bash up »
To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.
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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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blow over »
To blow on something causing it to topple.
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chain reaction »
A series of events, each one causing the next.
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force someone's hand »
Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.
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hospital pass »
A poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.
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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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run over »
To drive over, causing injury or death.
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sell »
To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
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step on a rake »
To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face.
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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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tread lightly »
To proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense.
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white-knuckle »
Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.
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