bag and baggage »
All one's possessions.
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bragging rights »
The prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic.
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clean out »
To empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from.
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corner the market »
To have exclusive possession; to possess something to a high or excessive degree.
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crown jewels »
A prized possession or asset.
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easy street »
A carefree situation or lifestyle, especially as resulting from possession of wealth.
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facts on the ground »
A euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.
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fall off a truck »
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.
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fall off the back of a lorry »
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.
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hand over »
To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
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possession is nine-tenths of the law »
One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.
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rag the puck »
To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
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run out the clock »
To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.
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stickhandle »
To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
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take back »
To regain possession of something.
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