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rub alongTo go on with difficulty.Rate it:

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scrape alongto barely be able to surviveRate it:

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sing alongA gathering or event where participants are encouraged to add their voices in song.Rate it:

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somewhere along the lineAt some unspecified time; eventually or once; at some point.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.Rate it:

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tear alongTo break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations.Rate it:

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tittle along sonnyI haven’t got time to listen to your nonsenseRate it:

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trundle alongTo move slowly.Rate it:

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assume the mantleTo take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilites.Rate it:

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flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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jump to my tunejump to my tune', means 'Go Along With Another's Ideas, Program, Schedule, Agenda, 'Cooperate Fully With My Methodology, My Way Of Doing Things:Rate it:

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off like a bride's nightieMoving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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patty cakeChildhood clap and sing along songRate it:

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ride with the punchesTo deflect the force of an opponent's punches by moving the body adroitlyRate it:

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stop someone in his tracksTo prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.Rate it:

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carry outTo hold while moving something out.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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bite the bulletTo accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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see eye to eyeTo agree with someone; to concur; to get along.Rate it:

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zoom downTo move quickly along a particular route, list, etc.Rate it:

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turn to stoneTo become completely still, not moving. The phrase "turn to stone" typically means to become motionless, rigid, or unresponsive. It can also refer to becoming emotionally numb or unfeeling. The phrase has its origins in Greek mythology, where the Gorgon Medusa was said to have the power to turn anyone who looked at her into stone. In this context, "turning to stone" meant to become petrified, frozen, and unable to move. In a more metaphorical sense, "turning to stone" can refer to becoming emotionally or mentally rigid, closed off, or unresponsive. For example, a person might be said to have "turned to stone" if they have experienced trauma or emotional distress that has left them numb or unfeeling. The phrase can also be used to describe a situation where a person or group of people becomes unresponsive or unwilling to change their views or actions. For example, a team that is stuck in their ways and resistant to change might be said to have "turned to stone" in terms of their ability to adapt and evolve. Overall, the phrase "turn to stone" implies a sense of rigidity, immobility, and unresponsiveness. It can refer to becoming physically or emotionally petrified, and it can also describe a situation where a person or group is unwilling or unable to change or adapt.Rate it:

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off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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Nikon choirA large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters.Rate it:

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veg outTo relax by not moving much.Rate it:

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stop upTo increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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let's motivateTo depart; get moving.Rate it:

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have in towIn one's charge or close guidance; along with one.Rate it:

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play old harryBlenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..Rate it:

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take it outsideTo take a fight to a more violent level, especially by moving it to an outside place.Rate it:

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à la suite dealong with, accompanyingRate it:

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all over the place like a mad woman's custardMoving about randomly.Rate it:

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all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

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aller son petit bonhomme de cheminTo jog along quietly.Rate it:

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ass into gearGet going; get moving; start producing.Rate it:

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ass-backwardsMoving backwards, that is, rear end first.Rate it:

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at restNot moving; stationary.Rate it:

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bottom outTo touch or drag along the ground.Rate it:

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bouncing off the wallsMoving hyperactively.Rate it:

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brûler le pavéTo dash along at full speed, to “scorch.”Rate it:

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bunny hopA ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.Rate it:

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by the same tokenFor a similar reason; in a similar manner; similarly; likewise; along the same lines.Rate it:

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cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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come down toTo reach by moving down or reducing.Rate it:

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come withTo join and come along.Rate it:

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