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Away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.
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They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
More phrases:
- hold back
- iron out
- knock out
- lap up
- ring out
- run to
- sober up
- stand up
- take back
- take on
- turn back
- after the fact
- all hell breaks loose
- all walks of life
- by heart
- cut it out
- do-or-die
- dry run
- every which way
- fly off the handle
- give over
- gloss over
- go on the rampage
- good luck with that
- hack it
- half a mind
- hand in hand
- have a flat
- heart to heart
- heebie-jeebies
- hit someone for six
- if only
- in one hell of a hurry
- keep an eye peeled
- keep one on one's toes
- keep quiet
- keep your hair on
- king
- lemon law
- long row to hoe
- make a decision
- make fun of
- middle ground
- middle of the road
- morning, noon and night
- no biggie
- no holds barred
- not in kansas anymore
- odd and curious
- on a full stomach
- on hold
- on the pill
- on thin ice
- one at a time
- one fell swoop
- one of those days
- out of the blue
- pencil-neck
- quick-and-dirty
- rock bottom
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