absence makes the heart grow fonder »
When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.
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back out »
To withdraw from something one has promised to do.
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back to the drawing board »
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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bang straw »
A nick name for a thresher, but applied to all the servants of a farmer.
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bank night »
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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buy straw hats in winter »
Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.
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call in »
To withdraw something from sale or circulation.
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cattle call »
An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
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check out »
To withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.
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check out »
Used to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.
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circle the wagons »
To draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.
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cold turkey »
The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
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cold turkey »
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug.
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cross off »
To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
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cross out »
To strike out; to draw a line through.
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draw a bath »
To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.
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draw a blank »
To be unable to produce a required piece of information.
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draw back »
To retreat from a position.
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draw back »
To move backwards.
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draw back »
To withdraw from an undertaking.
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draw back »
To pull something back or apart.
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draw on »
To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
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draw on »
To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
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draw on »
To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
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draw on »
To approach, come nearer, as evening.
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draw out »
To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.
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draw out »
To physically extract, as blood from a vein.
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draw out »
To extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.
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draw out »
To use means to entice or force to be more open or talkative.
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draw out »
To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
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draw stumps »
To cease doing something, at least for the day.
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draw stumps »
To declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
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draw the line »
To set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.
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draw the short straw »
To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
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draw up »
come to a halt
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drawing near »
approaching
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fold one's tent »
To withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
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from scratch »
From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation; starting from raw ingredients.
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go back to the drawing board »
To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.
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grasp at straws »
To guess randomly at or pursue any apparent option, as due to lack of options or information.
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hair of the dog »
An alcoholic drink taken the morning after to cure a hangover or withdrawal symptoms.
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haul off »
To draw back the arm in order to punch.
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here you are »
Said when you hand something over to someone or do a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; Equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something..
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home in on »
To focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.
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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%C3%A9border le vase »
The final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.
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lick one's wounds »
To withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat.
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make a leg »
To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.
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make someone's skin crawl »
To disturb or bother; to frighten or disgust.
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mind you »
Used to draw attention to adjacent words.
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never mind »
I withdraw my previous statement.
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pelt of the dog »
An immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; cf. hair of the dog.
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prawn cocktail offensive »
A strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.
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pull one's head in »
To withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument.
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pull out »
To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
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rule out »
To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
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shape up or ship out »
To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.
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spill one's seed »
To masturbate or to ejaculate when the penis has been withdrawn from one's partner.
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stick in someone's craw »
To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.
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straw poll »
A survey of opinion which is unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.
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strike through »
Partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
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take up »
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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the straw that broke the camel's back »
A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.
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top drawer »
Of the highest quality.
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