at the end of the road »
No longer in the competition. Voted off. Eliminated.
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at the end of the road »
No longer living. Dead.
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dead »
No longer living.
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dead »
No longer used or required.
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dead men tell no tales »
Once someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.
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dead wood »
Personnel no longer contributing to an organization.
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fight fires »
To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
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go off the boil »
Cease to boil when heat is no longer applied.
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hold a grudge »
Far longer than is reasonable.
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in Abraham's bosom »
No longer living. Dead.
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jump the queue »
To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
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lapsed academic »
A person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.
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let go »
To no longer hold on.
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no spring chicken »
Said of a person who is no longer particularly young.
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not in Kansas anymore »
No longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings; in the big city.
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off the wagon »
No longer maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from an undesirable habit, especially drinking alcohol.
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one-night stand »
A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the parties has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.
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out of the running »
No longer in competition.
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out of touch »
No longer conversant with facts; not aware or realistic.
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out of touch »
No longer maintaining contact or communications.
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outshout »
To shout louder or for longer than another.
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pack away »
To store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term.
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point of no return »
The point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.
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rag-chewing »
A phrase used by morse code operators for a longer than usual conversation, generally a conversation extending about 30 minutes.
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take away »
To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
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the end of one's rope »
At the limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer take it..
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throw out »
To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
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time out of mind »
A lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered.
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