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To act in a strange way; to be foolish.
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. have a screw loose
[have a screw loose] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To act in a strange way; to be foolish.
Now I know he has a screw loose — he stole a police car this time.
He was a smart man but had a screw loose and people thought him odd.
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To blindly memorize what was taught without thinking about it.
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1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result.
2. To fail to remember something.
3. To be consistently unsuccessful at doing something.
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. draw a blank
[draw a blank] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result.
I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones.
2. To fail to remember something.
I am trying to think of the name but I keep drawing a blank.
3. To be consistently unsuccessful at doing something.
I keep trying to pass that math exam but each time I try it I draw a blank.
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1. To move along; continue.
Compare: [GO ON] (1).
2. To go together or as company; go for fun. — Often used with "with". /Mary went along with us to Jane's house./
3. To agree; cooperate. — Often used with "with".
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. go along
[go along] {v.}
1. To move along; continue.
Uncle Bill made up the story as he went along.
Compare: [GO ON] (1).
2. To go together or as company; go for fun. — Often used with "with". /Mary went along with us to Jane's house./
John just went along for the ride to the ball game. He didn't want to play.
When one filling station cuts gasoline prices, the others usually go along.
3. To agree; cooperate. — Often used with "with".
"Jane is a nice girl." "I'll go along with that," said Bill.
Just because the other boys do something bad, you don't have to go along with it.
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To the limit; as far as possible; completely.
Compare:
[HEART AND SOUL],
[TO THE FULL],
[UP TO THE --- IN].
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. to the hilt
[to the hilt] or [up to the hilt] {adv. phr.}
To the limit; as far as possible; completely.
The other boys on the team told Tom he couldn't quit. They said, "You're in this to the hilt."
The Smith's house is mortgaged up to the hilt.
Compare:
[HEART AND SOUL],
[TO THE FULL],
[UP TO THE --- IN].
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1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching.
2. Not at the usual time for growing and selling.
Contrast: [IN SEASON].
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. out of season
[out of season] {adv. phr.}
1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching.
The boys were caught fishing out of season.
2. Not at the usual time for growing and selling.
The corn we get out of season is different from the kind we grow here.
Contrast: [IN SEASON].
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In conflict or disagreement; opposed.
Compare: [AT LOGGERHEADS].
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1. To stay quietly out of sight; try not to attract attention; hide.
2. To keep secret one's thoughts or plans.
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. lie low
[lie low] or {nonstandard} [lay low] {v.}, {informal}
1. To stay quietly out of sight; try not to attract attention; hide.
After holding up the bank, the robbers lay low for a while.
2. To keep secret one's thoughts or plans.
I think he wants to be elected president, but he is lying low and not saying anything.
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