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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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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he who laughs last laughs best »
success is better after having previously endured ridicule.
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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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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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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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see the light »
To gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.
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