abide by »
To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award.
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according to »
According to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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according to »
According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.
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according to »
Based on what is said or stated.
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according to »
In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion.
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according to »
Our zeal should be according to knowledge. - Thomas Sprat.
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according to Hoyle »
In strict accordance with the rules, especially of card games; in the proper or expected manner.
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at heart »
In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, really, fundamentally.
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below the belt »
Unfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.
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bridge »
A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
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by one's lights »
According to one's understanding.
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check in »
To announce or record one's arrival at a hotel, airport etc.
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check out »
To pay the bill, and record one's departure, as from a hotel.
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check out »
To have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.
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check out »
To withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.
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cordon off »
To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope barrier.
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cut one's coat according to one's cloth »
Live according to your means.
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drill down »
To examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.
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flipside »
The B-side of a phonograph record.
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for the record »
Already publicly known.
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for the record »
For the purpose of being recorded.
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in order »
In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
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nice guy »
An adult male who seeks sexual attraction and romantic intimacy, but only finds cordial friendship and platonic love.
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on high »
"According to those on high there is no global warming".
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on the same wavelength »
In rapport or complete accord.
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on the straight and narrow »
Honest; proceeding according to rules and plans.
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pan out »
To succeed; to proceed according to plan; to result or end up.
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paper trail »
A written record, history, or collection of evidence.
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paper trail »
The records left by a person or organization in the course of activities.
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play it by ear »
To play a song according to how it sounds, rather than from a written score.
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put down for »
To record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.
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put on »
To play recorded music.
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put on »
To record, to add to a record or document.
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put paid to »
To mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".
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screw back »
To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.
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set in one's ways »
Driven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences.
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string up »
To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.
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take down »
To write a note. Usually to record something that is said.
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tape off »
To cordon.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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track record »
An organization's, product's, or person's past performance reviewed in its entirety, usually for the purpose of making a judgment.
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try out one's own chops »
To produce one's own records with one's own vocals.
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write down »
Down in writing; to record something.
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write off »
To record an expenditure as an expense.
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write off »
To record an notional expense such as amortization or depreciation.
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