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buying timeTo purposely cause a delay to allow you to finish something.Rate it:

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c'est un homme flambéHe is a ruined man, a lost man.Rate it:

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do someone proudTo cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.Rate it:

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dolorem alicui facere, afferre, commovereto cause a person pain.Rate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:

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knock the living daylights out ofTo knock out; to hit and cause to be unconscious.Rate it:

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lead by the noseTo cause to follow blindly.Rate it:

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left me out thereConfused, lost; not understanding the situation.Rate it:

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shine upto cause to be shiny or more shinyRate it:

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sinking shipSomething which is doomed; a lost cause; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.Rate it:

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sit downTo cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.Rate it:

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split upcause to come apart, separate or splitRate it:

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take its tollTo affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.Rate it:

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bring uponTo cause to befall.Rate it:

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fall awayTo cease to support a person or cause.Rate it:

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take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.Rate it:

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bring roundTo resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.Rate it:

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buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

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causa posita est in aliqua rethe motive, cause, is to be found in...Rate it:

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cool downTo cause to become less agitated.Rate it:

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dieFollowed by with. Now rare as indicating direct cause.Rate it:

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esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate it:

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keep fromTo prevent or restrain ; refrain or cause refrain.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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monkey on one's backA state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state.Rate it:

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run intoTo cause to collide with.Rate it:

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throw downTo cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.Rate it:

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turn about is fair playMy business partner came up to Me the week before Halloween to notify that he was leaving for two weeks in Florida 'cause is wife was tired.Rate it:

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put down toTo state the cause of a situation.Rate it:

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touch offTo start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.Rate it:

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keep downTo cause not to increase or rise.Rate it:

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call awayTo summon; to cause to depart.Rate it:

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chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foinSe dit en parlant d’une chose que l’on cherche, mais qui est très difficile à trouver, à cause de sa petitesse.Rate it:

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mess upTo cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.Rate it:

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step in front of a moving trainTo sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause.Rate it:

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stave inTo stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.Rate it:

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bad taste in one's mouthA feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to cause nausea.Rate it:

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blow sky highTo totally destroy and cause to explodeRate it:

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break the InternetTo cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.Rate it:

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bring aboutTo cause to take place.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring outTo cause a visible symptom such as spots or a rash.Rate it:

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bring to justiceTo cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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fuck offGo away! Get lost!Rate it:

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give pauseTo give somebody cause for concern.Rate it:

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heat upTo heat, to cause to become hotter.Rate it:

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