about time »
Far past the desired time.
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ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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back in the day »
In the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.
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backseat driver »
A passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions.
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baptism by fire »
A rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.
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behind its time »
Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.
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blind »
A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
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blow off »
To pass gas; to break wind.
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blow over »
To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.
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borne out »
Past participle of bear out.
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bought the farm »
Simple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.
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box the compass »
To know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
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box the compass »
To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.
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bring back »
To cause someone to remember something from the past.
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by the way »
Incidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.
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