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To come towards, to approach.
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I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
More phrases:
- draw out
- fire up
- hang on
- look into
- look to
- play along
- run to
- sort out
- speak out
- spread out
- stand off
- take away
- turn back
- zip up
- birds and bees
- brush up
- catch-as-catch-can
- ears are burning
- face to face
- follow through
- frog in one's throat
- front runner
- good luck with that
- gray area
- haul ass
- have a flat
- have truck with
- keep an eye on
- keep an eye peeled
- keep quiet
- light a fire under
- not half bad
- of late
- off the mark
- on board
- on one's toes
- on the spot
- one of those days
- out of line
- out of order
- pardon my french
- pass on
- price is right
- put the clock back
- put together
- quake in one's boots
- raise a stink
- ride shotgun
- rock bottom
- roll out the red carpet
- rush hour
- same old story
- seize the day
- sell ice to eskimos
- shot in the arm
- shotgun approach
- silly money
- silver spoon
- slip through the cracks
- soft sawder
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