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Richard of York gave battle in vainA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.Rate it:

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battle cryBy extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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battle outTo argue or fight over and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.Rate it:

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give battleTo engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.Rate it:

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pitched battleAn intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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uphill battledifficult struggleRate it:

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uphill battleA challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.Rate it:

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war torn and battle scarredshowing signs of damage from bullets, bombs, etc feeling the mental or emotional effects of fighting in a warRate it:

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win the battle, but lose the warTo achieve a portion of a goal, but fail to achieve the entire goal.Rate it:

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out of orderInappropriate or unsuitable.Rate it:

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out of orderOut of normal sequence.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:

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tall orderA big job; a difficult challenge.Rate it:

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in order forTo indicate a possible consequence of an event or action.Rate it:

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non - aphabetical orderTo place words in Z-A AlphabeticalRate it:

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in orderAppropriate, worthwhile.Rate it:

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in orderIn a sequence.Rate it:

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out of orderNot functioning properly.Rate it:

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in orderIn accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.Rate it:

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exstat liber (notice the order of the words)the book is still extant.Rate it:

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gag orderCourt ruling disallowing speaking on a specific topic or subject.Rate it:

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gag orderCourt ruling disallowing speaking on a specific topic or subject.Rate it:

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in orderComplete, finished.Rate it:

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in orderReady, prepared; orderly; tidy.Rate it:

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in order toAs a means of achieving the specified end; to.Rate it:

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order outTo call a place of service and order food, or other goods, delivered to one's own location.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.Rate it:

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ut ait Cicero (always in this order)as Cicero says.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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bite one's lipTo forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.Rate it:

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blind with scienceTo overwhelm someone with details in order to influence or mislead them.Rate it:

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BODMASBrackets, order, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction; a mnemonic for arithmetic order of precedence, with the highest precedence first.Rate it:

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break rankTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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button one's lipTo remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.Rate it:

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buy timePurposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.Rate it:

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

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charm offensiveA campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field.Rate it:

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check and balanceProvide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.Rate it:

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every good boy deserves fudgeA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.Rate it:

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map out my dayAn action to formulate, plan, schedule one's energies, or attention to various agendas in order of importance:Rate it:

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On the FritzNot operating properly, malfunctioning, out of orderRate it:

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on the makeActively seeking an opportunity for self-advancement; eager to ingratiate oneself to others in order to secure some advantage.Rate it:

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On the WarpathFurious, hostile, engaged in battle, ready for confrontationRate it:

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PEMDASA mnemonic used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.Rate it:

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please excuse my dear Aunt SallyA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.Rate it:

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