boot camp »
Indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.
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break a leg »
A wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.
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hatchet job »
A treatment which serves primarily to disparage its subject; a piece of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
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look out for number one »
To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.
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run through »
To briefly summarise.
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sum up »
To summarize.
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tell it to the marines »
I do not believe what you said.
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today we are all »
September 12, 2001: Jean-Marie Colombani, "Today, We Are All Americans", Le Monde.
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wrap up »
To summarize or recapitulate.
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| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
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