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adding machineA pocket calculator that has very few functions.Rate it:

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blow outTo be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.Rate it:

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bolt bucketA machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.Rate it:

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break the InternetTo overwhelm a web server through organic user-driven demand, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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call screeningthe process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before deciding how or whether to answer it. Some methods may include: listening to the message being recorded on an answering machine or voice mail. checking a caller ID display to see who or where the call is from.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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crank outTo produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.Rate it:

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deferri, deici aliquoto be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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dial inconfigure, set up, particularly a complex machine with many configuration options.Rate it:

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fluctuare or fluctuaridriven by the waves.Rate it:

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fruit machineone arm banditRate it:

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ghost in the machinea term used to describe the concept of mind-body dualism: that the mind exists alongside and separate from the body; also an album by The PoliceRate it:

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hop upto make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.)Rate it:

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in controlWhen one is controlling a machine, or a situation, or an activity. Similar to in charge, but one person can be officially in charge, while another person is, in fact, in control.Rate it:

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in sinum philosophiae compellito be driven into the arms of philosophy.Rate it:

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in the worksIn a mechanism or machine.Rate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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navigate the data deltaThis phrase is used in a business context to emphasize the importance of effectively managing and leveraging vast amounts of data in today's data-driven world. It suggests the need for businesses to skillfully navigate through the challenges and opportunities presented by the data landscape.Rate it:

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oil burnerA machine that uses oil as its fuel.Rate it:

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poop machineAn infant.Rate it:

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poop machineAn animal whose defecation inconveniences humans.Rate it:

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pure as the driven snowextremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").Rate it:

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put one through one's pacesTo test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.Rate it:

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random numberA number allotted randomly using suitable generator (electronic machine or as simple "generator" as die).Rate it:

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real jobA job that can't be replaced advantageously by a machine or a procedure.Rate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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set in one's waysDriven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences.Rate it:

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sex machineSomeone with considerable sexual prowess.Rate it:

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sex machinerefers to a person who has a lot of sexRate it:

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take upThat which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.Rate it:

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tempestate abripito be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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touchy-feelyDriven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.Rate it:

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white as driven snowextremely white; totally white (of a color).Rate it:

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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:

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