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à vos marquesDébut de la locution à vos marques, prêts, partez : indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme de rejoindre leur bloc de départ.Rate it:

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à vos marques, prêts, partezPrononcé en trois temps, indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme dans un premier temps de rejoindre leur bloc de départ, puis de s’y positionner de manière à pouvoir s’élancer à tout moment, et enfin de s’élancer.Rate it:

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above parMore than par for the hole or courseRate it:

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anno vertentein the course of the year.Rate it:

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below parLess than par for the hole or course.Rate it:

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blind alleyA course of inquiry that leads nowhere.Rate it:

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BOHICAAcronym of bend over, here it comes again. Used colloquially to indicate that an adverse situation is about to repeat itself, and that acquiescence is the wisest or only course of action.Rate it:

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boot campAny short, intensive course of training.Rate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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business as usualThe normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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can't do right for doing wrongBe in a situation where any course of action leads to a negative outcome.Rate it:

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carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.Rate it:

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cela va sans direThat is a matter of course; It stands to reason.Rate it:

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college courseOrganized study of a particular field, point of view, reference, or field.Rate it:

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come toTo devote attention to in due course; to come around to.Rate it:

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coulda, woulda, shouldaAn expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities.Rate it:

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crash courseA quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.Rate it:

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cruising for a bruisingFollowing a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.Rate it:

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cursum conficere in caeloto run its course in the sky.Rate it:

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cursum dirigere aliquoto set one's course for a place.Rate it:

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cursum tenere (opp. commutare and deferri)to hold on one's course.Rate it:

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death spiralThe situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.Rate it:

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

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drag inTo get into a course of action by forceful means.Rate it:

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due courseRegular or appropriate passage or occurrence.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1399, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1735, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels.Rate it:

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due courseA. 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.Rate it:

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flunk outOften requiring a retaking of the course or academic year.Rate it:

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from soup to nutsFrom the first course of a meal to the last.Rate it:

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gain groundto become farther from another traveling the same course.Rate it:

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go awryto depart from the correct courseRate it:

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God does not play dice with the universeThe course of all events is predetermined.Rate it:

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God knowsIt is known unto God; i.e., it is certainly true, certainly, of course, obviouslyRate it:

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ground ruleA rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court.Rate it:

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hark backOf hounds, to retrace a course in order to pick up a lost scent.Rate it:

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haul offTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.Rate it:

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hell in a hand basketto go to one's doom, to deteriorate quickly, to proceed on a course to disaster. The phrase go to hell in a handbasket is an American phrase which came into general use during the American Civil War, though its popularity has spread into other countries.Rate it:

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high roadA course of action which is honorable, dignified, or respectable.Rate it:

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hitch one's wagon to a starTo commit to an aspirational goal or course of action that will lead to fulfillment.Rate it:

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in process of timeIn the course of time; as time goes on; gradually; in due course.Rate it:

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in strideWithout disturbing one's course of activities.Rate it:

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keep backTo prevent from advancing in a course.Rate it:

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leave it beTo allow something to follow its natural course.Rate it:

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let it beTo leave something to follow its natural course.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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lose groundto become closer to another traveling the same course.Rate it:

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low roadA course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly.Rate it:

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make a beelineA straight and direct course made by a bee returning to its hive.Rate it:

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matter of courseA natural or logical outcome.Rate it:

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