- not in kansas anymore
- old school
- on a roll
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