at all hours »
Late into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.
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baggage »
Heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.
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carry a torch for »
[2] To harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.
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cat and mouse game »
Two individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.
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creep into »
To enter something or somewhere by creeping.
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cuckoo clock »
ornate timepiece
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cut a wide swath »
To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.
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fast asleep »
Sleeping, in a deep sleep.
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gratuitous violence »
The artificial depiction of excessive violence.
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have a fit »
To experience an epileptic seizure.
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hedge one's bets »
To reduce the risk of making a mistake, by keeping one's options open.
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hold one's breath »
To inhale and then intentionally close the epiglottis so that one's breath is not exhaled.
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horse opera »
A theatrical production, film, or program on radio or television depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.
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in line »
Suitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules.
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let sleeping dogs lie »
To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
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