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chop downTo curtail, shortenRate it:

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chop downUsed other than as an idiom: see chop, down.Rate it:

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chuck it downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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claustra portarum revellereto break down the gates.Rate it:

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climb downAn abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.Rate it:

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climb downUsed other than as an idiom. To descend by climbing.Rate it:

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climb downTo abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.Rate it:

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close downTo surround someone, as to impede their movement.Rate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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come down off your high horse!Appearing Haughty, Belligerent, Egotistical,Rate it:

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come down onto punishRate it:

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come down the pikeTo emerge, come up; to approach or arrive on the scene; to present (itself or oneself).Rate it:

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come down toTo reach by moving down or reducing.Rate it:

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come down to usTo survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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come throughNot to let somebody down, keep one's promise.Rate it:

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coming out of one's earshaving too much or too many of something; being overloaded or overwhelmedRate it:

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considere alicubi (Att. 5. 14. 1)to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.Rate it:

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cool itCalm down, relax, take a time out.Rate it:

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count downAlternative spelling of countdownRate it:

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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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crack downTo enforce more stringently or more thoroughly.Rate it:

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crap outTo break down.Rate it:

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crumb downto clean by removing crumbs fromRate it:

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cry downTo decryRate it:

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cupiditates deferbuerunt (Cael. 18. 43)the passions have cooled down.Rate it:

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cut downTo insult, to belittle.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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dash downto write quicklyRate it:

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de cabezaupside downRate it:

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de potestate decedereto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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deep downFundamentally; in essence; in reality; really.Rate it:

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deicere aliquem de saxo Tarpeioto throw some one down the Tarpeian rock.Rate it:

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deperireto founder, go down.Rate it:

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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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dextram iungere cum aliquo, dextras inter se iungereto shake hands with a person.Rate it:

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dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.Rate it:

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dial it up/dial it downdial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)Rate it:

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dial it up/downdial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)Rate it:

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do downTo belittle or intimidateRate it:

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do you think you can walkAsked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.Rate it:

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don't bite the hand that feeds youTo cause harm to a benefactor.Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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don't get your dander all in an uproarDon't get upset or too bothered; usually said to calm someone down from being too angry; Also said this way: Don't get your dander upRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't threaten me with a good timea way of saying emphatically that you'd love to do something, after someone just mentioned something to doRate it:

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don't cross your bridge until you arrive at the river!Your reminder George, was very wise: You advised that I not count my money regarding sale of wheelbarrows until we were down to ten count out of the one hundred previously in the stockroomLRate it:

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donnez-moi une poignée de mainShake hands with me.Rate it:

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