against the grain »
To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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clay »
A tennis court surface.
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diamond in the rough »
A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.
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drag »
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
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draw on »
To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
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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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rise up »
To rise to the surface.
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scratch the surface »
To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.
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set down »
Simple sum of parts set + down, to place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
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take down »
To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
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