We've found 7 phrases for CRAM (0.131 seconds):
bone up »
To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.
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charley horse »
A muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg.
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cheek by jowl »
In close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together.
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cramp someone's style »
To restrict someone's free actions, or to give the impression of such.
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feed a cold, starve a fever »
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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take a powder »
To leave in a hurry; run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.
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walk it off »
To walk or pace in order to relieve a pain or cramp.
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