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To abandon or maroon.
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The mutineers cast away the ship's officers in the longboat.
Submitted on March 14, 2010
More phrases:
- go off
- hang on
- look out
- plug away
- pull off
- put on
- ring back
- run down
- run through
- stand by
- take back
- tie up
- a dime's worth
- a drop in the bucket
- at a loss
- bells and whistles
- brush up
- come hell or high water
- dyed-in-the-wool
- fair game
- fear
- flesh out
- fresh start
- full speed ahead
- go out of one's way
- hand in hand
- hand in hand
- heart to heart
- in the hot seat
- jolly someone along
- keep an eye out
- light up
- make believe
- middle ground
- middle of the road
- muckety muck
- no frills
- odds and ends
- of late
- off the bat
- on hold
- on the pill
- one fell swoop
- out of order
- out of this world
- outside the box
- party pooper
- piece of cake
- roll out the red carpet
- rush hour
- shape up
- sign in
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- sit tight
- smack of
- so much for
- spill one's guts
- take a gamble
- take it easy
- take to the cleaners
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