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angle forTo try to obtain something by subtle indirect means. Political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.Rate it:

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angle for farthingsTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.Rate it:

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angle of attackUsed other than as an idiom: see angle, attack.Rate it:

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come to it from another angleHey, Gary, we've followed the manufacturer's instructions from the manual.Rate it:

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break rankTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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spark spreadThe difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.Rate it:

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break ranksTo march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.Rate it:

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esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:

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second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:

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nest togetherTo fit together snugly; to be part of a compact unit.Rate it:

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against the worldTogether; as a group, unit, or couple.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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chip shotA takeout shot aimed at hitting a rock at an angle.Rate it:

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companyA military unit, typically consisting of two or three platoons.Rate it:

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companyA unit of firefighters and their equipment.Rate it:

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esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:

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go largeTo have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.Rate it:

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half-pintA unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.Rate it:

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ICUIntensive care unit.Rate it:

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knife-edgeA piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.Rate it:

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on the clockRemunerated per unit of time.Rate it:

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open bookAn inside angle in the rock.Rate it:

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point manIn combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.Rate it:

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sprung rhythmIn poetry, a sprung rhythm is a heavily accented verse rhythm with an irregular number of unstressed syllables in each unit of metre.Rate it:

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square roda unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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來看to view it from the angle of...; considering the...; in terms ofRate it:

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