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The act of something collapsing or caving in.
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We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.
Submitted on September 15, 2010
More phrases:
- do in
- draw out
- fall on
- fit into
- knock down
- look on
- look out
- rub out
- stand off
- stand up
- take in
- at a loss
- brass ring
- by hand
- carry one's weight
- dark horse
- dig deep
- do-or-die
- early bath
- flutter in the dovecote
- follow through
- get by the balls
- get off
- give somebody pause
- go out of one's way
- gold mine
- good luck with that
- hack it
- hard of hearing
- have a flat
- heart to heart
- in one hell of a hurry
- in the nick of time
- kindred soul
- lion
- low-hanging fruit
- make headway
- mind one's own business
- much of a muchness
- on board
- on hold
- on one's toes
- on thin ice
- one of those days
- out to lunch
- pass on
- piffy on a rock bun
- red face test
- see red
- shot in the arm
- shut down
- silly money
- smart off
- smash hit
- spruce up
- streak of good luck
- take a breather
- talk a blue streak
- than a bygod
- to the tune of
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