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To leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.
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The rats came pouring out of every possible opening in the burning warehouse.
Submitted on August 31, 2012
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- puke up
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- walk into
- ace in the hole
- as long as
- bad joke
- be of two minds
- beat a dead horse
- bet dollars to donuts
- dead
- dog and pony show
- ears are burning
- for goodness' sake
- fresh start
- go blue
- grain of salt
- half-baked
- hat in hand
- have a green thumb
- head-in-the-sand
- heart of gold
- hit someone for six
- in black and white
- lie through one's teeth
- lion's share
- make believe
- mind one's own business
- no frills
- nuts and bolts
- on the pill
- out of character
- pencil-neck
- push the envelope
- put the clock back
- put together
- quake in one's boots
- quarter past
- rainy day
- ride roughshod over
- rock bottom
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- take a gander
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