and counting »
Used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.
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back down »
To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.
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beg off »
To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.
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big break »
A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.
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break ground »
To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.
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change one's mind »
To convince someone to make a decision differing from what a previous one.
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come out of the closet »
To tell others about homosexuality, bisexuality or any minority or disapproved-of belief, preference, etc., where previously this had been kept secret.
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cry off »
To cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.
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dark horse »
A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.
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follow suit »
To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
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go back to the drawing board »
To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.
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have second thoughts »
To change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.
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he who laughs last laughs best »
success is better after having previously endured ridicule.
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hear, hear »
Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; Expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.
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jump the shark »
To undergo a storyline development which is so ridiculous that previous quality is considered to have been lost.
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lame joke »
An attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.
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never mind »
I withdraw my previous statement.
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now you're talking »
A phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.
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on steroids »
To a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.
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on the mend »
Improving or undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition.
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pick up stitches »
Stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.
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play the same tape »
To repeat exactly what one previously said or did.
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rediscover fire »
To relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.
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scratch that »
To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.
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see the light »
To gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.
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so far »
Until now; previously; yet.
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take the red pill »
To understand the world in its previously unknown reality.
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the shoe is on the other foot »
The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.
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third hand »
Not new, having more than one previous owner.
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tie up loose ends »
To deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.
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to say the least »
Used to suggest that what was previously stated was an understatement.
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top oneself »
To outdo oneself or do more than one's previous best.
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turn the tables »
To reverse a situation, such that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.
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two wrongs don't make a right »
(ethics) A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.1915, William MacLeod Raine, The Highgrader, ch. 15:"But when it comes to taking what belongs to another
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wipe the slate clean »
To forget about previous differences and disagreements, and make a fresh start.
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