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running targeta firearms target that is towed across a range as the shooter shootsRate it:

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running targeta standard of performance set by the first place competitor that lower placed competitors try to exceedRate it:

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running targeta goal that changes as effort is made to reach the goalRate it:

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target on your backTo be the target of unwanted attention or actionsRate it:

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target someoneTo select or spot a particular individual for deleterious action, select as a subject for specific reason, or harm. Choose an individual for membership, advertising agenda, positive or negative onslaughts.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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barking up the wrong treeA judgement call and assertion to another that he has miscalculated the reality of a situation.Rate it:

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bigger fish to fryA higher valued result or target to reach.Rate it:

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blow up someone's phoneTo call or text someone constantly.Rate it:

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bring forwardTo call up for consideration.Rate it:

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call it a dayTo cease the activity for the day.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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call onTo correct; to point out an error or untruth.Rate it:

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call onTo visit somebody; to pay a call.Rate it:

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call upAn order to report for military service.Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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home and dryHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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I'll call the policeIndicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.Rate it:

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limp inBefore the flop, to call as opposed to raising.Rate it:

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making a mountain out of a molehillIn the process of making a judgement call relative to a situation or incident one can easily gather unconfirmed reports, unsubstantiated evidence which can lead to making a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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ring inTo make a phone call to one's usual place of work.Rate it:

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you got it, tootsToots is a playful slang term for a woman. An example of toots is what a man might call his wife to get her attention. ... (slang, sometimes derogatory) Babe, sweetie: a term used when addressing a young woman, especially one perceived as being sexually available. You got it is a phrase used to answer in agreement with someone's question or statement. It may be used as an alternative for "Will do," "For sure," or "Agreed." The slang term may be used by people of all ages as a way to quickly assure someone that what he will do or he agrees with what the person just said.Rate it:

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call offTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.Rate it:

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che sera seraUsed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.Rate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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call outTo yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.Rate it:

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call inTo communicate with a base etc, by telephone.Rate it:

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collateral damageA damage to things that are incidental to the intended target. It is frequently used as a military term where non-combatants are accidentally or unintentionally killed or wounded and/or non-combatant property damaged as result of the attack on legitimate enemy targets.Rate it:

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faites vos jeuxIn roulette, the call made by the croupier when gamblers can place their bets.Rate it:

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ring backTo return a phone call.Rate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.Rate it:

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whatchumacallitWhat you may call it.Rate it:

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call a spade a spadeTo speak the truth; to say things as they really are.Rate it:

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Earth toUsed to call the attention of a distracted person.Rate it:

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zero in onTo aim precisely at a target.Rate it:

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call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.Rate it:

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call it quitsTo conclude; to quit or stop an activity.Rate it:

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fire at willFire when ready. A command that allows troops to use weapons at their discretion and choose their own targets, allowing the individual soldier a greater freedom of timing the shot with target movement and similar.Rate it:

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poison penA usually intentionally rude, spiteful, and/or condescending piece of writing directed at a person, group, lifestyle, way of thought, or other target.Rate it:

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call outTo specify, especially in detail.Rate it:

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call inTo summon someone, especially for help or advice.Rate it:

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and be done with itUsed to terminate discussion or delay with a call to actionRate it:

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beat upRepeatedly bomb a military target or targets.Rate it:

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call forTo ask for in a loud voice.Rate it:

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