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ask me one on sporta sarcastic reply given when a person does not know the correct answer.Rate it:

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il va y avoir du sportPour annoncer une rude confrontationRate it:

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spectator sportSomething, especially a process or activity, which is a popular object of observation; an activity which a person prefers to watch rather than to participate in.Rate it:

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spectator sportA sporting activity which has a relatively high ratio of watchers to direct participants.Rate it:

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spectator sportAn activity which consists of watching or observing.Rate it:

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no plan survives contact with the enemyIt is a reality of conflict that, after a plan against an enemy is begun, there will always be unexpected elements resulting from opposition that require improvisation and deviation from the original plan.Rate it:

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brush pastTo go by quickly, making slight contact.Rate it:

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cut offTo isolate or remove from contact.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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touch woodTo make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.Rate it:

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well playedUsed to praise performance in a sport or game.Rate it:

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in touchIn contact, or in communication.Rate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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EuropeInternational club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.Rate it:

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get back toTo return contact withRate it:

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get on toTo contact in order to raise or discuss a certain matter.Rate it:

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get one's foot in the doorTo initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.Rate it:

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get ontoTo contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.Rate it:

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get withto contact; make contact withRate it:

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give snackTo ask for something. Created to ask for something that you want, mostly in a sport when asking for the ball, hacky sack, or anything that you want that someone else is holding.Rate it:

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gloves are offFrom the sport of boxing where competitors fistfight wearing padded gloves; removing the gloves during a fight could result in serious physical injuryRate it:

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heavy hitterIn any sport, a strong, physical player who is particularly effective.Rate it:

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HMUInitialism of hit me up; contact me at a later time.Rate it:

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holla atTo call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with.Rate it:

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I've burned myselfIndicates that the speaker is physically hurt due to contact with fire or heat.Rate it:

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illudere alicui or in aliquem (more rarely aliquem)to make sport of, rally a person.Rate it:

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laughing stockAn object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; a butt of sport.Rate it:

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long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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long timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.Rate it:

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lose touchTo cease to be familiar with someone or something or to cease to communicate or have contact.Rate it:

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ludere, irridere, deridere aliquemto make sport of, rally a person.Rate it:

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meet withTo contact or touch (something).Rate it:

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out of touchNo longer maintaining contact or communications.Rate it:

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per ludibriumin sport, mockery.Rate it:

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phone tagA situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.Rate it:

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phone upto phone, to contact by telephoneRate it:

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pick offTo throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.Rate it:

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rack upto gain (points etc.; in a game or sport)Rate it:

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rugby leaguesportRate it:

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shrinking violetA very shy person, who avoids contact with others if avoidable.Rate it:

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ski-jump noseA long nose with an inwardly curving ridge and a tip that curves somewhat upward, resembling the shape of a downhill ramp used in the sport of ski jumping.Rate it:

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snuggle bunnyA romantic partner, child, pet, stuffed animal, etc. which is an object of affection and which provides comfort through physical contact.Rate it:

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soul kissA kiss in which contact occurs between the tongues of the kissers.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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touchy-feelyHaving a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.Rate it:

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up againstIn contact with, abutting.Rate it:

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water polosportRate it:

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weekend warriorA person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present.Rate it:

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who has a sporting spirit wins without competing.Sport-inspired phraseRate it:

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winning is a great deodorantWinning in sport or politics can erase the "stink" (animosity, bad feelings) generated during the competition.Rate it:

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