in thunderation »
In any set of circumstances whatsoever.
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keep the wolf from the door »
To ward off poverty or hunger.
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off the hook »
Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.
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oh dark hundred »
Some unspecified hour in the early morning.
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on the line »
On a level with the eye of the spectator; said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures.
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on the prowl »
Hunting or seeking.
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parcel out »
To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.
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proverbs hunt in pairs »
Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs.
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round down »
To the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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round up »
To the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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snipe hunt »
A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.
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steal somebody's thunder »
To detract from somebody's accomplishments or glory; to undermine.
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track down »
To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
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walk away from »
To abandon or leave; to shun.
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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds »
You can't have it both ways.
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