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. scare out of one's wits
[scare out of one's wits] or [scare stiff] or [scare the daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To frighten very much.
The owl's hooting scared him out of his wits.
The child was scared stiff in the dentist's chair.
Pete's ghost story scared the daylights out of the smaller boys.
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Make advances toward a member of the opposite sex (usually man to a woman) with the goal of seducing the person.
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. make a pass at
[make a pass at] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal}
Make advances toward a member of the opposite sex (usually man to a woman) with the goal of seducing the person.
We've been dating for four weeks but Joe has never even made a pass at me.
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Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody.
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. off feed
[off feed] or [off one's feed] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody.
Mary was worried; her canary was off feed.
Jerry seemed to be off his feed; he did not joke and laugh with the others.
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In a well-ordered way or condition; orderly.
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. on an even keel
[on an even keel] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
In a well-ordered way or condition; orderly.
When the football rally seemed almost ready to become a riot, the principal stepped to the platform and got things back on an even keel.
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To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly.
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. rattle off
[rattle off] or [reel off] {v.}
To say quickly without having to stop to think; recite easily and rapidly.
When Roger was seven he could rattle off the names of all the states in alphabetical order.
Joan memorized the "Gettysburg Address" so well that she could reel it off.
We asked the waitress what flavors of ice cream she had, and she rattled them off.
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Recovered and able to move about; once again in good health after an illness.
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1. {adv. phr.}
Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat.
2. {v. phr.}
To become aggressively engaged in doing something; (useable as a command).
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. up and at them
[up and at them]
1. {adv. phr.}
Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat.
"You want to know whether he will make a diligent worker?" Dick asked. "Well, I can tell you that most of the time he is up and at them like no one else I know."
2. {v. phr.}
To become aggressively engaged in doing something; (useable as a command).
Come on, up and at them, you guys. We still have a lot of work to get done.
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Sometimes one's most confidential conversations are overheard.
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At a great distance from a particular point (said of a discrepancy).
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