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abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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come apartUsed other than as an idiom: see come, apart.Rate it:

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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deferri, deici aliquoto be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

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extra iocum, remoto ioco (Fam. 7. 11. 3)joking apart.Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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fall apartTo be emotionally in crisis.Rate it:

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fall to bitsTo fall apartRate it:

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get the driftTo understand, at least at some basic or general level.Rate it:

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go awryOf a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorderRate it:

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grow apartTo gradually become estranged.Rate it:

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hold togetherTo avoid falling apart; to remain connected.Rate it:

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on the wholeFor the most part; apart from some insignificant details.Rate it:

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open-armedHaving one's arms open and apartRate it:

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où voulez-vous en venir?What are you driving at? What is your drift?Rate it:

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pick apartUsed other than as an idiom: see pick, apart.Rate it:

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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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poles apartTotally opposite.Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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rip uptear apartRate it:

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rust offto come apart, from the process of rusting.Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set apartTo distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).Rate it:

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set apartUsed other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.Rate it:

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split upcause to come apart, separate or splitRate it:

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spread outBecome further apart.Rate it:

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spread outTo place items further apart.Rate it:

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stand offTo stand some distance apart form something or someone.Rate it:

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sunder outTo separate or set apart from others; split out; segregate.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take apartTo criticise someone.Rate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.Rate it:

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tear apartto destroyRate it:

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tear apartto cause to separateRate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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tear apartUsed other than as an idiom: see tear, apart.Rate it:

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tell apartTo be able to know the difference between things; to distinguish.Rate it:

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tempestate abripito be driven out of one's course; to drift.Rate it:

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to hell and goneRuined or lost completely; a long distance away or apart; for good or forever; into oblivion or non-existenceRate it:

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which is whichUsed to indicate multiple things are difficult to tell apartRate it:

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win backTo get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.Rate it:

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