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To depart; to leave.
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I don't know where he's going—he went off without a word.
Submitted on October 10, 2012
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- stand by
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- track down
- zonk out
- air rage
- at peace
- been there, done that
- brass ring
- catch a tan
- catch-as-catch-can
- chip off the old block
- chow down
- day in, day out
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- first port of call
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- for the hell of it
- forty winks
- get off
- hat in hand
- have a look-see
- hold your fire
- honest-to-goodness
- hot potato
- in the works
- nail biter
- not be caught dead
- off the mark
- old school
- on board
- on its merits
- out of character
- out of gas
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