back up »
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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balance out »
To counteract one another so as to be balanced.
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carry on »
To act or behave; especially to act or behave so as to attract attention.
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cheese down »
To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
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drama queen »
Who behaves and speaks in an overly dramatic manner so as to garner attention.
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get something over with »
To do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
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golden handcuffs »
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.
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haul off »
To alter course so as to get farther away from an object.
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kick in »
To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
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make an example of »
To punish someone so as to be a warning to others.
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name and shame »
So as to single them out for individual blame and censure.
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peel out »
To start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.
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plump up »
To shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed.
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pull my finger »
A phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.
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sea legs »
The ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.
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sort out »
To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.
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squirrel away »
To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.
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stand back »
To stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler.
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stand up »
To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.
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to go »
Served in a package or takeout container so as to be taken away from a restaurant rather than eaten on the premises.
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willful ignorance »
A bad faith decision to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt. It may also be shown as for a person to have no clue in a decision but still goes ahead in their decision.
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zoom in »
So as to make it larger and possibly more detailed.
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zoom out »
So as to make it smaller and possibly less detailed.
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