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oppidum natura loci munitum (B. G. 1. 38)a town with a strong natural position.Rate it:

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oppidum oppugnareto storm a town.Rate it:

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oppidum recipereto retake a town.Rate it:

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oppidum solo aequareto raze a town to the ground.Rate it:

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oppidum tormentis verberareto rain missiles on a town, bombard it.Rate it:

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out on the tilesOut for a night on the town.Rate it:

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paint the town redTo party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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perdre la boule (pop.)To lose one’s head; Not to know what one is doing. Rate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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pin itStop everything you're doing now at once, at instanceRate it:

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potestatem, copiam alicui dare, facere with Gen. gerund.to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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potter aboutTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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potter aroundTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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pourquoi restez-vous là les bras croisés?Why are you waiting there doing nothing?Rate it:

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praesidiis firmare urbemto garrison a town.Rate it:

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praesidium collocare in urbeto garrison a town.Rate it:

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promptDone quickly and fast. Doing it with no hesitationRate it:

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pull up stumpsTo cease doing something, at least for the day.Rate it:

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push against an open doorTo do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.Rate it:

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put it pastTo consider it beyond what someone is capable of doing.Rate it:

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que lo quewhat's up, wassup, what is it, what it is, what is what it is, what is what, what are you doing, what's happening, what's going onRate it:

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quit your day dreaming!Pay Attention To What YOU Are Doing!Rate it:

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Raise an EyebrowShocking or surprising someone by saying something exceptional or doing something extraordinary; showing the facial expressions of disapproving somethingRate it:

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red face testA hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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run out of townTo force someone out of a place or a positionRate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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say whenAn imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.Rate it:

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se changer les idéesto start a new activity in order to change one's state of mind, to take a break from doing something boring or to escape from a displeasing situation.Rate it:

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seeding on the rockEffort not worth doingRate it:

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Set Your Teeth on EdgeTo cause irritation and displeasure to someone, to annoy someone by doing something frustratingRate it:

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Show Must Go OnTo continue doing something despite difficulty or trouble, to keep working on your plan what so everRate it:

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sit aroundTo spend time sitting idle, not doing anything important.Rate it:

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skate one's laneTo mind one's own business; focus on one's own goals and tasks and not worry about what others are doing.Rate it:

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skip townTo leave one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.Rate it:

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some peopleExpresses disgust at the actions of a person; a response to a person doing something silly, bizarre, nonsensical or ill-mannered.Rate it:

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start afreshTo start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean sheet.Rate it:

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step backTo stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.Rate it:

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step on someone's toesTo offend someone or make them feel bad, by doing or saying something that is another person's authorityRate it:

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straighten outTo correct; to stop doing something wrong.Rate it:

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take awayTo prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.Rate it:

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Take it to HoopAccomplishment of a project in a successful manner; or doing a job in an excellent wayRate it:

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take off!An order, a sharp command, a desultory admonition, Take Your Leave, now!, Get Lost!, Leave Town!Rate it:

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talk of the townA subject discussed by many people.Rate it:

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talk out ofTo talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.Rate it:

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tempus consumere in aliqua reto pass one's time in doing something.Rate it:

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