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To become less agitated.
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I'd love to go to Iraq, but I'll have to wait until the violence cools down.
Submitted on July 26, 2010
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- taper off
- tide over
- vote in
- wait up
- wear off
- all very well
- baggage
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- hem and haw
- in heaven's name
- in one hell of a hurry
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- kiss of death
- lie through one's teeth
- low-hanging fruit
- make an honest woman
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