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carry onTo take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.Rate it:

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carry one's own weightA variant of carry one's weight.Rate it:

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carry one's weightTo contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.Rate it:

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carry oneselfTo move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves.Rate it:

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carry oneselfTo behave, especially with respect to how one's speech, body language, facial expressions, and grooming convey one's opinion concerning oneself.Rate it:

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carry outTo hold while moving something out.Rate it:

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carry outTo fulfill.Rate it:

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carry overTo inherit, to inspireRate it:

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carry overUsed other than as an idiom. To transport over by carrying.Rate it:

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carry overTo transfer (something) to a later point in time.Rate it:

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carry someone's waterTo do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.Rate it:

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Carry the BallTo ensure the completion of task/job perfectlyRate it:

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carry the canTo take responsibility, especially in a challenging situation.Rate it:

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carry the mailTo work diligently; to serve as the principal performer of a demanding task or set of tasks.Rate it:

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carry the message to garciaTo perform a requisite task despite obstacles.Rate it:

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carry the message to garciaTo perform a requisite task without having been informed specifically by what method to do so.Rate it:

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Carry the Weight of the World on Your ShouldersTo think yourself responsible to resolve the problems of whole worldRate it:

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carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.Rate it:

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carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.Rate it:

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carry water forTo perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist.Rate it:

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cela ne tient pas deboutThat won’t hold water.Rate it:

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them outRate it:

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chop upTo cause a body of water to become choppy.Rate it:

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come hell or high waterRegardless of the hardships.Rate it:

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connect upTo join to a network or supply - of water, electricity, Internet etc.Rate it:

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corporation popWater.Rate it:

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couldn't carry a note in a bucketnot musically talented, unable to sing.Rate it:

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couldn't pour water out of a bootSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:

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couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heelSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:

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dead in the waterUnproductiveRate it:

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dead in the waterNearly dead, doomed.Rate it:

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deadweightThe largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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deep endThe part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.Rate it:

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deep waterA difficult or embarrassing situation.Rate it:

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deep waterWaters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.Rate it:

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dégât des eauxAn incident, such as a burst pipe or overflowing tub, that causes water damage.Rate it:

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dégât des eauxwater damageRate it:

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deliver the message to garciaAlternative form of carry the message to Garcia.Rate it:

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dishpan handsHands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.Rate it:

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doesn't have both oars in the watercrazyRate it:

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douche bagA bag for holding the water or fluid used in vaginal douching.Rate it:

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draw a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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dub outTo fill out, as an uneven surface, to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.Rate it:

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ex aqua exstareto stand out of the water.Rate it:

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faire de l'eau (of boats)To take in fresh water.Rate it:

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