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act like a bull in a china shopTo act rudely or clumsily in a delicate situation.Rate it:

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adding machineA pocket calculator that has very few functions.Rate it:

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all nationsA composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.Rate it:

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all over the shopEverywhere, scattered, disorganised.Rate it:

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apple dumplin shopA woman's bosom.Rate it:

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baisser le rideauTo close down, close shopRate it:

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big shopA large, regular purchase of groceries; as opposed to ad hoc or impulse purchases.Rate it:

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big shopUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see big,‎ shop.Rate it:

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bolt bucketA machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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call screeningthe process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before deciding how or whether to answer it. Some methods may include: listening to the message being recorded on an answering machine or voice mail. checking a caller ID display to see who or where the call is from.Rate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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crank outTo produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.Rate it:

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dial inconfigure, set up, particularly a complex machine with many configuration options.Rate it:

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fruit machineone arm banditRate it:

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ghost in the machinea term used to describe the concept of mind-body dualism: that the mind exists alongside and separate from the body; also an album by The PoliceRate it:

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hop upto make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.)Rate it:

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ils parlent boutiqueThey are talking shop.Rate it:

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in controlWhen one is controlling a machine, or a situation, or an activity. Similar to in charge, but one person can be officially in charge, while another person is, in fact, in control.Rate it:

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in the worksIn a mechanism or machine.Rate it:

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it's your nickelReference to one's right to shop, select, evaluate, purchase any item for any personal reason.Rate it:

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kick some tiresTo shop for a vehicle or other item to purchase or invest in.Rate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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les grévistes mirent cette boutique à l'indexThe strikers boycotted that shop.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopBoisterous, awkward, rough, disrespectful, careless. :Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsy, aggressive, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsily, aggressively, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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off licencedrinks shopRate it:

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oil burnerA machine that uses oil as its fuel.Rate it:

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place of businessA place where business is conducted, such as an office or a single shop in a franchise.Rate it:

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poop machineAn animal whose defecation inconveniences humans.Rate it:

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poop machineAn infant.Rate it:

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put one through one's pacesTo test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.Rate it:

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random numberA number allotted randomly using suitable generator (electronic machine or as simple "generator" as die).Rate it:

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real jobA job that can't be replaced advantageously by a machine or a procedure.Rate it:

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rebajasThis word is used a great deal in shop windows in Tenerife -- it means discounts in SpanishRate it:

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right to workThe prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.Rate it:

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ring upTo enter a payment into a cash register, or till in a shop.Rate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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set up shopTo establish a business.Rate it:

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set up shopTo physically arrange a shop or workplace.Rate it:

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sex machineSomeone with considerable sexual prowess.Rate it:

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sex machinerefers to a person who has a lot of sexRate it:

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shop aroundTo actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.Rate it:

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shop stewardunion officialRate it:

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shop till you dropShop a lot / until you're exhaustedRate it:

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take upThat which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.Rate it:

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vitrineshop windowRate it:

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vitrineshop window the space behind it shoppingRate it:

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