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To take place, happen.
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A big heist went down yesterday by the docks.
Submitted on August 18, 2011
More phrases:
- hang about
- hit up
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- strip away
- take away
- turn into
- zero in on
- as long as
- cherry-pick
- chow down
- cutting edge
- eat one's hat
- fair and square
- fish or cut bait
- fresh legs
- get somebody's goat
- give somebody what-for
- go out on a limb
- go up in smoke
- good luck with that
- have a flat
- have truck with
- in touch
- is the pope catholic
- light a fire under
- lion's share
- magic bullet
- make believe
- much of a muchness
- no joy
- odd and curious
- on one's toes
- on the nose
- one-off
- out of character
- out of house and home
- over one's head
- party pooper
- run hot and cold
- run into the ground
- see eye to eye
- sign in
- take to the cleaners
- test the waters
- thanks a bunch
- thin-skinned
- tried and true
- turn up for the book
- under erasure
- up one's sleeve
- up the ante
- used to
- whoop it up
- your mileage may vary
- zig when one should zag
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