back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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bend the truth »
To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
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bite the bullet »
To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.
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blow off steam »
To rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.
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bone up »
To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.
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buy time »
Purposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.
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cop-out »
An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.
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cross the aisle »
To vote, unite, or otherwise co-operate with members of another political party in order to achieve governmental or political action.
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cry the blues »
To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation.
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dig up dirt »
To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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economical with the truth »
Not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire.
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fly-by-night »
One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. .
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for kicks »
In order to obtain pleasure or excitement; for fun.
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gang up on »
To join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.
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