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[whispering campaign] {n.} The spreading of false rumors, or saying bad things, about a person or group, especially in politics or public life. * /A bad man has started a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[map out] {v. phr.} To arrange; lay out; plan. * /The candidate will meet with his campaign manager tomorrow to map out his campaign strategy./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[come of] {v.} 1. To result from. * /After all the energy we spent on that advertising campaign, absolutely nothing came of it./ 2. To become of; happen to. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[underway] {adv. phr.} In progress; in motion. * /The yearly fund-raising campaign for the renovation of our university campus is already underway./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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