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knock up
To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the
playing
surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.
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strike up
To start something, usually
playing
live music.
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ace of spades
The
playing
card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.
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boys will be boys
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son
playing
with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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come in
To join or enter; to begin
playing
with a group.
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in touch
The ball, or a player, is in touch when it, or he, is outside the
playing
area or touching the touchlines of the
playing
area.
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king
A
playing
card with the image of a king on it.
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level up
To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities. Often used in role-
playing
games when the character has aquired enough experience points.
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off one's game
Playing
or competing below one's usual level of performance.
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pickin' and grinnin'
Vigorously
playing
folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.
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pull my finger
A phrase used when
playing
a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person
playing
the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.
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second fiddle
The person
playing
second fiddle.
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see red
To receive a red card, and be dismissed from the
playing
field.
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take the field
To go out onto the
playing
field.
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tip one's hand
In card
playing
, to accidentally reveal one's cards or hand.
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