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leave overGive over; stop it!Rate it:

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leave somebody high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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lot lizardA prostitute at a truck stop.Rate it:

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my eyes are up hereSaid to persuade the interlocutor to stop looking lustfully at the speaker's body.Rate it:

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nip in the budTo stop something at an early stage.Rate it:

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not so fastUsed to tell someone to stop doing something.Rate it:

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novissimos premereto press the rearguard.Rate it:

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park the busTo attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.Rate it:

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parking lotA major thruway blocked by stop and go traffic.Rate it:

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peel outTo start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.Rate it:

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

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pit outTo stop workingRate it:

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play Old GooseberryTo suddenly put a stop to a disturbance by force or threats.Rate it:

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PLOKTAInitialism of press lots of keys to abort.Rate it:

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point of no returnThe point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.Rate it:

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press aheadTo continue towards an objectiveRate it:

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press chargesTo formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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press onto persist, continue to advanceRate it:

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press outPress from a plastic, as of records.Rate it:

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press outExtinguish by crushing; as a cigar.Rate it:

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press outObtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.Rate it:

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press studsnap fastenerRate it:

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press the fleshTo shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.Rate it:

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press the panic buttonTo start to panicRate it:

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press titsTo initiate a start up sequenceRate it:

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press upan exerciseRate it:

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pull one's finger outTo stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.Rate it:

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put a damper onTo stop people from enjoying an activity.Rate it:

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put a lid on itTo be quiet; shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.Rate it:

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put a sock in itTo be quiet; to shut one's mouth; to stop talking.Rate it:

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put a stop toTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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put downTo set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.Rate it:

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put downTo halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.Rate it:

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put one's foot down onTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put one's foot down uponTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put paid toTo stop something once and for all.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo stop or to slow it down.Rate it:

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put the kibosh onTo halt, stop, or squelch.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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rabattre le caquet à quelqu'un (pop.)To take a person down a peg; To stop his jaw; To cut his cackle.Rate it:

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red lightA warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating ‘stop’..Rate it:

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red mistAnger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.Rate it:

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rein inTo stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins.Rate it:

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rein inTo stop or slow something, by exercising control.Rate it:

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rein upTo stop, to halt riding a horse by pulling on the reins.Rate it:

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rein upTo stop, to cause to come to a halt.Rate it:

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rendre un homme camusTo stop a man’s mouth; To make a man look small.Rate it:

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