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bring up againstTo cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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bring up toTo raise so that it reaches a particular standard or minimum requirement.Rate it:

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bring uponTo cause to befall.Rate it:

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buff outto bring something to proper shape by removing or masking minor defects, by straightening out the residual shortcomings.Rate it:

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buff outTo remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method.Rate it:

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bust outto bring out, to take outRate it:

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by the wayHis mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.Rate it:

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BYOWInitialism of bring your own wine.Rate it:

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calamitatem, pestem inferre alicuito bring mishap, ruin on a person.Rate it:

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Carry Coals to NewcastleTo bring extra, to do anything pointless and needlessRate it:

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cast upto bring up as a reproach.Rate it:

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cast/shed/throw light on sthto make a problem,etc easier to understandRate it:

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catch the sunTo reflect light from the sun.Rate it:

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cet homme casse les vitresThat man speaks out boldly, to bring matters to a crisis; That man does not pick and choose his words.Rate it:

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cet homme file sa cordeThat man will bring himself to the gallows.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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Chill OutCalm down, relax or feel light and relievedRate it:

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come to lifeto become alive, bring into existenceRate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate it:

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come to lightTo become known; to be revealed.Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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crop outTo come to light; to be manifest; to appear.Rate it:

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cut downTo bring down by cutting.Rate it:

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daylightThe light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.Rate it:

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daylightA light source that simulates daylight.Rate it:

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daylightTo allow light in, as by drawing drapes.Rate it:

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daylightThe intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.Rate it:

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drag outTo haul or bring out forcefully or as though with force.Rate it:

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draw outTo extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.Rate it:

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dress upTo present in a favorable light.Rate it:

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duces tecumBring with you.Rate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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equos incitatos sustinereto bring horses to the halt when at full gallop.Rate it:

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evoke memoriesremember things again. bring to mind. elicit.Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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faire du feuTo light a fire.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau au moulinTo bring grist to the mill.Rate it:

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false lightA point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.Rate it:

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false lightA cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.Rate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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fiat luxLet there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdomRate it:

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force someone's handBring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.Rate it:

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Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseFour beings in Revelation 6:1-8 that bring about the Apocalypse, each riding a different-colored horse representing a different aspect of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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from can see to can't seeFrom the time when it is barely light enough to see until there is no light remaining whatsoever: from sunup to sundown, from dawn to duskRate it:

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front and centerTo highlight, to emphasize; bring to the attention of.Rate it:

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fugam hostium reprimere (B. G. 3. 14)to bring the flying enemy to a stand.Rate it:

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gagner son bifteckto bring home the baconRate it:

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gallows humorComedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.Rate it:

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