acknowledge the corn »
To cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.
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act out »
To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.
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ad fontes »
Go to the sources: An expression emphasizing the importance of conducting fundamental research and of consulting primary sources.
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adams ale »
water
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add fuel to fire »
To inflame a situation, to make a situation worse.
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add fuel to the fire »
To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.
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add insult to injury »
To further a loss with mockery or indignity.
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add up »
To take a sum.
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add up »
To accumulate; to amount to.
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add up »
To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
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add up to »
To have a particular effect.
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Adds up »
To enhance. " Law of attraction adds up to the success in life."
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admiral of the blue »
A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly the custom among men of that vocation.
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against the clock »
In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.
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against the grain »
To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.
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