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all over the boardShowing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.Rate it:

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all wool and a yard wideOf high quality.Rate it:

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as soon asUsed in contrast, sometimes to mark a denial.Rate it:

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beauty markOr artificially using cosmetics.Rate it:

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black marksomething that negatively affects someone's reputationRate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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broad churchA wide scope of philosophies and ideas.Rate it:

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broad-beamedWide across body parts such as the hips.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.Rate it:

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BroadwayA street name, typically for a wide road; a broad way.Rate it:

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burn rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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by a long shotBy a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.Rate it:

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castra metari (B. C. 3. 13)to mark out a camp.Rate it:

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catch fliesAn ostensible product of awkwardly having one's mouth open wide.Rate it:

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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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cut a swathVariant form of cut a wide swath.Rate it:

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cut a wide swathTo clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.Rate it:

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cut a wide swathTo behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.Rate it:

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donner à côtéTo miss the mark.Rate it:

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draw onTo sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.Rate it:

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error longe lateque diffususa wide-spread error.Rate it:

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far and wideOver a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.Rate it:

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festive boardEuropean reference to softwood-trenchers; {Early tableware was a wide softwood plank carved with shallow indentations for various food servings: When filled with appetizing, sumptuous portions it was referred, Festive BoardRate it:

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flag upTo mark for attention; to flag.Rate it:

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for my moneyUsed to mark a statement made by the speaker as an opinion or something not known with certainty.Rate it:

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frapper au bon endroitTo touch the right spring; To hit the right nail on the head; To hit the mark; To touch the spot.Rate it:

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full of fuzzy logicAssertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.Rate it:

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get your sh-t together!Collect Your Thoughts, Get The Tools, Get Prepared, Gird Your Loins, Be Fully Focused, Be Wide Awake, Be Guarded Expect About Anything, Be Sharp.Rate it:

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google itUse the Google search engine to obtain information on something or somebody on the World Wide WebRate it:

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gradea mark of quality, used to mark schoolwork, grades go from a+ to u, also can be used on meat products to show quality of meatRate it:

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hit the bulls eyeRemarkably accurate, Good shot, right on the mark.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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il a trouvé la fève au gâteauHe has hit the mark; He has made a lucky discovery.Rate it:

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il n'est pas dans son assietteHe is not in his normal state of mind; He is out of sorts; He is not up to the mark.Rate it:

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Kilroy was hereInserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.Rate it:

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late patere (also metaphorically vid. sect. VIII. 8)to have a wide extent.Rate it:

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lay rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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le trait est arrivé à son adresseThe shaft (or, arrow) hit the mark; He took the hint.Rate it:

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lead up toTo follow or mark a path toward.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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long shotA master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.Rate it:

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longe lateque, passim (e.g. fluere)far and wide; on all sides; everywhere.Rate it:

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make one's markTo make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve apparent success.Rate it:

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make one's markTo sign (a document) by making a cross or other mark.Rate it:

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mark asTo provide sufficient reason to come to a conclusion about something.Rate it:

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mark downTo write a memorandum about.Rate it:

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mark downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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mark my wordsListen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.Rate it:

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mark offTo indicate as dealt with, as on a list.Rate it:

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