about turn »
An about face; a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing.
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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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arse about face »
Something that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.
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back office »
The IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.
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back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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bacon-faced »
Having a fat, sleek face.
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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below par »
Having a price below its face value.
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better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness »
In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.
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blow up in one's face »
To fail disastrously.
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center field »
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
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chalkface »
A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover.
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chalkface »
A musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.
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clay »
A tennis court surface.
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cut off one's nose to spite one's face »
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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