answer back »
To issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.
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daily grind »
The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work.
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day in, day out »
Every day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous.
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deer in the headlights »
A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.
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dummy up »
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
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gapers' block »
A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
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long goodbye »
Nickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends.[1]; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.
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motor mouth »
One who talks incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.
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perp walk »
The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.
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poster child »
One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.
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rat run »
A small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.
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rev up »
To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
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run off »
To make photocopies, or print.
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shift gears »
To change the gear by which motion is transmitted from a powered shaft to another shaft, especially in a motor vehicle.
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stop up »
To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.
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take a picture »
To photographically capture an image.
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wash out »
To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
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work over »
To improve a prototype, or first draft.
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