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pull someone's bacon out of the fireTo rescue someone, especially at the last moment.Rate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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put him in to get him outAn election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.Rate it:

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put out of one's miseryTo end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.Rate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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rule outTo make something impossible.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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run onTo continue talking for a long time.Rate it:

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run outAlternative spelling of runout.Rate it:

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se proripere ex domoto rush out of the house.Rate it:

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sniff outTo find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.Rate it:

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sort outTo fix, as a problem.Rate it:

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spread outTo place items further apart.Rate it:

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squeak outTo achieve something by a small margin.Rate it:

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step asideto move out of one's wayRate it:

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stick outTo persist. See stick it out.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for an unused equivalent.Rate it:

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take a picture, it will last longeran ironic statement said after being stared at for a long time.Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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take out the trashTo forcefully remove people from a place.Rate it:

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talk out of one's assTo exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense.Rate it:

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the hell out ofUsed as an intensifier.Rate it:

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thieve outTo walk out of a place stealthily.Rate it:

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thin outTo make or become sparse.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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too many balls in the airAttempting to accomplish many projects in one time period.Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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wimp outTo behave like a wimp.Rate it:

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wipe outTo physically erase something written.Rate it:

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break outTo separate from a bundle.Rate it:

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cross outTo strike out; to draw a line through.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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one who hesitates is lostA person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.Rate it:

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run out of steamTo run out of energy; to run out of motivation.Rate it:

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grace periodA length of time during which rules or penalties do not take effect or are withheld.Rate it:

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holy fuckExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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needle in a haystackA person saying something is like finding a needle in a haystack is pointing out the difficulty of a situationRate it:

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veg outTo relax by not moving much.Rate it:

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yank outTo remove something like a nail, or a tooth with one quick strong pull.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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black outTo make dark.Rate it:

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garbage in, garbage out(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"Rate it:

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get out of here!An exclamation of disbelief.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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rub outBy rubbing.Rate it:

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against the clockRunning out of time.Rate it:

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all intired outRate it:

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bawl outTo have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.Rate it:

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be on toTo figure out; to realize the truth.Rate it:

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