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tip backTo drink a beverage, especially alcoholic and in large amounts.Rate it:

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tip backTo open such a beverage.Rate it:

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to hell and backTo live through an extremely unpleasant, difficult, or painful experience.Rate it:

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to the moon and backImmensely.Rate it:

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turn backTo refuse to allow someone to pass a border or enter a place.Rate it:

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turn backTo fold something back; to fold down.Rate it:

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turn backNo turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.Rate it:

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turn backTo backtrack.Rate it:

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turn back the clockTo return to a previous state.Rate it:

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turn one's backTo forsake, to abandon; to ignore.Rate it:

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walk backTo withdraw or back-pedal on a statement or promise; retract.Rate it:

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way back whenA time in the distant past.Rate it:

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win backTo get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.Rate it:

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win backTo regain favour (with)Rate it:

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win backto win money that has been lost.Rate it:

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win your a#s backWin your butt backRate it:

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wind at one's backForward momentum; a boost in one's prospects for success due to favorable events or circumstances.Rate it:

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wind backTo wind a tape, cassette, or film, etc towards the beginning; to rewind.Rate it:

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wind back the clockFiguratively to return in time to an earlier period of history.Rate it:

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woo backTo gain somebody back by wooing him or her.Rate it:

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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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kick ass and take namesTo beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.Rate it:

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take a crapTo defecate.Rate it:

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take a leakTo urinate.Rate it:

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take a pewTo take a seat; to sit down.Rate it:

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take a shitTo defecate.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.Rate it:

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take inTo deceive; to hoodwink.Rate it:

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take it easyTo relax or rest.Rate it:

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Take it to HoopAccomplishment of a project in a successful manner; or doing a job in an excellent wayRate it:

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take its tollTo affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.Rate it:

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take offTo remove.Rate it:

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take onTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.Rate it:

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take outAlternative spelling of takeout.Rate it:

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take out of contextTo interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.Rate it:

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take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.Rate it:

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take the libertyTo act on one's own authority.Rate it:

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take a jokeTo accept a joke at one's expense.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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take with a pinch of saltNot take entirely seriously.Rate it:

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take toTo adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.Rate it:

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take awayTo leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.Rate it:

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take a crack atTo attempt or try.Rate it:

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take offTo absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.Rate it:

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take overTo annex a territory by conquest or invasion.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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take a breatherTo take a break; to pause or relax briefly.Rate it:

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