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aliquem ab inferis or a mortuis evocare, excitare (passive ab inferis exsistere)to summon some one from the dead.Rate it:

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forward-leaningDisposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.Rate it:

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go along for the rideTo accompany someone passively, or to take a passive role in a project.Rate it:

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too hot to handleToo extreme, aggressive, risky, or dangerous to deal with given the circumstancesRate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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peanut butter and a punch in the bellyChild's aggressive behavior.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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take it like a manTo respond to pain, hardship, adversity, or emotional distress in a collected, aggressive, and typical or stereotypical masculine manner, especially without question, crying, complaining, or becoming emotionalRate it:

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beer musclesAn aggressive attitude resulting from consumption of an alcoholic beverage.Rate it:

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boil overTo reach the point where aggressive action is taken.Rate it:

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Chip on Your ShoulderAlways ready to fight or get in some quarrel or having an aggressive and rude natureRate it:

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come out swingingTo initiate an encounter or interaction by behaving in an unrestrainedly aggressive, confrontational, or accusatory manner.Rate it:

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forty minutes of hellThe NCAA strategy of playing a suffocating full-court press and aggressive offense for the entirety of a game.Rate it:

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go for the jugularTo exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.Rate it:

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go for the throatTo exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.Rate it:

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go to batBe aggressive, be assertive, actively pursue a goal or action.Rate it:

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hell on wheelsTough, aggressive, lawless, wild.Rate it:

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junkyard dogAn aggressive dog which guards a scrapyard or junkyard.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsy, aggressive, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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pull in one's hornsTo become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.Rate it:

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pulling the plugpassive euthanasiaRate it:

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road hogaggressive driverRate it:

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the fuckUsed after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis.Rate it:

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