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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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join inTo participate, take part or get involved in something.Rate it:

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jump the gun!Take Premature Action:, Begin to run before the report of the starter's gun! Illegal actions:Rate it:

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keep backTo restrict or restrain.Rate it:

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keep backTo prevent from advancing in a course.Rate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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keep houseTo take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.Rate it:

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keep one’s powder dryConserve one’s resources until they are needed; be ready to take action if necessaryRate it:

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key offTo take as a controlling input datum.Rate it:

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kick against the pricksTo kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goadedRate it:

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kick ass and take namesTo beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.Rate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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kick itTo kick back.Rate it:

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king of the castleA children's game in which one player is located on something elevated and other players attempt to take his or her place.Rate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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knock on woodTo take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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know what side of the bread your butter's onTo know who has the upper hand/power in a situation before you take on someone who can make your situation worseRate it:

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la garantía soy yotake my word for itRate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vasethe straw that broke the camel's backRate it:

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laetitiam capere or percipere ex aliqua reto take pleasure in a thing.Rate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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lay backTo lie down on one's back; to lie back.Rate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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le vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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lean inTo proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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lentejas, si quieres las comes y si no, las dejastake it or leave itRate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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les observations glissent sur lui comme sur une cuirasseBlame slips off him as water off a duck’s back.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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let the puppies breathetake your shoes off and let your feet (puppies) breatheRate it:

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librum in manus sumereto take up a book in one's hands.Rate it:

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lick one's woundsHe's just off licking his wounds. He'll be back to try again.Rate it:

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lie backTo relax, to exert less effortRate it:

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lie backTo lie down from a sitting positionRate it:

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lie back and think of england. "think of England" refers to the importance of children.Rate it:

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lie back and think of englandUsed to preface any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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lift offTo take offRate it:

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lighten someone's purseto take money from someone.Rate it:

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lighten upTo ease up; back off; slow down.Rate it:

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lights, camera, actionThe traditional cue to the members of a film crew at the beginning of a take.Rate it:

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like the back end of a busVery unattractive.Rate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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listen afterTo take an interest in.Rate it:

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litteras perferre aliquoto take a letter somewhere.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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