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American Idioms
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ball up
[ball up] {v.}, {slang} To make a mess of; confuse. * […]
bog down, to get bogged down
[bog down], [to get bogged down] {v. phr.}, {mostly intransitive or […]
break up
[break up] {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen […]
carry away
[carry away] {v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight […]
catch (someone) dead
[catch (someone) dead] {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear (someone) […]
catch up
[catch up] {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab […]
cut up
[cut up] {v.} 1. {informal} To hurt the feelings of; wound. […]
do for
[do for] {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; […]
fence in
[fence in] or [hedge in] or [hem in] {v.} To keep […]