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look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

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love affair without bells and whistlesA love sincere, true not a false love for show, flaunt, meant to draw attention, love affair based on material things to impress others and/or show offRate it:

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luck of the drawA selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.Rate it:

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luck of the drawThe random production of favorable or unfavorable results; chance.Rate it:

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make it snappyDo it quickly; be quick about it.Rate it:

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make quick work ofTo accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.Rate it:

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mathematicorum ratione concludere aliquidto draw a mathematical conclusion.Rate it:

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mind youUsed to draw attention to adjacent words.Rate it:

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Nixon goes to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon in Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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omnium oculos (et ora) ad se convertereto draw every one's eyes upon one.Rate it:

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on the uptakeIn understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".Rate it:

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open and shut caseSimple situation; quick situation; clear-cutRate it:

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palmed the ticketSharpie' kept his ticket, volunteered to 'Draw the Winning Ticket', reached into the barrel and withdrew his own 'winning ticket': It happened at the 'Marvin'' theater:Rate it:

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peu de leçons, beaucoup d'exemplesPrecepts lead, examples draw; It is easiest learning at another’s cost.Rate it:

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pit a patwith quick light tapsRate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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provincias sortiri (Liv. 38. 35)to draw lots for the provinces.Rate it:

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quick as a flashExtremely quickRate it:

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quick as a flashExtremely quicklyRate it:

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quick as lightningis very quickRate it:

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quick bucka large sum of money earned easily and quicklyRate it:

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quick draw mcgrawa person who is fast with a gun to draw the triggerRate it:

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quick off the markfast to act or react.Rate it:

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quick on the drawCharacterized by rapid response, as to a verbal remark or to a new situation; quick to act.Rate it:

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Quick on the DrawReady to respond on something in an efficient manner, faster or quicker in something, efficient to acquire some infoRate it:

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quick on the uptakeAble to readily understand things; intelligent.Rate it:

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quick sandThe kind of sand that when you step in it, you sink. The more you move, the faster you sink. It can be deadly.Rate it:

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quick-and-dirtyOf or pertaining to the creation or repair of software or hardware in a manner which permits operation within a brief period of time, although with compromised functionality or reliability.Rate it:

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quick-and-dirtyDone or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.Rate it:

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quick-fireHaving one thing coming rapidly after another.Rate it:

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razor-sharpVery clever or quick-witted.Rate it:

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rentrer dans sa coquilleTo draw in one’s horns.Rate it:

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rope inTo cause to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.Rate it:

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say no moreWhat has already been said conveys all the meaning and information needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would be imprudent to discuss further.Rate it:

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score offTo delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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shook ya droorsa trick, a quick move around an unexpected opponent, or person to gain ground.Rate it:

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short fuseThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:

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short temperThe personality trait of being quick to anger.Rate it:

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shower withTo give to someone an abundance of; to give someone something many times in quick succession.Rate it:

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shrink awayto draw back in fear; cringe, back down, shy awayRate it:

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shy awayto draw back in fear, cringe, back downRate it:

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significance levelA measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations.Rate it:

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slap leatherTo make a quick motion to draw one's handgun from its holster, especially in a duel in the Old West.Rate it:

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slow down real quickMeans that things REALLY need to SLOW DOWN!Rate it:

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Slow on the DrawSlow to understand or perceive things, one who does not pick or respond quicklyRate it:

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sprunt upTo draw oneself up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up.Rate it:

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strike outTo draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document.Rate it:

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take a biteTo eat a quick, light snack.Rate it:

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