avoir du pois lay »
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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battle cry »
Something the troops yell out when going to war or battle.
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blow this popsicle stand »
To leave an establishment speedily.
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bunny hop »
A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
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bust chops »
To nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
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bust one's chops »
To exert oneself.
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butter fingers »
A clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.
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cop-out »
A person who cops out.
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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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jump through hoops »
To put forth effort for the sake of appearance or demonstration.
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lick one's chops »
To anticipate something eagerly.
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lick one's chops »
To look forward avidly to eating something.
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lick one's chops »
To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
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pull out all the stops »
To reserve or hold back nothing.
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