a cut below »
Inferior to; of a lower quality than.
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April showers bring May flowers »
April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.
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back off »
To lower the setting of.
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beat down »
To haggle someone to sell at a lower price.
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bogged down »
Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.
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bring up »
To bring from a lower position to a higher position.
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bush league »
A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.
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cool down »
To cause something temperature to lower.
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copper-bottomed »
Having lower parts made of or covered by copper.
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filter down »
Of a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.
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filter down »
Of information, or resources; to move slowly down to lower levels of an organisation, or population.
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flower »
Typically including sepals, petals, stamens, and ovaries; often conspicuously colourful.
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flower »
A plant that bears flowers.
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flower »
An inflorescence that resembles a flower, but actually contains many small florets, such as a sunflower.
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flower »
Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
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flower »
The best examples or representatives of a group.
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flower »
The best state of things; the prime.
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flower »
The vulva, especially the labia majora.
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go down »
To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
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go to seed »
To pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds.
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have one's ears lowered »
To get a haircut.
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jew down »
To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service.
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jump down »
To leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.
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let down »
lower
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lower the boom »
To suddenly overpower, with "on".
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lower the boom »
To use one's superior physical strength; clobber.
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lower the boom on »
To punish someone.
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lower the boom on »
To terminate or abolish something.
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more haste, less speed »
When we are in a hurry, we often end up completing our task slower.
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nip in the bud »
To remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming.
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out of one's league »
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others, whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.
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pop someone's cherry »
To deflower someone.
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potter »
One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
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pull someone down a peg »
To lower someone's high self-opinion.
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purple prose »
Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.
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put down »
To make prices, or taxes, lower.
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round down »
To the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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second string »
Not as good; of a lower quality or condition.
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stop up »
To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.
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sweet william »
flower
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take a back seat »
To be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.
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take down »
To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
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talk down »
To negotiate a lower price.
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taper off »
To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.
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third string »
Of a decidedly lower quality or condition.
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trailer park trash »
Lower-class people who live in trailer parks.
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true believer »
A strict follower of a religious doctrine.
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whistle-blower »
One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.
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wind down »
Lower by winding something.
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