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the ball is in your court It is now your turn to act or make the next decision. miss the boat To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act. take to something like a duck to water To learn or adapt to something new naturally and easily. out of sight, out of mind People or things that are absent are soon forgotten. get out of hand To become uncontrollable; to escalate beyond what was intended. vắng chủ nhà, gà vọc niêu tôm When the person in charge is away, those left behind misbehave or run wild. circle the wagons To unite a group for a common purpose. an arm and a leg Very expensive or costly; a large amount of money. by the skin of one's teeth Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster. cold feet Not going through with an action, particularly one which requires long term commitment, due to fear, uncertainty and doubt. fish out of water Refers to a person who is in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable surroundings. from A to Z Covering a complete range; comprehensively. get a wriggle on To move quickly or hurry. have eyes in the back of one's head To be able to perceive things and events that are outside of one's field of vision. hit the road To leave; start a journey. hit the spot To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right. jump ship To leave a job, organization, or activity suddenly. method to (one's) madness Despite one's seemingly random approach, there is actually orderly structure or logic to it. off one's trolley or off one's rocker Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile. part and parcel The attribute of being an integral or essential component of another object. rock the boat To do or say something that will upset people or cause problems. see a man about a dog A euphemistic way to announce one's departure while concealing the true purpose. through thick and thin Through all obstacles in a path; in good times and bad times. to and fro or toing and froing To move from one place to another; going back and forth; here and there. trip the light fantastic To dance. Data Moat Large amounts of data acquired by an organization that can be harvested for sustainable, differentiating competitive advantage. flavour of the month The current popular or trending activity. in the loop Knowing what's going on and being kept informed. joined-up thinking Discussing the viewpoints of each organization and coming to an agreement or compromise. raft of measures A collection of proposals or schemes. cover all directions of the compass Ensure the product specification covers everything. deep dive Get into the detail. drill down Investigate in depth. moving forward Making progress on an idea or scheme. a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Even the longest and most difficult tasks begin with one small action back and forth moving repeatedly from one place to another come and go Arrive and depart, often in a continuous flow of people or things coming and going Completely confused or disoriented forward and backward Knowing something very well here and there In various places or at different times in and out frequently coming and going near and far Everywhere or from all directions stop and go characterized by frequent stops and starts to and fro moving back and forth up and down from one end to the other swings and roundabouts Gains and losses balance each other out bag and baggage With all belongings. to have and to hold to marry and cherish someone latitude and longitude Geographic coordinates used to locate a point on the Earth's surface truck and trailer a large vehicle combination onwards and upwards Improving or becoming more successful out and about Actively going out and participating in social activities wheeling and dealing Engaging in clever or dishonest business negotiations car and driver a vehicle and its operator down and out Beaten. far and wide Extensively or universally movers and shakers Influential people who drive change and progress off and away A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review. touch and go A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review. up and about Recovering or active after an illness or injury ways and means Methods or resources to achieve a goal north and south A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review. French leave to leave a place without permission or notice along about At a point in time, often unexpectedly and change Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. as you go done or dealt with at the same time as something else at a distance Not in close proximity or relationship at the wheel in control or charge of something backwards and forwards Knowing something very well be around to exist or be present for a long time be in and out to frequently visit or stay somewhere for short periods down the road Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. draw off to distract or divert attention away drive out force someone to leave a place enough to go around Sufficient for everyone to have some far and away By a very large amount. fetch and carry To serve someone obediently and diligently find one's place Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. from a mile away easily noticeable or recognizable get lost go away and leave someone alone get moving start doing something or taking action get one's way Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. get there to arrive or succeed go down the road to proceed with a plan or course of action go places To achieve success or make progress go the distance Endure an ordeal. go with the flow of traffic to move or proceed in the same direction as others grab and go Take something quickly and leave immediately hang out spend time relaxing with someone have been around have a lot of experience have legs have lasting popularity or impact have truck with to have dealings or association with someone here, there and everywhere In many places or situations at the same time hold hard to wait or stop for a moment in a walk Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. in the driver's seat In control of a situation or decision-making process in the driving seat In control of a situation or project in the streets Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. in the way obstructing or hindering something know one's way around be familiar with a place or system let drive to allow someone to take control look around Examine one's surroundings make a move Take action or make a decision middle of the road Moderate and compromising, avoiding extremes month of Sundays Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. motion of someone's ocean Someone's personal business or affair move one's body Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. move through the gears To progress or advance smoothly through a series of stages or levels much of a muchness Very similar or equivalent in character or quality not know whether one is coming or going Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. off and running Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. on and off Intermittently or at irregular intervals on board supporting or participating in a project on the fly Carried out during the running of a program without interrupting. on the go Actively doing something or traveling from place to place on the move Traveling or in motion from one place to another on the shelf Unused or postponed, often indefinitely on the street available or known to the public on the wagon not drinking alcohol after a period of heavy drinking on the way happening or done during a journey or process poetry in motion Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. put on the map Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. ride on a rail to be forced out of a place ride out to endure a difficult situation until it passes set in motion To start something happening or to put a plan into action set the wheels in motion To start a process or take the first steps towards a goal split up to separate or divide into parts take a walk Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. take flight to suddenly become popular or successful take for a ride to deceive or cheat someone take something in one's stride To handle a difficult situation calmly and easily take the ride Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. the thing is Used to introduce a fact or explanation the word is go Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. there we go Used to express satisfaction or confirmation that something is happening as expected there you go Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. trip out to experience something intensely enjoyable or surprising trot out To introduce or exhibit something familiar or old-fashioned up and away Starting successfully and making rapid progress walk on to continue or proceed walk on water To perform an impressive or impossible task walk the streets to be without a home or job wheels are turning Someone is thinking or planning something your mileage may vary Results or experiences may differ from person to person cùng tắc biến, biến tắc thông When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Đầu xuôi đuôi lọt "Starting properly ensures the speedy completion of a process. A – beginning is often blocked by one or more obstacles (potential barriers) Đi một ngày đàng, học một sàng khôn Travelling forms a young man. Đoàn kết thì sống, chia rẽ thì chết English equivalentː United we stand, divided we fall. mỗi thời, mỗi cách Other times, other ways. vạn sự khởi đầu nan It is the first step that counts. New York (noun) New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending ở đâu (adverb) where (is it being/doing/happening?) máy bay (noun) aircraft, (specifically) airplane động từ (noun) a verb (word that indicates an action, event, or a state) không khí (noun) air (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) đại lục (noun) a continent, perhaps the same as either châu lục (“geopolitical continent”) or lục địa (“geographical continent”) biên giới (noun) a frontier (part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region) cư xử (verb) to behave; to conduct oneself; to deal with xe máy (noun) a vehicle that is either a mô tô (“high capacity motorcycle”) or a xe gắn máy (“low capacity motorcycle”) xe hai bánh (noun) a two-wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle or motorcycle, as opposed to a three-wheeled one such as a rickshaw or a four-wheeled one suc phong trào (noun) movement (an activity that attracts numerous participants) thống kê (noun) statistics (a systematic collection of data on measurements or observations) đô thị (noun) a city, particularly an administrative division or urban area with a particular or designated size, population and wealth; in Vietnam vật thể (noun) an object; compare sự vật (“objects in general”) khoảng cách (noun) distance, space mĩ thuật (noun) some visual arts, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic design, animation, photography công tác (noun) a government or business mission or task kết hợp (verb) to combine, to link up, to coordinate du khách (noun) a tourist or traveler tiến thoái lưỡng nan it's difficult either to advance or to retreat. hoàn cảnh (noun) circumstances, especially historical circumstances, or surroundings di động (adjective) mobile; roving đụ má (interjection) motherfucker mạng lưới (noun) network (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) hải ngoại (noun) overseas; abroad đồng hồ (noun) a clock or watch giao thông (noun) transportation; traffic lãng tử (noun) wanderer; vagabond tâm lí (noun) psyche, especially concerns, hang-ups or baggage châu lục (noun) a "continent", as regards culture, politics, etc. từ ngoại lai (noun) a word of foreign origin; a loanword, foreign word, calque, etc. tiến hoá (verb) to evolve, advance or progress vào sinh ra tử to be involved in long, dangerous, life-or-death missions, especially military ones kỉ niệm (noun) memory, memories (good, bad, childhood memories, etc.) lang thang (verb) to wander; to roam about chế độ (noun) a system; regime (as a set of principles and rules) ra đi (verb) to depart, to leave di chuyển (verb) to transfer, to move cơ quan (noun) mechanism; mechanics lái xe (verb) to drive a car (or any vehicle) rời khỏi (verb) to leave; to depart xa xôi (adjective) faraway, distant, remote, separated by space and time mắt cá (noun) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mắt, cá. tham quan (verb) to visit and examine thoroughly (a fascinating place) biểu tình (verb) to demonstrate; to protest; to take to the streets trật tự (noun) order (good arrangement); compare thứ tự (“arrangement, disposition”) tiến bộ (adjective) progressing; making progress quốc lộ (noun) highway, national route giải thoát (verb) to set (oneself or others) free; to liberate; to save; to deliver cách thức (noun) a manner; way of doing động lượng (noun) momentum, the product of mass and velocity of a body đại lượng (noun) quantity; property of a body, phenomenon, etc. that can be expressed as a number đồ thị (noun) a graph, especially a line graph; compare biểu đồ (“statistical graph”, line, bar/column, pie, etc.) liên kết (noun) link (connection between buses or systems) quỹ đạo (noun) trajectory, path traced out by a moving point particle or solid object động lực học (noun) dynamics, study of forces and their influence on the motion of objects tàu điện ngầm (noun) subway, rapid transit, underground loanh quanh (verb) to walk around in a small region or area khởi hành (verb) to depart, to leave, to set off khứ hồi (adjective) round-trip/return kinh nghiệm (noun) experience (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge; the knowledge thus gathere lủi thủi (adjective) walking, working or being alone; lonesome phương tiện (noun) a thing that aids people to do something; an instrument, means, vehicle or medium phương tiện giao thông (noun) mode of transport văn bản (noun) written text; passage; document năng nhặt chặt bị pick up stuff without fail and you'll get a full bag in no time chú thích (noun) annotation; citation; comment; note; footnote. phố phường (noun) street and district; streets; city or town ùn tắc (verb) to be jammed (with traffic); to be congested lưu thông (verb) to circulate; to flow through đường đi nước bước (noun) steps; the ways around di cư (verb) to migrate; to emigrate nối tiếp (verb) to follow; to continue; to go in series theo dõi (verb) to keep an eye on; to keep track (of); to monitor; to watch ban đầu (noun) beginning; the get-go hướng dẫn (verb) to guide; to lead ngữ âm (noun) phonology (of a language) thực thể (noun) an entity (thing existing independently) liên hồi (verb) to keep on (doing something); to continue; to do repeatedly thăm hỏi (verb) to call on (someone); to visit (someone); to pay (someone) a visit di dân (verb) to migrate; to emigrate or immigrate xu hướng (noun) tendency; trend tham dự (verb) to participate/take part/partake, especially in a formal or important activity; compare tham gia (“to take part in any kind of activi tổng hợp (verb) to join; to unite; to combine; to synthesise thu hút (verb) to draw (closer); to attract khám phá (verb) to discover; to find out; to explore; to reveal du nhập (verb) to import, adopt or borrow an idea, ideology, mode of thought, practice, word, expression, etc. from another culture; compare nhập kh vận chuyển (verb) to transport; to deliver; to ship chỉ đạo (verb) to guide; to lead; to steer; to conduct bắt nguồn (verb) to take one's source (from); to originate (from); to begin (from) năng động (adjective) dynamic; energetic; active dẫn dắt (verb) to lead; to guide trường độ (noun) duration; length (especially of sound) lèo lái (verb) to steer (a boat, conversation, etc.); to drive; to control tư cách (noun) conduct; behaviour sự việc (noun) an intangible thing, such as an affair, a happening or an occurrence trắc trở (adjective) meeting obstacles, inconvenienced, meeting setbacks sự vật (noun) a tangible thing, especially a physical object số liệu (noun) data (in the form of numbers); figures; facts chuyển dịch (verb) to move (somewhere else); to transfer hàng hải (adjective) maritime, related to shipping đường cao tốc (noun) expressway; freeway; motorway đường sá (noun) roads; ways (generally speaking) tiếp viên (noun) steward or stewardess (on an airplane); waiter or waitress (in a restaurant, hotel, etc.) tung hoành (verb) to operate or travel wildly hither and thither; to rampage, especially through places far away tài xế (noun) driver; chauffeur dân cư (noun) population (of a place); inhabitants chu vi (noun) a perimeter tư duy (noun) way of thinking; thought; mindset, mentality vận động (verb) to do a physical activity, as opposed to staying sedentary điều khiển (verb) to control; to conduct; to manipulate; to operate dân số (noun) population (a count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary) đẩy mạnh (verb) to push forward; to promote; to advance; to stimulate mong manh (adjective) ephemeral; passing; short-lived; transitory ranh giới (noun) a spatial boundary or border, especially a geopolitical one đường lối (noun) road; way; path dẫn thân (verb) to bring oneself to; to throw oneself into (e.g. a difficult, dangerous place) cự li (noun) a distance or range lang bạt (verb) to live a wandering life; to wander dẫn đầu (verb) to lead; to take the lead; to be at the head of thu hồi (verb) to get (something) back; to retrieve; to recover; to restore lưu trú (verb) to reside (temporarily); to stay lênh đênh (verb) to wander, to drift, to be afloat chia rẽ (verb) to drive a wedge between; to divide; to separate (especially people; from a dispute) vướng mắc (noun) impediments; obstacles; entanglement; misgivings phối hợp (verb) to coordinate (with); to cooperate (with); to harmonise (with); to go (with) lu bù (adjective) boundless; too many to count; limitless; round after round; on a spree bảo dưỡng (verb) to maintain; to keep (vehicle, machine, etc.) in good repair lịch trình (noun) route (of a trip); path (of development); schedule lạc trôi (verb) to be lost; to lose one's direction; to be lost and adrift số hiệu (noun) number (as in flight number, ship number, port number, etc.) chỉ huy (verb) to command; to conduct; to lead dở dở ương ương (adjective) in an intermediate or undetermined stage; in-between; (of a person) not very smart, but not entirely stupid either; half-witted quá giang (verb) to cross a body of water by boat lưu hành (verb) to circulate; to flow through xúc động (verb) to be moved; to be touched giở quẻ (verb) to suddenly change one's state or attitude (from good to bad); to change one's mind or conduct; to go back on one's word trung gian (adjective) functioning as a bridge in the middle of a chain of exchange, communication, command, transaction, etc. hành tung (noun) whereabouts, trail sống còn (adjective) vital (necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.) tròng trành (verb) to sway; to rock; to tilt back and forth dập dềnh (adjective) bobbing (moving gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of cải tà quy chính to switch from sin to the right path; to mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf chuyển đổi (verb) to change; to shift; to convert; to exchange đường nét (noun) lines (generally speaking); outline; contour mấp máy (verb) to move lightly and quickly hành quân (verb) to march; to operate đồng điệu (adjective) like-minded, in sync, on the same wavelength or on the same page xa cách (verb) to be separated (from); to be distant; to be far away dòng chảy (noun) flow; current; stream tiến hành (verb) to carry out; to proceed; to conduct tổ lái (verb) to drive fast and in a zigzag manner biến tấu (verb) to vary; to create variation đi đứng chạy nhảy (adjective) of one's body movement (generally speaking) thời hạn (noun) duration (an amount of time or a particular time interval) xuất nhập cảnh (verb) to leave and enter a country luẩn quẩn (verb) to dangle about; to hover about; to hang around dấu vết (noun) mark; trace; trail gia nhập (verb) to join (organisation, army, club, etc.); to enter vấp váp (verb) to stumble; to trip (generally speaking) trào lưu (noun) trend; movement; tendency bộ phận (noun) part; section; component; division điều chỉnh (verb) to change for a desired outcome; to adjust nghỉ phép (verb) to be on leave; to take leave dáng bộ (noun) posture; bearing; gait cử động (verb) to move (a part of one's body) cử chỉ (noun) manner; conduct; behaviour động tác (noun) movement; gesture; action chỉ dẫn (verb) to guide; to instruct; to direct rong ruổi (verb) to travel far and wide (to do something) xa lạ (adjective) strange; unfamiliar; unknown; foreign tiến lên (verb) to advance; to move forward huyết mạch (adjective) crucial because it helps connect places and ensures fluid traffic between important areas, economy-wise or military-wise hoang mang (adjective) puzzled; confused; unsettled; irresolute tạ từ (verb) to take leave; to bid farewell; to say goodbye thông suốt (verb) to have road traffic proceed freely tít tắp (adjective) very far or long truy tìm (verb) to track down; to search for; to look for hình hài (noun) shape or form (of a body, etc.) khu nghỉ dưỡng (noun) resort (place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environm dìu dắt (verb) to guide; to lead chuyên chở (verb) to transport; to convey; to freight ồ ạt (adjective) moving in a storm-like, massive, rapid and disorderly manner chiều hướng (noun) a trend; tendency; direction of change buôn lậu (verb) to smuggle; to traffic điều hành (verb) to manage; to run; to operate nhúc nhích (verb) to budge; to move slightly cảm kích (verb) to be touched; to be moved; to appreciate chướng ngại (noun) an obstacle; a hindrance; compare chướng ngại vật (“tangible obstacle”) rộng mở (adjective) open; wide open; extensive góp mặt (verb) to be present (at an event); to attend; to be featured (in a movie or a play) soạn thảo (verb) to draft (contract, law, etc.); to write; to compose chạnh lòng (verb) to be moved; to be touched nháo nhác (adjective) hurried and scared; scurrying here and there; distraught ngoảnh đi ngoảnh lại Describes time passing in a flash. diễu hành (verb) to walk in procession; to parade; to march cặp kè (verb) to be inseparable; to accompany closely; to be together (with) kinh tuyến (noun) a longitude, a meridian (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) lè phè (verb) to spend time in idleness and amusement; to laze around ra mắt (verb) to present oneself (in front of others); to come into sight đi công tác (verb) to go on a business trip ngứa chân (verb) to have itchy feet; (figurative) to be itching to depart, go out, etc. lấn sân (verb) to spread towards; to invade; to take over; to oust hiện hành (adjective) in force; in operation; in action đường bộ (noun) land; road (as a medium of transport) dịch chuyển (verb) synonym of chuyển dịch (“to shift; to move”) mắc kẹt (verb) to be caught; to be trapped; to get stuck đầu quân (verb) to join the army; to enlist đường thuỷ (noun) waterway; (by) water hoạch định (verb) to define; to delineate; to plan dấn thân (verb) to throw oneself into (something dangerous or difficult); to get into; to embark on chật ních (adjective) overcrowded; congested; overpacked; cramped đưa đẩy (verb) to speak perfunctorily; to carry on the conversation for form's sake kè kè (verb) to stick to, cling to, carry (something, someone) at all times hộ tống (verb) to escort; to accompany lân la (verb) to gradually approach, often with curiosity đình chỉ (verb) to suspend; to recess; to cease; to stop (either indefinitely or permanently), often by authorities lôi kéo (verb) to draw (people) into; to pull into; to drag into; to manipulate linh kiện (noun) component; the detachable or replaceable kỉ hà (adjective) geometric, as in rectangular, square, triangular, circular, etc. phân định (verb) to demarcate; to delimit; to distinguish and fix (a boundary) là đà (adjective) be close to a surface (ground, water surface, etc.) and moving slowly tung tích (noun) trace, whereabouts nhiệm kì (noun) term (of office), tenure/period (of office), tour (of duty) lặn lội (verb) to travel far or make an arduous journey to work in a remote place tên gọi (noun) name (any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing) điều động (verb) to appoint, to transfer to another position phản hồi (verb) to return; to go or come back tuần hoàn (adjective) moving about and back again; revolving, cycling, circling, circulatory, etc. loại hình (noun) a type, form or mode cảm giác (verb) to feel hoành hành (verb) to go around and wreak havoc or cause rampage or wanton destruction, be it physical or institutional mã số (noun) identifier (formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc.) khập khiễng (adjective) with legs of different length or with a number of legs other than 3, therefore unable to stand straight or evenly biến động (verb) to undergo major change, to be in turmoil chơi đùa (verb) to play; to play around; to mess around (especially of children) thủ hiến (noun) premier (of a state in Australia or Canada); chief minister (of a state in Myanmar); first minister (in the UK) cầu tiến (adjective) having desire for progress and advancement (of oneself) ăn dầm nằm dề (verb) to stay in one place for a long time ba chìm bảy nổi (adjective) sunk down three times, floated up seven times ngã đường (noun) intersection (junction of two or more streets or highways) vận hành (verb) to run, to be operational, to function đầu vào (noun) an input; inflow; influx tung tẩy (verb) to bob or move up and down in a relaxed or visually pleasing way thám hiểm (verb) to go on an adventure or expedition to and explore a potentially dangerous place bồng bềnh (verb) to bob, to wave, to gently move up and down due to a movement of water or wind cảng hàng không (noun) an airport, particularly a large or international one. thăng trầm (noun) ups and downs xa xa (adjective) rather far; somewhat in the distance biển báo (noun) a traffic sign; a road sign quá cảnh (verb) to transit; pass across; pass through bách bộ (verb) to stroll; go out for a walk bấp bênh (adjective) unstable; unsteady; imbalance bộ hành (adjective) pedestrian; walking bước ngoặt (noun) turning point; juncture; important change vãng lai (verb) to come and go mềm dẻo (adjective) flexible; malleable; pliable nhất cự li, nhì tốc độ first comes distance/proximity, second comes speed chạy sô (verb) to participate in many shows at the same time đi dạo (verb) to walk; to stroll trải qua (verb) to pass; to spend (time) chập chững (adjective) toddling; hobbling; waddling (especially of a young child) chầu rìa (verb) to observe; to spectate; to monitor (especially from afar) trí cùng lực kiệt (adjective) stumped and exhausted; at a loss as to what to do; at one's wits' end; at the end of one's rope áp giải (verb) to send under escort (a criminal or captive); to transport (under guard) chiếm đóng (verb) to occupy; to capture; to take and hold (with troops) chiếm lĩnh (verb) to capture; to occupy; to hold chiến thuyền (noun) a warship; battleship; fighting vessel (especially one that is premodern) bất an (adjective) insecure; disturbed; unstable; turbulent chiến xa (noun) a combat vehicle; battle transport (historically, a chariot) chiếu bóng (noun) a movie; film; moving picture tòng chinh (verb) to go on a military expedition; to voyage in the military chinh chiến (verb) to wage war; to fight in battle; to go on a military expedition viễn chinh (noun) an expedition; journey; venture trường chinh (noun) a long expedition xuất chinh (verb) to go on an expedition; to head out to battle; to go to the battlefront lấp ló (verb) to flicker; to glimmer; to scintillate; to appear and disappear intermittently cơ năng (noun) a function; dynamic; mechanic (especially in biology and medicine) cầu chui (noun) a viaduct; overpass; flyover lưu động (verb) to circulate; to flow; to be mobile bại trận (verb) to be beaten; to be defeated; to be routed (especially in sports) bắt chợt (verb) to discover unexpectedly; to notice suddenly; to catch (an occurrence) phiếm du (verb) to wander; to roam tàu chợ (noun) a vehicle or craft that makes frequent stops to load and unload its contents đi chơi (verb) see đi and chơi nói chơi (verb) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nói, chơi. chờn vờn (verb) to linger; to hover; to dawdle chớp bóng (noun) a movie; film; moving picture chu du (verb) to travel around; to roam about; to tour (many places, leisurely) ất giáp (noun) a thing; anything suất lĩnh (verb) to lead (in battle or the like), to command ruổi rong (verb) synonym of rong ruổi (“to travel far and wide”) muôn hình (adjective) that varies a lot; that takes many different forms; that comes in all shapes and sizes đem chuông đi đánh xứ người (verb) to go elsewhere for competition, to take part in a contest away from home lồm cồm (adjective) clumsy, awkward with both hands and feet; (for movement) on all fours sáng tác (verb) to compose; to write (poem, short story, etc.) khách thập phương (noun) visitors from different places, especially those who travel to a particular location for a common purpose ra khỏi (verb) to leave; to get out (from); to take out (from); to get away; to break loose lo xa (verb) to foresee problems far in advance; to meet trouble halfway; to foreknow thoát thân (verb) to get out of danger; to escape safely; to get away with one's life tụ hội (verb) to gather; to get together, to meet together trông thấy (verb) to see; to observe; to notice; to perceive làm quen (verb) to be(come) acquainted with someone; to meet and speak to someone for the first time đi lại (verb) to go back and forth; to go from here to there (generally speaking) trông ra (verb) to look outside; to look out (on); to overlook quang lâm (verb) to come, to arrive phát động (verb) to mobilize people to take part in a movement xen kẽ (verb) to insert (into); to introduce (into); to interpose; to come between vơ vét (verb) to sweep off; to carry off; to pillage; to plunder; to loot bản dịch (noun) translation (result of translating between languages) hình hoạ (noun) drawing (picture, likeness, diagram or representation) lông bông (verb) to be a vagrant or vagabond tịnh tiến (verb) to translate (to move every point by the same distance in the same direction) chân trời góc bể (noun) far-flung, faraway, distant, remote place chân mây cuối trời far-flung, faraway, distant, remote thuyền bè (noun) boats and other small watercrafts (generally speaking) ngược xuôi (verb) to go back and forth, bustle about hải trình (noun) sea journey; sea travel trung chuyển (verb) to transfer; to change trains, buses, etc. một chiều (noun) one way or direction hiếu động (adjective) active and curious lơ xe (noun) driver's assistant; conductor; fare inspector viễn du (verb) to travel far away phân vân (verb) to be on the fence; to ponder between choices; to wonder kiếm khách (noun) a wandering master swordsman; compare tay kiếm/kiếm sĩ (a swordsman, master or not, wandering or not) định hướng (noun) position; orientation; stance tiến tới (verb) to advance forward; to go forward, to progress mì gõ (noun) "street noodles" from mobile vendors, usually affordable and widely available in many urban areas bước đầu (noun) beginning; start; first step chủ thể (noun) the main part; the part making up most of something quân hành (verb) to march; to operate gần xa (adjective) far and near, everywhere tước đoạt (verb) to take away; to take over; to seize; to appropriate; to deprive song hành (verb) to walk side by side; to be parallel tầm nhìn (noun) vision; a field of view; visibility gió chiều nào theo chiều ấy to follow whichever way the wind is blowing chạy trốn (verb) to flee; to run away; to take flight bờ kè (noun) a reveted embankment located by a stream or body of water, especially one where people can rest and hang out đường mòn (noun) a path/footpath/trail/track rối bời (adjective) confused; puzzled; disorganized giao cắt (verb) to cross each other; to intersect nối liền (verb) to connect; to link; to join thế cuộc (noun) situation of something (such as war, investing, politics, etc.) in one or more countries or a geographical region bình cũ rượu mới old vase, new liquor làng mạc (noun) villages and small settlements (generally speaking) lưu lạc (verb) to wander about ở riêng (verb) to start a family, away from one's parents; to become independent and move away giải lao (noun) a rest; a break; a breather; a period of time given to relieve fatigue and tiredness lẫn nhau (adjective) mutual; reciprocal; back and forth co giãn (verb) to be flexible; able to be shortened or lengthend; able to expand at times and shrink at other times lạc đàn (verb) to stray from and become lost from (e.g. a herd, a flock, etc.) rập rờn (verb) to waver; to flutter; to undulate phất phơ (adjective) wandering; aimless ngụ cư (verb) to reside (esp. in a different place than one's native hometown; to live; to dwell in a new land lưu diễn (verb) to tour; to go on tour diễn tiến (noun) progression; course; sequence; evolution trọng tải (noun) the payload; the total weight that can be carried by a vehicle, boat, bridge, etc. săn bắt (verb) to search and hunt for; to prowl điệu bộ (noun) mannerisms; gestures with the hands, legs, etc. to express or convey a concept hợp quần (verb) to join and merge into a group or organization sống sót (verb) to survive; to live past a major disaster, upheaval, or other dangerous event that leaves many others dead giản đồ (noun) a diagram; a line drawing used to represent an object, phenomenon, etc. thấm thoát (adverb) passing quickly; fleeting; ephemeral đầu cua tai nheo details in a story or event tỉnh dậy (verb) to wake up; to transition from a state of sleep to a state of wakefulness sơ tán (verb) to evacuate; to move people to a safe place in order to weather a disaster khớp xương (noun) a joint; an articulation; an articular surface; the place where two bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body connect, wh qua lại (adjective) happening between two entities; interacting; reciprocal nét mặt (noun) facial expressions and features, taken as a whole thói đời (noun) the ways of the world; the habits of people thế thái (noun) the ways of the world; the habits of people quốc phục (noun) the national costume of a country; the traditional clothes of a nation's ethnic groups, often worn on major holidays, festivals, cere thay phiên (verb) to do in turns; to take turns; to rotate (one's work shift etc.); to relay xa tít (adjective) very far away; as far as the eye can see hồi báo (verb) to go back and report (something); to come back and report; to report back đi lạc (verb) to lose one's way; to wander from the right path; to come the wrong way; to go astray; to stray; to get lost; to become lost người đi bộ (noun) wayfarer; walker; foot-passenger; pedestrian xoành xoạch (adverb) continuously; constantly; often, esp. as if on a whim tàu thuyền (noun) boats; ships; vessels tàu bè (noun) boats; ships; vessels thể cách (noun) style and form (of a procedure etc.); manner; way băng qua (verb) to cross; to go from one side to the other chỗ ở (noun) dwelling; abode; residence; domicile lỡ đường (verb) to get lost; to lose one's way; to take the wrong route (when navigating roads etc.) đào tẩu (verb) to run away; to escape; to take flight; to flee; to abscond; to decamp; to hightail it tiến thân (verb) to make one's way in life; to succeed in life; to progress in life dàn bài (verb) to draw up a plan; to formulate a plan xăng nhớt (noun) fuel (for motor vehicles etc.) đạc điền (verb) to measure; to survey (land etc.) tới lui (verb) to haunt; to frequent; to go back and forth vẩn vơ (adverb) aimlessly lính quýnh (verb) to bungle, esp. due to becoming frantic and flustered; to become embarrassed and fumble; to rush and mess up lối sống (noun) a way of life; a lifestyle cất bước (verb) to set off and go somewhere; to set out; to start on a journey đánh đuổi (verb) to drive off; to drive away; to expel chỉ đường (verb) to tell the way; to show the way; to give somebody directions khả dụng (adjective) usable (capable of being used); available thượng lộ bình an may you have a safe journey; bon voyage nao lòng (verb) to be stirred; to be moved (emotionally etc.) lang bạt kì hồ (verb) to live a wandering life; to wander tai qua nạn khỏi to get out of danger; to get away unscathed rình mò (verb) to prowl; to sneak around in wait for something cần lời giải thích I need explanation; this needs explanation nhỏ gọn (adjective) compact and portable giấy xuất cảnh (noun) A document that is required in order to leave a country, exit visa. lộ giới (noun) right of way (strip of land or alignment where portions of an infrastructure and their associated structures and facilities is locate bức bí (adjective) feeling hemmed in, suffering a feeling that one's movements are being restricted quày quả (verb) to turn around and leave with an attitude as if one has better things to do mồm mép (noun) gift of the gab, ability to speak readily and glibly quỹ tích (noun) locus; orbit; trajectory; track phi cảng (noun) airport, especially a large airport or an international airport xê dịch (verb) to move, to displace over a short distance nên thơ (adjective) moving; inspirational dùng dằng (verb) to move reluctantly or indecisively giao thông công cộng (noun) public transport kinh qua (verb) to experience; to go through tự thân vận động to do things by oneself; to stand on one's own two feet liệu cơm gắp mắm to be mindful of one's surroundings and circumstances to choose the right options diễn hoạt (verb) to animate (to impart motion to an image, such as when creating an animated cartoon) trôi nổi (verb) to drift along; to float around thịnh suy (noun) ups and downs long đong (adjective) filled with hardship and misfortune đi đứng (noun) one's manner of walking thơ thẩn (verb) to wander with vague thoughts đã đành (adverb) Used to indicate what's been said stays true and then shift to a latter but more important statement: what is more xa xăm (adjective) far, distant (in space or time) đi vào lòng đất Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see đi, vào, lòng, đất. tuyến đường (noun) route (regular itinerary of stops) quay xe (verb) to back out; to call off người bay (noun) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see người, bay. hết đát (adverb) to the greatest extent đường chim bay (noun) beeline; distance along the straight line between two geographical points on the map ba mươi chưa phải là Tết Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ba mươi, chưa, phải, là, Tết. kênh rạch (noun) canals and waterways rầm rập (adjective) Used to describe heavy, fast, and continuous sounds of many people or vehicles moving together; tramping; thundering; rumbling; rậm rật (verb) to feel restless; to itch to move dật dờ (adjective) alternative form of vật vờ (“unsettled, drifting”) lốp bốp (adjective) Used to describe irregular, loud, crisp sounds: crackly; popping; snapping dáng dấp (noun) outward appearance, including looks, posture, gestures, etc. tham luận (verb) to give a speech (usually prepared from beforehand) expounding one's opinion (usually at a conference, seminar, etc.) vũ bão (noun) something fast, strong, and large-scale phân li (verb) to diverge; to vary thông xe (noun) free-flowing traffic; (of a road) being open to traffic linh đinh (verb) to wander, to drift, to be afloat đứng ngồi không yên to be restless; to feel uneasy; to be on tenterhooks; to fidget bên trời góc bể remote place; faraway thâm sơn cùng cốc remote; off the beaten track; isolated thiên cư (verb) to change one's lodgings; to move to a new place (of residence) xuống dốc (verb) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see xuống, dốc. viễn dương (adjective) oceangoing thất sở (adjective) adrift, homeless thuỷ vận (noun) waterborne transport phân rẽ (verb) to drive a wedge between; to divide; to separate tam cấp (noun) steps (often three) separating different spaces, such as going from a courtyard into a house hưng vong (verb) to undergo the rise and fall, as if subject to a pattern lặc lè (adjective) trudging, tramping ăn theo (verb) to jump on the bandwagon; to follow a trend or someone else's success for personal gain or profit đeo đuổi (verb) to pursue, chase; to persist in chuyển vận (verb) alternative form of vận chuyển luân chuyển (verb) to move in a loop loay quay (verb) to struggle and mess around and never be still cổ kim past and present; then and now rờ rẫm (verb) to feel around with the hands rờ rệt (verb) to feel around with the hands sờ sẫm (verb) to feel around with the hands dắt díu (verb) to go together, often in a disordered way thương hồ (noun) people who live on a boat and wander around rivers and canals, usually making a living through trade biến hoán (verb) to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; to transformation ù té quyền To run away, flee, or bail out of an awkward, difficult, or dangerous situation as fast as possible — always said with a wink. gánh team To carry the team — doing everyone’s share while teammates spectate. flow state Used to portray being 'in the flow' or intensely focusing on a task. Being fully immersed in a task that one enjoys doing. hit different To be better in a distinctive manner. The origin of the term is unclear. Possibly rooted in substance use, referring to how substances with it's giving Used to describe an attitude or connotation. multicolour yawn Vomit; an act of vomiting. leg it To run away, to flee. hang a right To turn right, to take a right turn. car bomb Flatulence in an enclosed automobile. quantum leap To manifest, to forward the reality of. kick the tires and light the fires To take off. goat rope A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error. bent car A stolen car. rhythm and blues Shoes. bayard of ten toes The feet, as a means of travelling. rear end The buttocks. speed limit The hand consisting of a pair of 5s, so called in reference to the common speed limit of 55 mph. genned in Fully acquainted with the details of something; up to speed; plugged in. with it Aware of current trends and fashions. pub crawl The visiting of a number of public houses in a single session. cattle car A paddy wagon: a van for transporting people who have been arrested. dead on arrival Of a new item: received broken. third leg A penis; specifically a long one. hoof it To walk, especially when as a result of regular transportation being unavailable. little man in the boat The clitoris. go large To enjoy oneself to the maximum. get a load of To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening. go fever An urge to commence a planned journey regardless of the circumstances. East Overshoe Often used to refer to a place moderately far away. It generally is used in place of a city or town name when that name is unknown or cannot street drug A drug used illegally and recreationally for its euphoric and other mind-altering effects, such as opiates, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, a road warrior A salesperson who spends a lot of time traveling and outside the office. di di mau To leave quickly, hurry away. smoke wagon A vehicle that generates smoke; specifically, an automobile or a train. on wheels To a large degree, excessively. where you at Where are you? Used as an inquiry of location, especially figuratively. get physical To begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse). beefed out Muscular, often in an exaggerated way. foot rot Athlete's foot. city banker A wanker. prowl car A police patrol car. rum go A peculiar, surprising, and/or confusing event, thing, etc. meat wagon An ambulance. on your bike Go away. mobility kill The damage inflicted by a weapon on a vehicle that immobilises it, but does not totally destroy it, leaving the vehicle's crew able to use i cop it To get into trouble; to be punished. bomb it To travel very rapidly, especially in a vehicle. hot extraction The extraction of military forces by longer-range vehicles (helicopter, boat, armoured personnel carrier) whilst under fire from enemy force Refugee Regatta An influx of illegal immigrants or refugees attempting to enter the country by sea; an influx of boat people. dead man walking A multivortex tornado typically appearing in the form of a human figure walking. trip balls To experience a severe drug-induced hallucinatory trip. boat race The face. wreck shop To "go to town", to do something with vigor, very enthusiastically. peg it To run; to leg it; to scarper. to the moon Towards prosperity and greatness. blissed up Filled with or experiencing bliss. you go, girl An expression of encouragement, chiefly for a girl or woman. divvy van A police van. book it To take off quickly; to leave in a hurry. sewed up Drunk. pull a train To have sex with a line of people, one after the other. git along Go on your way; scram. museum piece A very old item, especially an obsolete piece of technology. half seas over Slightly drunk, or, possibly in meiosis, very drunk. streak it To run very fast. mud map A roughly drawn map or set of directions, especially one drawn on the ground. on one's Jack Jones On one's own; alone. come correct To behave properly or decently; to do the right thing. hit it To leave, to hit the road. in like Flynn Having achieved a goal or gained access as desired. pop tags To go shopping, especially for clothing, especially on a spree. owl train A railway train that travels during the night. jam jar A car. be here for To be excited for; to be in favour of. road iron A motor vehicle, such as a car or a motorbike. up sticks To put up the mast of a ship in preparation for sailing. leg bail Escape from custody by running away. get screwed Go away! Get lost! hump it To depart in a hurry; to flee. on the road Not in prison. monthly visitor The menstrual period. businessman's trip A trip (recreational drug experience) on dimethyltryptamine. businessman's special Synonym of businessman's trip. owl hoot trail A path taken by outlaws or fugitives. bear bait A car or truck that is speeding and is likely to attract the attention of the highway patrol. get one's rocks off To derive enjoyment from something. hang loose To remain calm, relaxed, and unperturbed; to be easy-going. cat wagon A small brothel operating out of a wagon or similar vehicle, servicing travelling labourers, soldiers etc. way way back The third row of seats in a station wagon, especially rear-facing. struggle bus A difficult situation. on a mission Looking for drugs; on a drug run. road head Fellatio performed on somebody driving a motor vehicle. get one's head out of one's ass To stop being oblivious to the real state of things, to reconnect with reality, to begin paying attention to everything happening around one ride or die Someone who is wholeheartedly committed and supportive. on the rob Engaged in theft. truck driver's gear change The practice of extending a composition by repeating an earlier section but transposed to a higher pitch. run a train Synonym of gangbang: To have sex with someone as a line going one after the other. diesel therapy A form of punishment in which prisoners are shackled and transported long distances for days or weeks, often with an intentionally rough rid grab some air To gain altitude. zoom bag A flight suit. get one's dick wet To have sexual intercourse. stir one's stumps To get going; to move one's legs in walking or running. ride dirty To travel in a vehicle while possessing contraband, usually firearms or drugs. turnt up Turned or hyped up; wild and crazy; excited. walking mattress A female marine. deployment goggles A tendency to regard people as more sexually attractive than one usually would, as a result of being deployed to a region where there are fe four corners A major intersection and/or economic center in a town. go cunch Clipping of go country. ball of chalk A walk. Jack Strop A conceited, argumentative or swaggering sailor. burn pavement To drive on pavement at high speed. haul tail To leave; to depart. revved up Energized. creeping crud Any of various diseases. roll deep To travel in a group. two-forty on a plank road A very fast speed. fuck around and find out To experience the negative consequences of engaging in a risky course of action. be there and be square Used to encourage someone to visit a place typically associated with niche or intellectually focused interests. cunt hair A very small distance. leathern conveniency A carriage. Jack Nasty-Face A sailor. soft landing Sudden or extreme changes in speed. monkey boat A long, narrow kind of half-decked canal boat. piece of goods A person, especially one with undesirable flaws or other notable characteristics. like old boots Synonym of like anything (“with plenty of effort, speed, etc.”). step it To run away; scram. car clouting The theft of stealing valuables from parked motor vehicles. any old kind of way In an unspecified, careless, or random manner; in any way; haphazardly. data wrangling The process of transforming and mapping data from one raw data form into another format with the intent of making it more appropriate for a what's the deal What happened, is happening, or is going to happen? Why did something happen or is someone acting a certain way? fang it To drive fast; to floor it. gangster ride A stolen car, especially if stolen by gang members. make fetch happen To make something, especially a term or expression, catch on. rattle one's hocks To hurry up; to get moving. on the pdq In a speedy or fast manner. high toby The high road. roll the trucks To alert and deploy ARFF emergency vehicles to the scene of an aircraft accident, incident, or emergency landing on or near an airport. large it To engage in or seek pleasurable activities with great enthusiasm. know when to fold 'em To exercise sound judgment in a situation that is precarious and uncertain. get the noggin joggin' To get a person thinking; to encourage thought or cogitation. get something twisted To misunderstand or misconstrue; to misinterpret; to be confused or in error. get got To get taken or apprehended; to get beaten or defeated; to be vanquished or come to some form of demise. monkey walk Synonym of monkey run. booked up Well-read on a particular topic. putter up A person who seeks out information of use to burglars, for example by ingratiating himself with the members of a household, and in return re go it, ye cripples Synonym of go it (“keep it up; term of encouragement”). mean machine A fast car. the math is mathing Something is correct or reasonable; something adds up or makes sense. must get in front The perceived attitude of a motorist who drives poorly in order to stay in front of other road users. on the hurry up At top speed; as fast as possible. on butt Acting in a strange or deranged manner; tripping out, wilding. dickied up Dressed up, decked out. traffic cop A police officer who enforces traffic laws and manages the traffic. bore off Get lost; go away. hitch in one's get-along A problem or impediment. hitch in one's giddy-up Synonym of hitch in one's get-along. cane it To go very fast. hoon it To drive very fast or recklessly. vibe shift A major change in the current zeitgeist. rabbit trail A non-urban area that is challenging to traverse for non-local people. have form To have a criminal record. tren goblin An avid user of trenbolone. monkey motion The excessive movement of a mechanical device. yer one An unknown or unnamed person. Windward Passage The anus. frame one Immediate or very quick. on the hog train Leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such. here's the deal Here is what is happening; this is the situation; this is what is going on. off the heezy Wild, exciting, out of control. vietnam flashback A flashback; a vivid mental image of a past trauma. wiki walk The random perusing of wiki links and the reading of wiki articles. African massage A bumpy ride in a vehicle on African roads. sailboat fuel The air in an empty vehicle that would usually be transporting cargo. bird farm An aircraft carrier. make streaks To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away. to the house Home. mission stiff A tramp or vagrant who often frequents missions or charitable organizations for food and shelter. get one's head right To get high or drunk. throttle jockey A person who operates the throttle of any vehicle. shake one's hocks To get moving; to depart in a hurry. roll one's wheels To get going; to go away. boo-boo bus An ambulance. taur train A taur with multiple lower bodies, sometimes indefinitely many, joined in sequence. one's ass is dragging One is tired or fatigued. outta town Alternative form of out of town (“of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence”) up to the nines Streetwise; knowing. climb up one's thumb Go away; get lost; scram. schizophrenic ride A vehicle that is completely covered in writings, bumper stickers, and various physical objects; these vehicles typically broadcast conspira rubberneck bus A sightseeing or tour bus. abut on To border on. leg up The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands. press out Extinguish by crushing, as a cigar. log in To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password. put in To place inside. put by To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use. kick around To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with. think about To ponder. turn into To become. stand back To maintain distance. stand out To jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.). knock about To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something). spirit away To remove without anyone's noticing. rub out To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser). think of To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought. fire up To ignite. wait for To wait until the specified event occurs. take off To remove. kit out To provide with equipment. get up To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. get off To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. take up To lift; to raise. — To pick up. lock in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure. keep up with To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one. skin up To make a cannabis cigarette. sit up To assume a sitting position from a position lying down. come about To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist. figure out To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. pack up To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat. throw up Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, up. go down To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. wipe out To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate. go away To depart or leave a place. trundle along To move slowly. get out To leave or escape. join in To participate, take part or get involved in something. follow on To follow in sequence; to come next. bunk off To leave. muck about To do random unplanned work or spend time idly bear in with To approach nearer to (a ship). gin up To generate, devise, or create. while away To spend (time) idly but pleasantly. pack away To store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term. send off Alternative form of sendoff. — farewell party zoom in To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up. ward off To parry, or turn aside. make up To constitute, to compose. back out To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space. write down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down. wear away To erode gradually and progressively. follow up To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify. get on To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle. lay down To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground. set up To make ready for use. set apart To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose. goof around To fool around. catch up To pick up suddenly. tiptoe around Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tiptoe, around. run down To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them. use up To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust. end up To bring to a conclusion. tail off To gradually subside or diminish. tail away To gradually subside or diminish. take away To remove something and put it in a different place. pan out To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector se tear along To run quickly along somewhere. check out To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). hold forth To extend or offer, propose. double up To double the quantity, amount or duration of something stick it out To persist or continue to the end. play on To exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating. fly out An instance of flying out. ground out An instance of grounding out. sum up To produce a total by adding. chalk up To achieve something. set aside To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose. get across To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively. line up To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running. set about Used with the adverb sense of about. border on To share a border with. set forth To state; describe; give an account of. pick up To lift; to grasp and raise. bring up Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, up: To bring from a lower to a higher position. have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation. make out To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). keep around to keep something near one. key in To enter data by keyboarding. bulk up To gain weight. keep out To refrain from entering a place or condition. fill out To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information. filter out To selectively remove part of something. fit into To be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location. file out To exit in one or more single file lines. file in To enter in single file. soldier on To continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty. pop out To leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon. pass out To faint; to become unconscious. pass over Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over. scoot over To move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space. write out To write at full length or in expanded form. tie down To constrain, or to confine within set limits. get after To move into action in pursuit of something. get away To move away (from). go after To pursue in attempt to catch another. tot up To calculate the sum of a number of numbers or quantities. divvy up To divide up: to divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution. get around To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path. get around to To eventually begin or return to some task. get round To convince or trick (someone). get out of To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. sign up To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. stop over To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay. look for To seek. head off To begin moving away. turn away To rotate so as not to face someone or something. head up To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of. dress up To put on special or fancy clothes. trash out To criticize a person in a ranting way or manner. pop off To leave and return in a short time. go about To busy oneself with. drag out To extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out. fire away To begin shooting at an enemy. stick around To stay; to linger; to remain. go ahead To proceed with; to begin. plug away To persist or continue, as with an effort. run away To flee by running. walk around To walk with no planned destination; to meander. hurry up To hurry; to increase the speed of doing something. wear down To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue. tire out To make someone tired; to exhaust. slow down To decelerate. back away To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided. set out To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing. gas up To refuel (a vehicle). peel off To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in come round To change direction. back onto To reverse a vehicle onto something. lock up To imprison or incarcerate (someone). call off To recall; to cancel or call a halt to. home in To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target. keep at To persist in. keep away To refrain from coming (near). keep from To prevent or restrain (someone or something) from; to refrain or cause to refrain from. keep off To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from). chase down to pursue and apprehend someone or something. go up To move upwards. log out To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again. level up To raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others. make away with To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains. mill around To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area. reflect on To think carefully about (something), and give it due consideration. climb up to make a gradual ascent or increase flail about To wave one's arms (or upper body) about violently, rather like a flail. shop around To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor. enter into to penetrate squirrel away To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply. hark back Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. pass for To be mistakenly seen as something that one is not push off To go away; to get lost. portion out To distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot. walk out To stage a walkout or strike. walk out on To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse. get into To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it. mock up To create a model or demonstration; to create a preliminary version or sample. team up To join into a team, or into teams. get onto To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter. go around To move or spread from person to person. lay out To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase. pull apart Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart. goose up To take steps to make something appear more attractive or compelling. bud up To don a pair of ear buds in preparation for listening to a portable sound system. stop up To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug. phase in To introduce (something) little by little, either via discrete phases of increase or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to introduce i phase out To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous grad run in Alternative form of run-in (adjective) (styled open when in predicative position) — (not comparable) Having been run in before or behind pre put about To change direction. send out A send off; a farewell celebration. sop up To absorb, to soak up. mete out To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out. tap into To establish a connection with (something), especially in order to take advantage. peace out To become unconscious; to pass out. check in To announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc. get back Return to where one came from. round off To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid. scrounge up To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability. go back on To be treacherous or faithless to; to betray. beam up To teleport (someone or something) using a (fictional) device, especially from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship. thieve out to walk out of a place stealthily go in for To enter a competition. settle down To make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness. give off To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner. break away To leave suddenly. true up To make something true, equal, or correct, as for example by turning and facing a part on a lathe. pass off To happen. leaf through To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random. go back To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. muck around To muck about. glance away To look at something else briefly, then look back again. steal away To leave secretively. roll over To make a rolling motion or turn. roll up To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating. go by To pass or go past without much interaction. go in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, in. get to To reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity). get about To be mobile, physically active. get at To manage to gain access to. see off To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely. lift up To elevate to a higher position. wipe away To remove or erase with a wiping motion. bring forth To produce, bear as fruit. break off To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping. get up to To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper. clear up To clarify, to correct a misconception. ramp up To increase rapidly to a new value. scare up To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover. bring down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down. draw out To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend. leave out To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention. log on Synonym of log in. catch out To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate. fall off To become detached or to drop from. make off with To steal (something) and flee. piece together To physically assemble (or reassemble) from fragments or pieces. help out To provide assistance. close up To close (remove a gap) completely or fully. line out To appear in a lineout. bear out To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for. trick out To dress or decorate in an especially fancy, elaborate, or excessive manner. drop back Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or h touch down To land an aircraft or spacecraft. account for To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed. act on To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced. act upon To take action on the basis of information received or deduced. add on Alternative form of add-on. sit on it shove it up your ass (up yours) or back off. put across to explain or state something clearly and understandably. spring up To appear suddenly. get on up Get up. miss out To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed. make off To exit or depart; to run away. keep out of To stay away from (a place or condition). sit around To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important. get through To overcome; to endure. wade through To search or progress through with difficulty, as when performing a boring, repetitive research task. lay by To put away for future use; save; to build up as savings. open up To open. jump about To move erratically by jumping. jump around To move erratically by jumping. jump in To enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport. jump off To move from an elevated place by one jump. come by To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily. piece out To increase or complete by adding one or more pieces. wall in To enclose by surrounding with walls. tumble to To discover or understand something. take apart Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, apart. — To dismantle something into its component pieces. look back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, back. start off To begin. walk into To collide with by walking. run along To leave; to make one's way somewhere else. run away with To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family. fall away To cease to support a person or cause. fall back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back. fall down To fall to the ground. To collapse. run by To inform briefly of the main points of; to bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (especially in order to obtain their opinion of it run for it To escape from danger by running; to flee. stumble upon To discover or find something by accident. come off To become detached. let out To release. light out To go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice. root out To remove or abolish completely. wheel around To transport someone or something to various locations by pushing a wheeled transporter such as a wheelchair or wheelbarrow. let up To cease or stop. chuck out To discard, to dispose of (something). footle around To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around. footle about To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around. footle away To waste (time). wind back To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind. bring in To move something indoors, or into an area. stretch out To lie fully extended. come in To enter. bring back To fetch something. bring off To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult. map out To create a map of an area. pull together To unite for a common objective. kick up To rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up. look over To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of. come from behind To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position. draw on To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface. snap up To buy or acquire quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for. sneak in To enter without being noticed. slip away To leave without being noticed. slip off To leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed slide off To leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off. pass by To travel past without stopping. come after To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent. go off on one To launch into an animated diatribe, or passionate description or explanation of something. keep away from To avoid or eschew. push around Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around. forge ahead To move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan). lean towards Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, towards. join up To unite or connect. tear off To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly. jump up To move from one position to a higher position by one jump. spell out To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word. draw up To compose (a document), especially following a standard form; prepare a plan. saddle up To set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding. hang about To linger, loiter, or stay. count out To exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility. lay up To store; to put by. lay about To strike blows in all directions. lose out To be at a disadvantage. queue up To queue (form a line while waiting). stumble across To discover or find (something) by accident. stumble on Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, on. bat away To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself. change up To throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed. roll out To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regio get it together Synonym of get one's act together. send for To order or summon (a person) to one's presence. dig out To remove something by digging. fall under To belong to for purposes of categorization. page up To scroll up to the previous page of content. come forth To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear. start up To rise suddenly. fall on To experience; to suffer; to fall upon. write up To produce by writing. swap out To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file. page in To transfer (memory contents) from auxiliary storage. roll back To return to a prior state. suit up To don a suit, such as a spacesuit, a formal suit, a hazmat suit, or (archetypally or figuratively) a suit of armour. come out with To say (something) unexpectedly. set upon To attack someone. stand off To stand some distance apart from something or someone. meet up To come together with (someone), often at a prearranged time and/or location. creep up To advance or increase with stealth, unnoticed (literally or figuratively). come with Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, with. see into To perceive the truth about, especially of future events. pour out Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, out. call for To shout out in order to summon (a person). rack off To go away; to sod off. hem in To surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement. get off on To be excited or aroused by; to derive pleasure from. seize up To stop functioning; to come to a halt. consist in To have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part. bog down To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress. add up to To have a particular effect in combination. hail from To be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residence. haul off To alter course so as to get farther away from an object. go through To travel from one end of something to the other. bang about To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around. bang around To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around. track with To associate or go out with. lead off The first batter in the batting order. be along To arrive. explain away To dismiss or minimize (a problem, etc.) by explanation. mark off To separate by or as with a boundary line. stay up Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up. bomb around To drive around. bug out To leave (a place) hastily. pass down To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc. trip up To commit an error, make a mistake. ship out To depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment. fanny about To waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment. meet with To have a meeting with (someone). scale up Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up. ease up To become more relaxed or less demanding. chase up To follow up, so as to ensure completion. jack around To misbehave, fool around. fiddle with To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner. make away To depart, leave; to make off. peg out To mark (a territory or area) with pegs. make into To cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform. read up To learn (about something) by reading. rip up To destroy by ripping. step aside To move out of the way of somebody or something. box in To enclose by drawing a box around. turn about To revolve. luck in To experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky. pull through To come through pain and trouble through perseverance. go forth To move oneself forward or onward chop up To separate or divide something that was whole. — To cut or chop (meat, etc.) into separate pieces. get on it To commence (an action), especially in a rush. bend over To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling. divide up To divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution. scout out to search, to look for bust out To escape (from); break out. bliss out To experience bliss; to be blissful. collect up To find and put together in the same place. dust up To cover with dust. link up To link or join together. even out To make or become evener. limber up To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise. poke along To move along very slowly. block up To completely block or obstruct. bind up To wrap, as with bandages. bunch up To come or gather together. cross over Alternative form of crossover. turn to With to as particle clump up To become clumpy; to form a clump. fetch away To move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away (from) a given position. bubble up To move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles. float around Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around. lock away To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view. loosen up To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.). got to Alternative form of have got to (“have to; must”). deck out To decorate (something). average out To acquire a specified average value as more instances occur. tach up To rev (up) a car's engine; to accelerate. gather up To gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group or mass. see out To accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively). steam up To become steamy. fog up To coat, or become coated, with condensation. To steam up. stop off To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight. step in To act as a replacement or substitute. sweep up To clean by sweeping. tense up To become tense. walk back To withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise. tumble down To topple, collapse. budge up To move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting. book up To reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets. scent out To locate by following a scent. come over To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. do off To take off (clothing). win up To get back on one's feet. rein up To bring a ridden animal to a halt by pulling on the reins. crowd up To come together, to form a crowd. draw away To move away. send forth To emit; to produce; to let out build on To add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it. toss around To offer for suggestion. pull back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back. wriggle out of Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wriggle, out of. seek out To try to locate; to search for. pair up To put into pairs; to put into a group of two. part with To let go of; to give up; to relinquish. cast out To drive out; to expel. conjure up To create or produce something, seemingly magically. walk off To recover from (a minor injury) or digest (a large meal) by walking around. want out To want to leave something. wave down To cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture. wave off To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave. wise up To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization. hook in To deceive by luring with a false promise or misleading implication. note down To write down, especially hurriedly; to make a note of. go round To physically swirl or rotate. make after To chase. go along Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, along. split off To break away from a group or mass. well up To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something. hide away To stash or store something in a secret location. hide out To hide somewhere. show round To show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.) play out To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion. sail through To pass or progress quickly and easily. trickle down To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people move down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, down. snarl up to entangle muddle up to confuse (one or more objects with another object or other objects) ride up The act or process of riding up ratchet up To increase; especially, to increase by degrees in a way that only gets worse, never experiencing any reprieves. move up To put (something) higher or further. — To promote, put onto a higher level. mount up to increase over a period of time; to accumulate come together To assemble; to congregate; to combine. bundle up To put into a bundle. dream on To sleep on (something); to consider (something) by dreaming about it. rock along To progress in a smooth fashion. click through To click on a link in order to move to another page. mow down To cut down, especially in large numbers. dredge up To find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sources. have on To be wearing. stay in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, in. send back To return (something) to its origin. file off To remove using a file (the tool). stow away to stow or secure aloof in a safe place fire out To shoot out. truck in To have something transported in by truck. truck out To send something away by truck. spring back To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position. come into Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See come and into. trot off to leave, depart plan out to plan, organize, make a plan for something rush out To release (a product) quickly. rat through To rummage; to pick over. reach out To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something. roll in To arrive casually at a place. roll on To pass; to go on; to elapse. block off To obstruct. sag off To skive; to fail to attend school when required to do so. hop to it To hurry up; to get moving. come up to To approach. come from To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality. come apart Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart. come away To become separated from something. come for Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, for. come in for To be subjected to. draw down To lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.). drop away To become less or fewer. ferret out To discover something after searching. faff around Synonym of faff about. fiddle around To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with). flick over To change channels on a television. flick through To browse rapidly. stay over To stay overnight in a place other than one's home; to sleep over. start out To emerge suddenly; to jump out. bleed out To die due to excess blood loss; to bleed to death. nose out To find using one's sense of smell. spill out to exit (outside) in large quantities pack off To send away, with belongings, for a long time. pack out To fill with spectators, passengers etc. peg away To keep working (at something). pick through To look through a group or list in order to select what one desires. count off To count (a number of things), typically aloud. poop out To quit due to tiredness. pootle along To walk, ride, drive etc. at a leisurely pace pour forth To pour or emit in large quantity or large numbers. press ahead To continue towards an objective. cart off To transport away. laze around To do nothing in particular; to be idle. leak out To spill or pour out, because of a leak. lie around To do nothing in particular; to be idle. lie back To lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine. lie off To remain at a safe distance from (another vessel or hazard) string together To connect or attach (some things) using string or a string-like material. chalk out To draw or write down (something) using chalk. check off To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with count up To count (things or people) so as to add up and get a sum total. rocket up To grow or increase sharply. board out To send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children). roll around To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body. strike back To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents. wash off To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing. shoot through To leave, to disappear. mind out look out; watch out; be vigilant sub out To replace with a substitute: to substitute (something or someone). peep out to show, to be visible. cat around To engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around; to cheat on a sexual partner. clear away To tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat. spring out To break out; to escape. top out To reach one's highest point. slow in To adjust the spacing of in-between frames so as to smoothly decelerate movement of an object as it comes to rest slow out To adjust the spacing of intermediate frames so as to smoothly accelerate movement of an object as it leaves a resting position. cast about To try to find; look around; search. tag off To hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to confirm the end of use or on ride along To go for a ride with another or others; especially, to join police officers on their patrol in a patrol car. drag in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, in. drive at To mean, signify; to get at, to aim or tend to a point. cast around To cast about. seize out To seize, convulse or twitch, especially when sudden. get ahead To advance toward success. mill about To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area. stomp off To depart in an angry mood. peel away To separate off from the main body; to move off to one side (as in troop movements on a parade ground or in an organized retreat, or columns get in on To gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one. strap on To don a strap-on. toddle off To leave or depart. win through to attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the way jet off To go by airplane to a destination. snoop around To snoop. shrink up To contract or shrink completely; shrivel up. squirrel around To move or search erratically, especially as if hurried or confused. freeze up To be adversely affected by ice, and not function. flag up To mark for attention; to flag. go about to To endeavor to accomplish a task. crop out To appear at the surface of the ground; to outcrop. wear up To tire; to become tired keep back To hold back; to refuse to give or share. move about To move from place to place. move in To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a mess about To misbehave go into To get involved in; to investigate or explore. stink out To cause to stink; to fill with stench. nick off To leave, especially in a hurry. bring over Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, over. club together To contribute money jointly with others. loop in To include in communications about something; to keep informed about something. read along To read together with another person, or with another presentation (TV etc) spin up To reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place. descend upon To arrive, usually without warning or invitation. — To make an attack or incursion, from or as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly an keep in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, in. sit upon Synonym of sit on (“block, suppress, hold back”). drive in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, in. go against To violate; to breach; to break. last out To survive or endure. crowd out To force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers. fetch up To arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly. take for To regard as. shift off To delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside. sue out To petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain. tread out To press out with the feet; to press out, as wine or wheat. hitch up To fasten up. file with To officially submit or present paperwork or information to a specific authority. step off To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers. rush off To leave in a hurry. rag out To dress up. tally on To man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail listen after To take notice of. carry up To convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build. throw about To change direction; to change from one tack to another. haul around To shift to any point of the compass. toe out To have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot. toe in To stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot incline toward the other. bear off To gain; to carry off, as a prize. hold in To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping. gain on To encroach on. push through Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through. die away To die gradually or slowly. lay back To lie down on one's back; to lie back. flip over To turn upside down. land up To end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned. consist of To be composed or made up of something. get on to Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get on, to. stay out To spend time out of one's house. go up for Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, up, for. keep across To keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of. draw upon To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source. take across To go, to proceed. march past Alternative form of march-past. balls about To engage in a lot of activity with many unwanted or unnecessary details. dick about Synonym of dick around. step to To challenge, confront or fight (with someone). mellow out To become mellow or to soften in intensity (such as a smell, emotion or sound), or to change from uptight to relaxed. ferret around To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads. hack away To make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying. type up To type (a document) in its final, presentable form. grow out To allow (something, often hair) to grow unimpeded. stiffen up To become rigid, tense or stiff. move in on Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move in, on. go at Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, at. move over To move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space. move along To continue without being distracted; to keep going. trail off Of a phenomenon, voice, etc.: to slowly diminish in frequency, intensity, or volume; also, to diminish more quickly over time. slip one past To sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something. drain out To empty (something) completely of liquids; to drain completely. get up in To interfere or involve oneself with (something); to become deeply involved with (something); to intrude into or be nosy about (something). call away To summon; to cause to depart. cart away To take something away in order to dispose of it; to remove a large volume of materials. drain away To diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually. grab off To hurriedly and forcibly take, appropriate or seize control of; to arrest (someone). grab at To grasp, or attempt to grasp, something or somebody, using one's hand, usually in a rough or rude manner. mark down as To come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something. pass as To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to get past To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way. bob up To rise to the surface; to ascend to the surface and remain floating there. jut out To protrude; to extend outwards into space; to stick out. bring to To restore consciousness. shine through To be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced. gear to To design or adapt so as to suit (someone). make out of To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance). beat to To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else). let past To allow someone to pass or get past one. file past To move by (someone or something) in a line or procession and with a serious, often spiritual or deeply emotional purpose. brush past To go by (someone or something) quickly, making slight contact. tell of To inform (someone) about (something). take it out in To accept as payment. reach past To extend beyond (something). keep together To strive to maintain a group; to prevent a group from separating; to remain together. breeze through To get through or succeed in (something) quickly and easily. cut across To take a shortcut over or through (a place). bunk together To share a sleeping arrangement, such as a bed, bedroom or stack of bunk beds. jumble together To haphazardly combine things; to make a seemingly random assortment of items. flock together To come together in large numbers, like a flock; to join with others who are similar to oneself. call together To request that (certain people) assemble; to gather (certain people) for a meeting. crowd together To push (someone or something) into an excessively small space; to pack tightly. marshal together To gather together in an organized manner. go past Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, past. go beyond To be more than (something); to be better than (something); to surpass (something). see beyond To be capable of predicting the future past a certain point. monkey about Synonym of monkey around. lead in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, in. get behind To come to believe or support something. wander off To wander away from somewhere. lam out Leave, depart; to run away from someone or something. foam up To become foamy, create a foam; to rise with a foamy surface or covered with something resembling foam miss off To drop; leave off; omit. red up To become or make (something) red in color. level out To become even. zoom in on To quickly focus on a particular subject or object. have out To argue to a conclusion or resolution. foot up To add up; to calculate. move away Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, away. wheel about To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl about. soak in To wet a surface and be absorbed completely (of a liquid) hunt out To track down; to find by searching. lift off Synonym of take off (leave the ground and begin flight). poke about To search for something, especially in an unorganized way poke around To search for something, especially in an unorganized way front up To lead or represent. float at To present or make available (something) to (someone); offer, especially prospectively. go in on To contribute money for a joint purchase. sleep out To sleep outside. ferret about Synonym of ferret around. get one up on To outdo. roll with To spend time (with someone); to be someone's companion or part of a crew with someone. plow up To uncover or unearth (something) through plowing. measure out To measure an amount or quantity or size that is needed or wanted, to mark the dimensions of something. smell out To find or locate by smell. tally up To count or sum; to add up. haul up Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, up. lock down To secure (something). part out To disassemble (a system such as a computer or a car) in order to reuse the component parts. thrash about to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware camo up To put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage. measure off To measure something (such as wood, fabric etc), prior to marking or cutting it bag up To put into a bag or bags. swamp out To clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messy. nope out To leave a place or abandon a situation or activity, usually quickly, because of feelings of fear or disgust. reach down To take an item down from a high shelf or the like. tag out To affix a label to (potentially dangerous machinery) to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed crowd in To squeeze a large number of people in a small space. weigh out To divide (something) into portions by weight. ride off To ride defensively so as to deflect an opposing player. walk away with To win (a competition or contest) handily or by a large margin. tuck away To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away. lay away To reserve (something) for the future. get ahead of To take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality. run ahead To use sidings to pass a different train. steam ahead To move forward very quickly; to proceed despite obstacles. keep ahead To do enough of a task in order to remain ahead of schedule; to stay ahead. hide behind To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or someth trail behind To increase or to succeed at a rate lower than (something else). lay behind Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, behind. hang behind To linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed. run behind Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, behind. tab out To pay one's tab and leave a bar. move around To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long. rear back To stand on two rear legs, as an aggressive or fearful gesture. roar off To depart on or in a vehicle, usually dramatically or loudly with engine noises. roar away To loudly or angrily depart. set to To begin something with determination; to commence a long and difficult task or project. set after To begin a chase or hunt for (someone or something). park in To park a vehicle in such a way as to prevent (a different vehicle) from leaving. skate by To get through something difficult with ease. mud out To remove dirt or mud from an area. bounce around To discuss or brainstorm (ideas) on a topic. hear from To receive updates or opinions from (someone). stand on To continue following the same course. dress out To change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activitie get between To become a source of conflict, especially unwittingly or accidentally. reckon out To figure out; determine by calculation, computation, or logic; make out reckon up To add up; count up; compute the amount of; tally; come to an accounting of. walk in To come without an appointment to a place that would normally require one. stall out To stall completely; to come to an end or quit through stalling go down with Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, with. mooch off To obtain (something) by taking advantage of the charity of (someone or something). show out To escort someone out of an event or place. hunt up To hunt for; to seek out. linger out To pass in a tedious manner. open out To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state. walk with To attend as a sweetheart; to go out with. piece up Synonym of patch up. bear away To steer away from the wind tumble up To get out of bed. hop about To jump around from place to place as a small bird. shift about To vacillate. park up To park one's motor vehicle. face out To carry off by bold looks; to see something unpleasant through with courage and spirit. cannot away with Cannot stand or endure; cannot bear. put oneself about To make oneself visible or noticeable in a place; to make an appearance. sweep along to make someone feel very enthusiastic about an activity and very involved in it drop down To sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea. lie along To lie flat; to be extended at full length. start in on To make a start on; to begin to tackle. gather oneself together To collect all one's powers in preparation for action. link in to connect in a useful or meaningful way link out To link to an external website. torque up to increase the power; interest; intensity; volume; level etc. of search up To obtain something, especially information, about (something) from a source (especially electronic sources). take from behind To attack from behind. chuck off To evict someone, e.g. from a form of transport, perhaps for unruly behaviour, or because the final destination has been reached. light along To lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along. show away To show off. smoke around To give off smoke or steam; to be smoking. sync up To synchronize. snow up To prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow. fly upon To seize. switch out To exchange or swap one (person, thing, etc.) for another. figure away To make an impression; to show off. look beyond Synonym of look past. move ahead To continue without being distracted; to keep going. go at it As go at + it; spoken emphasis typically on 'go'. stand between To block or be a barrier to (someone or something). call over To ask (someone) to come to one's location, especially when raising one's voice towards someone within earshot. draw through To keep in mind the entire shape of an object as it is rendered artistically (including the parts of the object that will be covered in the vision out To create in the mind's eye; to imagine; to see as in a vision. compass out To circumscribe; to delimit. show around To accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc. roll off To spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the othe seek for To try to find or attain; to seek. move back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, back. spool up To wind up onto a spool. see about To take care of; to attend to; to check up on. march on To continue or keep on. lead through To take turns leading an expedition. glow up To undergo a glow-up. get by with To escape punishment or discipline, to get away with. move off To start moving. hold to To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.). sort through To look through (a collection of documents, facts, etc.) to make sense of them or put them in order. reach for To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand. draw into (especially of a train) To arrive at. pace out To make a measurement by counting the number of equally spaced steps. cut along To depart for another place; make a move; set off. look in To visit a place or person briefly and casually. hop on down to Come/go visit (our/a business or event). hike out to lean over the edge of a boat, in order to counterbalance its weight when it is tilted, to avoid heeling. brisk up To enliven or invigorate. tick on Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, on.; to continue ticking. pile out To leave or exit a location or a vehicle in large numbers. pile in To enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers. rest on Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rest, on. have it away To have sexual intercourse. report back To deliver a spoken or written account or report of something one has been asked or required to do or investigate. roll down Synonym of wind down. play about Synonym of play around. haul out To come out of the water, in order to rest pattern up To sort oneself out; To fix up. slob around To laze around in a slobbish manner slob about Synonym of slob around. find in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see find, in. have it out for Synonym of have it in for. layer up To put on several layers of clothing. buffer up To move (a rail vehicle) so that its buffers are touching the buffers of another rail vehicle. build out To develop or expand (a system, structure, project, etc.). fill away Let the wind fill the sails of a sailing ship and start sailing. turn together To change course simultaneously, without waiting to reach the turning point of the leading ship. cycle off To leave by means of bicycle. take with Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, with. bring with Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, with. jam out To experience enjoyment to the full, usually through music, relaxation, or spending time with others; to play music, especially in informal hop on To join a phone call or video call. wear in To wear until becoming comfortable or fitting properly; to cause (something) to wear in this way (by using it). reason out To solve or determine by reasoning. sit about Synonym of sit around. sign into sign in (to access a webpage or computer) bear in To move quickly and sharply in an inward direction during a race; to veer in. draft up To write a draft of a document, plan, legislation or budget, usually a first draft. search out To find by searching. teem with Synonym of crawl with. air up To inflate (something, such as a tire or air mattress). plot out To plan out a plot for a story or to create a scheme or plan. see oneself out To depart from a dwelling unaccompanied. separate out To separate, or become separated, by removal from a larger group or mass. mope around To wander or linger aimlessly with a sad or gloomy demeanor, displaying a lack of energy or motivation. mope about To wander or linger aimlessly with a sad or gloomy demeanor, displaying a lack of energy or motivation. prep up To prepare something. dyke up To build a dyke along (a body of water or a piece of land). breeze off To leave, depart knit up To close up or draw together by knitting. trip over To trip or stumble and almost fall, as a result of bumping into someone or something with one's feet. stand around To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time. load down To load heavily, with a significant burden. call around To make several phone calls, usually for the purpose of locating an item, comparing prices or inquiring about a topic. ass out To hurry away. click off To tick off on a list. descend on Synonym of descend upon. hit up against Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, up against. launch into To begin (something involved or time-consuming). rattle about Synonym of rattle around. busy around To stay busy by doing various tasks or activities. stop into To briefly visit. dash on To hurriedly depart be about To have (something) as a primary focus. start in To begin (to do something); to get started. jump to it To get started; to hurry up; to rush to begin something or obey a command. stop in To make a brief visit to a place while passing. dance out To reveal (a mystery) through dance; to express (something) by dancing; to act out in dance. tack about To tack; to go about sharpen up To become sharp (in all senses). tread down To trample haul in To force (a team) to stop scoring. show forth To exhibit; to demonstrate. head out To leave, depart; to go on ahead. trace down To track down swap over To exchange, change over (positions etc.) wave through To indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed, by giving a wave (hand gesture). load out To load or load up in preparation for, or as an aspect of, heading out. lock through To travel through a lock, or a flight of locks, on a waterway. race off To leave hurriedly smooth up To make thoroughly smooth; to smooth out. sniff around Investigate; inspect; look for information. pass around To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to sp pass along To deliver a message or item to its intended recipient. spy out To sight or discover by spying. log into To log in (“gain access, usually by providing a previously registered username and password”) to (a computer system). loop up To form a loop by raising (something that is hanging down or descending). put around Synonym of put about (“to circulate a rumor”). write over To save a piece of data in place of other data; to overwrite. bring along To escort or carry an item or person to a destination. saddle with To burden with, as a responsibility or liability. drop into Synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”). touch in to initiate an electronic ticketing process at the start of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a t clew up To finish up or to tidy up, as in the tie up a sail on a sailing boat, the clew being a part of the structure holding the sail. Comes from t ride for To have someone's back, support wholeheartedly. happen by to come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally go between To occupy the position or interval that separates (two or more things); to intercede. jam up To cause (something) to become blocked or clogged; to clog up. paint up To paint a surface, place or picture. ride with To act as a loyal member of a gang or crew. sit over To move along a seat or bench to make room. sit off To give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure. search for Synonym of look for. ride up on To surprise (somebody) by attacking them, especially in a drive-by shooting. dust out To leave or depart. fleet up To be promoted from within a command or unit (e.g. for an officer on a ship to be promoted to commanding officer of the ship). prepare up To prepare (something). tread on Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, on. window up To create a window to access (a file, website, etc); to put (a file, website, etc.) in a window. window over To superimpose or overlay (something) atop (something else); to move a (figurative) window over a target. ballast up To ballast (stabilize or load with a weight) (something, e.g. a ship). slick up To clean up or organize (something). snake out To move outwards like a snake. tie to To rely on (someone). whale away To whale on something in an ongoing manner (i.e., with progressive aspect). run off on To suddenly or ferociously attack (someone), usually physically. ride down on To approach (someone or a place) aggressively in a vehicle, such as for a drive-by; to drive up to (someone) to confront them. ride on To target (somebody) in a drive-by shooting. ride by To do a drive-by shooting. put up on To make (someone) aware of or up-to-date on (something). walk on by To walk past (someone, something) without stopping or acknowledging them. zoom by To go by too quickly. get up into To move close enough to (someone or something) to guard them, stop them from scoring or passing, etc. walk down To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging of hold back on To wait for a period of time before proceeding. start on To criticize. dab out To dab (to press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing) using paint to produce a desired effect. start back To begin a return trip to a starting point. log onto Synonym of log on. sling in To arrive (somewhere). sling about Synonym of sling along. be on To be ranked at (something), based on polling. rhyme up To make a non-rhyming song, poem, etc., into a rhyming one. roll away To move or spray away suddenly, as from being kicked, earthquakes, explosions, impacts, etc. seat down Synonym of sit down. beat about To search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something. buzz about To run around or scurry around. bucket about To be tossed around; to experience turbulence; to shake violently. kick about Synonym of kick around. hang round Synonym of hang around. lark about Synonym of lark around. dig around To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something. hell around To live a life of wild behavior; to stir up trouble or cause a commotion. hack around To be idle; to waste time; to socialize. bugger around Synonym of bugger about. fetch about To come onto a new tack. push along Synonym of push on. ramp along To sail on a tack that as all sails filled. worry along To use great effort to progress; to persevere despite difficulties. fool along To proceed slowly and leisurely. drift along To idle through life; to be generally aimless. roar ahead To greatly increase in speed or intensity. radio ahead To make make contact by radio at a destination before arriving there to let people there know one is coming and to make suitable arrangement phone ahead To make a phone call at a destination before arriving there to let people there know one is coming and to make suitable arrangements. call ahead Synonym of phone ahead. draw ahead To pass somebody or something going in the same direction; to move into a winning or advantageous position. loom ahead To be likely to occur and to be disastrous; to be foreboding. bound ahead To gather momentum; to increase quickly; to increase concerningly quickly. power ahead To become stronger; to gather momentum; to increase in energy; to become more successful. leap ahead To make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner. nudge ahead To increase slightly; to experience a token increase. lie ahead To be going to happen in the future; to be in store. come up against To face (someone, something) in a match, problem, competition or fight. fly apart To break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively. break apart To dismantle something into its base components. body forth To shape or give form to something. drag into To involve a reluctant person with a difficult or dangerous situation. move into Synonym of move in (To start living or working in a new place) bunch together To form a tight group or close huddle. count towards To possess value as part of a requirement for an achievement or goal. map onto To identify or demonstrate connections between two things (e.g. data sets); to display (data) onto or connected to something else. fix on To direct or focus one's attention on (a goal); to decide on (a goal); to fixate on (something). hop into To begin (a task or project). sally forth To enthusiastically or excitedly set out; to embark on a journey or adventure; to leave a place of safety to set out on an adventure. shark up To gather (something) together; to collect (something). waft over To transport across. run in with To agree with or comply with something; to come to be in agreement over something. fetch in To capture (someone) or arrest (someone); to close in upon (someone). fie away To be gone; to go away. find forth To seek out an encounter with someone; to meet with someone. run before To flee from (something); to run away from (something). quad out To space out a work using quads. corner up To form one or more corners. hang off To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind. run it up To make money (or something else) quickly. heighten up To become or alter (something) to make it heightened, higher, more powerful or more intense. shorten up To make something shorter in height, briefer in duration or more close together. enlarge up To make (something) larger. lengthen down To become or make (something) less lengthy or shorter in duration. lengthen up To make longer (in distance or in duration). slow off Synonym of slow down. lengthen out To become or make (something) lengthier, longer in duration or otherwise larger. narrow up To become or make (something) narrow. widen up To become or make (something) wider. sign onto Synonym of sign on. total up To come up with a total for. calculate out To calculate (something). scrawl up To scrawl (something); to write out in a scrawl. scrawl off To scrawl (something); to dash off in a scrawl. bring down on Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down, on. bring oneself away To extract oneself from a dangerous or unfortunate situation. bring out of oneself To ensure someone feels confident and outgoing. freckle up To become freckled. jacket up To criticize or scold (someone). prep out Synonym of prep up. badge up To earn a badge (such as by becoming a police officer). bunker up To fuel up a ship, or sometimes other modes of conveyance. trance out To go into a trance. trog off To leave, especially when it requires great effort. trolley off To go away. creep in To begin to affect. sneak around To get around censorship, bureaucratic barriers or authorities. tat up To apply a tattoo. chisel in To barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something. beat on To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound. show down To place a card face-up in front of oneself. shove on To force or pressure (someone) into accepting something. spank out To depart. handpick out To select items by hand; to remove items by hand; to pick out by hand. step into To take or assume a role. swag out To swagger; to demonstrate impressiveness. rob out To rob (someone). share up To divide up (something); to divvy out or distribute (something). scoot up Synonym of scoot over. bunch in To squeeze in; to pack together tightly. tap on To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly. leg out To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law. leg around To hang around a person or place to suck up to them, to lobby them or to otherwise get special treatment. google up To search for or find information using Google or another search engine. ball off To depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at a particular speed. ball it off Synonym of ball off (to leave at a particular speed). bone out To leave; to run away. choose out To pick out (something); to select (something). comb out To remove (something) by combing; to thoroughly comb (something); to thoroughly comb (something) so as to remove something else from it (suc come with it To challenge or dare (someone); to meet a challenge or dare; to try or endeavor. crack along To move quickly; to continue with work briskly. deck up To dress up; to deck out or gussy up oneself; to decorate. fold out To depart. get down on To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something. get with it To be satisfied with something; to get down with something; to accept or involve oneself in something; to respond to new fashions and trends go round with Synonym of go around with. boom off To resound against (a surface). bop around To wander; to move aimlessly. bump on Synonym of bump into. camp down To set up a camp; to camp somewhere. tack together To assemble or put together (something). run away together To elope with someone. run about with Synonym of run around with. click for To acquire or gain (something). dance around To avoid (a topic) by circumlocution etc. ditch out To hurry away; to leave secretly and quickly. dial out To make a call using an outbound line. fog out To become distracted or foggy; to daydream. field up To field (something) (To deploy in the field); to offer up (something). hack up To dismember, slice up or take apart; to break up (e.g. dirt). heel out To hurry away. honk it on To drive very quickly or as fast as possible. jag off To be or make (something) jagged. jazz around To have fun, play around; to waste time with frivolity. jell out To loaf around, relax, hang out; to be distracted or dreamy. join out To join up with a gang, band, workplace, etc., often to move away from home in order to do so. kick on To activate, to turn on, especially a motor or electronic device. kite around To go around and throughout an area; to visit around; to stop at all the locations in an area. lag off To arrest; to take to prison. lair up To cover a pack with a manta in preparation for travel. pace off To count steps. puddle up To form a puddle; to form (a liquid) into a puddle. paw up To dig up with, or as if with, paws. follow along To continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion. lamp along To move or proceed quickly. trip over oneself Make an extreme effort to do something. break from To leave the cover of (a crowd, shelter, etc.). interact with Synonym of deal with (“to behave in a certain way towards”). need to Synonym of have to (“must”). gape for To strongly desire, yearn for. follow up on To take further actions regarding (something). pick it up To hurry up, pick up the pace. send around To forward something to others. touch out To conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a ter lax up To relax; to become lax; to ease up. muddle on Synonym of muddle along. ride over Synonym of ride roughshod over. bumble along To move slowly or awkwardly along one's way. sweep in To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly. loop off To leave or depart. hatch up Synonym of hatch (“devise (an idea)”). flow out Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to come out in a flowing motion. trace out To draw by tracing wrap around To move (text or other content) to the beginning of the next line when unable to fit it at the end of the current line. mike off To leave, run away, abandon or escape. mitten onto To seize, grab or hold. stretch forth To extend/expand outward/forward. graff up To graffiti. mob up To form a mob (i.e. a large group). lead to To be a cause of. roach out To run away from a battle when it becomes difficult. walk out with To date; to go out with. morris off to leave; to scram. come on in Synonym of come in (“to enter”). engage in To start performing (an activity). stance up To assume bold body language. rally behind To support, particularly in a time of crisis. fly up To ascend rapidly move to To attack; to hit. move with To be in a clique with; to associate with. share in To take a portion of something; to experience something jointly with others. trample out To make (a path) by trampling on vegetation or the like. mouse around To mouse, to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of the rodent. hop in To enter a vehicle, especially a car. tote up To tally up; to calculate a total. whittle away To drain away; to wear down or be slowly worn down. rail out Synonym of rail (“to complain violently”). gate off To control access to (an area, road, etc.) by installing a gate. step in it To do something that gets oneself in trouble; to make a foreseeable blunder; to foolishly cause oneself a problem. shift in To introduce or activate a new configuration, algorithm, or processing step into a running system or workflow. open it up To speed up; to gun it. change out To swap one thing for another; to switch out (something). fling off To cast away; to disown, abandon. part off To divide into a separate section or sections; to partition. steal up To steal (something). kit up To don uniform and/or equipment for a particular purpose. squad up To form a squad. peddle out To sell, especially on a small scale; to dispense or distribute. change around To switch or rearrange. tôi đang đi du lịch I’m traveling; I’m on vacation. xe caravan caravan; travel trailer hộp số gearbox; transmission phóng nhanh to drive too fast; speed đường vòng detour; diversion route thuê xe car rental; hiring a car ga đến và ga đi arrivals and departures chuyến phà ferry trip or crossing lên tàu to board a ship or train về nhà to go home; to head home chạy bộ jogging; running for exercise đi du lịch traveling; going on a trip người cắm trại camper; person who camps e pluribus unum "out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”) spread like wildfire To spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably. a friend in need is a friend indeed If a friend helps one when one is in need, that person is a true friend. off like a bride's nightie Making a rapid departure; away. birds of a feather flock together People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships wit float like a butterfly To move effortlessly and in an agile fashion. two's company, three's a crowd One companion is preferable to two. time flies when you're having fun Time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself. you never know what you've got till it's gone People tend to take things for granted while they are available. like it's going out of style Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree. like a cat in a strange garret Having a feeling of uncertainty and misapprehension due to being in an unfamiliar situation. tempus fugit Synonym of time flies. what goes around comes around A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person. plus ça change The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same). run like a top To operate flawlessly and smoothly. one can run but one can't hide There is nothing someone can do to evade something. as anything To a great degree or extent; very. where there's smoke, there's fire If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt. solid as a rock Extremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move. read like a book To be able to discern someone's thoughts from their body language or other behavior, especially in great detail and with little effort. wherever you go, there you are One cannot run from one's problems, or one's nature, indefinitely. the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on History (or progress) moves ahead, no matter the criticism it may attract. ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of t measure twice and cut once One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting like a train With unstoppable momentum. where there is a will Ellipsis of where there is a will there is a way. where there is a will, there is a way Alternative form of where there is a will there is a way. off like a prom dress Making a start, or departing, very rapidly. it's a long road that has no turning Progress through life is characterized by change. there is safety in numbers There is a decrease in the likelihood of being the victim of an attack, accident, or other unfortunate event, as a result of being in a team long ways, long lies Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted. location, location, location The most important consideration in buying real estate is its location. white as driven snow extremely white; totally white (of a color). straight as an arrow Very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory. walk like an Egyptian To walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm ben a house divided against itself cannot stand A group or organization that is weakened by internal dissent will not remain united. when one door closes, another opens When one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available. ships that pass in the night Two or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two common as pig tracks Very common or frequently encountered; not at all rare. the wheel turns Time moves forward; circumstances change; life continues. common as muck Very common (in various senses). it ain't the meat, it's the motion When it comes to sexual satisfaction, the size of the penis does not matter, but technique during intimacy does. sell in May, then stay away Alternative form of sell in May and go away. go hard or go home To face a challenge by making a bold, superior effort, lest one give up and forgo the opportunity. what happens on the road stays on the road Synonym of what happens on tour stays on tour. like molasses Very slowly and gradually. plain as day Very clear and evident. comfortable as an old shoe Comfortably familiar. as one door closes, another opens Synonym of when one door closes, another opens. necessity knows no law A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed. like a bag of ferrets With a great deal of fuss, commotion, or physical jostling. one nail drives out another New people, things, or customs eventually supplant older ones. common as dirt Extremely common. great haste makes great waste Doing things too quickly results in mistakes. a danger foreseen is half avoided It is necessary to foresee danger as it helps you to avoid it. all roads lead to Mecca Synonym of all roads lead to Rome. slick as snot Very slick. all over the place like a mad woman's custard Moving about randomly. like winking Very rapidly; in a flash. loose as a goose Very loose (in various senses). as good as new In a very good condition or state, especially after being damaged or used much. leave with the one that brought ya Synonym of dance with the one that brought you. leave with the one what brought ya Synonym of dance with the one that brought you. leave with the one what brought you Synonym of dance with the one that brought you. leave with the one who brought ya Synonym of dance with the one that brought you. leave with the one who brought you Synonym of dance with the one that brought you. go like a dream to go extremely well. needs must Alternative form of must needs. you can't go home again Past times which are fondly remembered are irrecoverably in the past and cannot be relived. drive for show, putt for dough Long drive shots may look impressive, but putting accuracy on the green is most important in order to win. smooth as oil Extremely smooth. like stink on shit In very close proximity; following closely. look like who did it and ran To appear messy or dishevelled. you only go around once A person has only one lifetime, and should therefore take every opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of experiences in order to maximize thei you only live once Alternative form of you only go around once. where you stand depends on where you sit One's position in an organization dictates one's stance on an issue. neat as ninepence Neat, tidy, in order. an old dog for a hard road It takes an experienced person to execute a difficult undertaking. as fast as one's legs could carry one At top speed (running on foot); as fast as possible. neat as a button Very neat. stick out like dog's balls Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract und looks can be deceiving A person, place, thing, or situation can be very different from how it seems or appears to be at first glance. quicker than scat very quickly, in a great hurry. freedom is not free For freedom to exist as a legal right in a country, it has to actively be fought for and protected (e.g. by the military). off like a dirty shirt Going away; taking one's departure. quick as a wink In a speedy or fast manner. as large as life Actually present. as balls To a great extent or degree; very. the dogs bark, but the caravan moves on Alternative form of the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on. big as a house Very large. common as bums Very common or mundane (in various senses). quick as thought Very quick. like a monkey on a stick To be restless and agitated. absence makes the heart go yonder Synonym of long absent, soon forgotten (“separation can result in someone finding other emotional attachments”) slow as Christmas Very slow. move your feet, lose your seat If you stand up from your seat, someone else will take it. fly like a bird To be adept at flying. lead, follow, or get out of the way One should either take initiative, help someone who is taking initiative, or avoid hindering those who are taking initiative. pass around like a blunt To pass around widely or indiscriminately. a deluge of words and a drop of sense Many words with little meaningful content air and exercise He has had air and exercise, i.e. he has been whipped at the cart's tail; or, as it is generally, though more vulgarly, expressed, at the ca ames ace Within ames ace; nearly, very near. to budge To move, or quit one's station. Don't budge from hence; i.e. don't move from hence, stay here. bum boat A boat attending ships to retail greens, drams, &c. commonly rowed by a woman; a kind of floating chandler's shop, carry witchet A sort of conundrum, puzzlewit, or riddle. catching harvest A dangerous time for a robbery, when many persons are on the road, on account of a horse-race, fair, or some other public meeting. to cobble To mend, or patch; likewise to do a thing in a bungling manner. curbing law The act of hooking goods out of windows: the curber is the thief, the curb the hook. CANT. dot and go one To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea phrase is, go upon an uneven keel. Also to draw To take any thing from a pocket. To draw a swell of a clout. To pick a gentleman's pocket of a handkerchief. To draw the long bow; to tell l to flux To cheat, cozen, or over-reach; also to salivate. To flux a wig; to put it up in curl, and bake it. gamon and patter Common place talk of any profession; as the gamon and patter of a horse-dealer, sailor, &c. gentleman's master A highway robber, because he makes a gentleman obey his commands, i.e. stand and deliver. go, the The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonimous expressions. gutter lane The throat, the swallow, the red lane. See RED LANE. here and thereian One who has no settled place of residence. herring pond The sea. To cross the herring pond at the king's expence; to be transported. high ropes To be on the high ropes; to be in a passion. hodge podge An irregular mixture of numerous things. inside and outside The inside of a **** and the outside of a gaol. jumblegut lane A rough road or lane. to lag To drop behind, to keep back. Lag last; the last of a company. least in sight To play least in sight; to hide, keep out of the way, or make one's self scarce. light troops Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about. out at heels In declining circumstances. pilgrim's salve A sirreverence, human excrement. quirks and quillets Tricks and devices. Quirks in law; subtle distinctions and evasions. to rub To run away. Don't rub us to the whit; don't send us to Newgate. CANT.--To rub up; to refresh: to rub up one's memory. A rub: an impediment. shanks naggy To ride shanks naggy: to travel on foot. SCOTCH. shifting ballast A term used by sailors, to signify soldiers, passengers, or any landsmen on board. to shuffle To make use of false pretences, or unfair shifts. A shuffling fellow; a slippery shifting fellow. to stag To find, discover, or observe. tag-rag and bobtail An expression meaning an assemblage of low people, the mobility of all sorts. To tag after one like a tantony pig: to follow one wherever on toby lay The highway. High toby man; a highway-man. Low toby man; a footpad. top ropes To sway away on all top ropes; to live riotously or extravagantly. to track To go. Track up the dancers; go up stairs. CANT. travelling piquet A mode of amusing themselves, practised by two persons riding in a carriage, each reckoning towards his game the persons or animals that pas to troll To loiter or saunter about. turned up Acquitted; discharged. welch mile Like a Welch mile, long and narrow. His story is like a Welch mile, long and tedious. to wiredraw To lengthen out or extend any book, letter, or discourse. wool gathering Your wits are gone a woolgathering; saying to an absent man, one in a reverie, or absorbed in thought. first flight The first lot to finish in a foot or horse race, in a fox hunt, &c. gadding the hoof Going without shoes. GADDING, roaming about, although used in an old translation of the Bible, is now only heard amongst the lower orders. get up A person’s appearance or general arrangements. Probably derived from the decorations of a play. go in To enter for, to apply oneself in pursuit of. Men at the Universities are said to GO IN for honours, aquatics, or whatever their chief desir go it A term of encouragement, implying, "keep it up!" Sometimes amplified to "GO IT, ye cripples;" said to have been a facetious rendering of the hook it "get out of the way," or "be off about your business;" generally varied by "take your HOOK." "To HOOK it," to run away, to decamp; "on one’s kick up A noise or disturbance. mops and brooms Intoxicated. Supposed by an imaginative person to be the appearance presented by the world to a very drunken man. Possibly the term was firs off and on Vacillating; "an OFF AND ON kind of a chap," one who is always undecided. out and out Prime, excellent, of the first quality; beyond measure. OUT-AND-OUTER, one who is of an OUT-AND-OUT description, "up" to anything. out on the loose "on the spree," in search of adventures. See ON THE LOOSE. pad the hoof To walk; "PADDING THE HOOF, on the high toby," tramping or walking on the high road. shanks’s mare "to ride SHANK’S MARE," to go on foot. sprint race A short-distance race, ran at the topmost speed throughout. SPRINT is in the North synonymous with SPURT, and hence the name. step it To run away, or make off. turn it up To quit, change, abscond, or abandon; "Ned has TURNED IT UP," i.e., run away; "I intend TURNING IT UP," i.e., leaving my present abode or em turn up A street fight; a sudden leaving, or making off. An unexpected slice of luck. Among sporting men bookmakers are said to have a TURN UP when turnpike sailors Beggars who go about dressed as sailors. A sarcastic reference to the scene of their chief voyages. bucket afloat A coat. This is also called I’m AFLOAT, and is generally contracted to "cool his Imer," or "nark his bucket." There is no necessity to parti duke of york Walk, or talk, according to context. i’m afloat A boat. This is also used for coat. See ante.