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blow pastTo easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.Rate it:

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bomb aroundThe drive around at speed for pleasure.Rate it:

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boss aroundTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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box inTo enclose by drawing a box aroundRate it:

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bring aroundAlternative form of bring roundRate it:

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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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BroadwayA place name for a settlement which grew up around such a road. For example, Broadway, Worcestershire, Broadway, Somerset.Rate it:

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bum aroundTo wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.Rate it:

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bush leagueA professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.Rate it:

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bush leagueA low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.Rate it:

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bush telegraphA gossip network.Rate it:

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bush telegraphA system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.Rate it:

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cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.Rate it:

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cast aboutTo try to find; look around; search; meditate.Rate it:

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cast aroundTo cast about.Rate it:

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cat aroundTo engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around.Rate it:

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Chinese cherryChinese bush cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Rate it:

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Chinese cherryAny of several species of genus Prunus:Chinese flowering cherry (Prunus cyclamina)Chinese plum-cherry (Prunus humilis)Chinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)Chinese dwarf cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Chinese bush cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Rate it:

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circles aroundFar faster or better than.Rate it:

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claw offto beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shoreRate it:

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close in onTo enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.Rate it:

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clown aroundTo have fun in an irresponsible manner.Rate it:

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clue stickA metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.Rate it:

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come aroundTo change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.Rate it:

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come toTo devote attention to in due course; to come around to.Rate it:

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cone offTo close by putting traffic cones around.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.Rate it:

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dead beatexhaustedRate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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déloger sans tambour ni trompetteTo leave without beat of drum.Rate it:

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dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.Rate it:

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do overTo beat up.Rate it:

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dog aroundTo follow diligently.Rate it:

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don't dilly-dally aroundDilly-Dally' Means To approach A Task Or Challenge With An Attitude Of Playfulness, Very Relaxed, Unimportant Viewpoint, 'Whatever? ? ? ?Rate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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drum beatOn a particular patternRate it:

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duff upto beat up, to give a beating toRate it:

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en este mundo traidor, nada es verdad ni nada e mentira, todo es del color, del cristal atraves delPeople see what is happening in the world or around him, according to his convenience.Rate it:

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every time i turn aroundFrequently; at every turn; with annoying frequency.Rate it:

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every time one turns aroundEvery time, to an annoyingly repetitive or consistent degree.Rate it:

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extract the urineTo mess around, cajole.Rate it:

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faff aroundTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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fall aroundto fall over continuouslyRate it:

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fanny aboutTo waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.Rate it:

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fanny aboutTo wander about or prowl around.Rate it:

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fart aroundTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:

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feel aroundTo grope.Rate it:

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ferret aroundTo search for something by sorting through materials or by speaking to contacts and following leads.Rate it:

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fiddle aroundThe act of needless attention, inappropriate experimentation, lackadaisical manipulations.Rate it:

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Fiddle While Rome BurnsTo do nothing or engage you in trivial things knowing that something urgent and critical is happening aroundRate it:

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