arse over tit »
Tumbling; falling; upside-down; unstable or unbalanced.
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arsy varsey »
Tumbling upside down; head over heels.
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ass over teakettle »
Tumbling upside down.
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beyond the black stump »
Extremely remote, outside the populated area.
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draw stumps »
To cease doing something, at least for the day.
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draw stumps »
To declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
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dress up »
To wear fancy dress or a costume.
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factotum »
A general servant.
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factotum »
A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
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factotum »
Jack of all trades.
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false step »
A misstep; a stumble.
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head over heels »
Tumbling upside down.
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jump »
To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
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keep shtum »
Don't tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
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key off »
To take as a controlling input datum.
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lay it on the line »
To state something, for example an ultimatum, strongly and clearly.
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parade of horribles »
A parade featuring a progression of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes.
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play ball »
To start anything tumultuous.
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pull up stumps »
To cease doing something, at least for the day.
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quantum mechanics »
Something overly complicated or detailed.
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quantum mechanics »
The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.
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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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stumbing-block »
A hindrance, obstacle or impediment.
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stumble across »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble across »
To meet somebody by chance.
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stumble on »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble on »
To meet somebody by chance.
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stumble upon »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble upon »
To meet somebody by chance.
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stumbling block »
A hindrance, obstacle or impediment.
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stump up »
To pay for something. Often indicating reluctance to pay.
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take a tumble »
To fall in price or value.
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take a tumble »
To fall off something, or down something.
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tumble to »
To discover, or suddenly understand something.
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