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To obey someone's commands slavishly, without argument.
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(idiomatic) A clear-cut, easy to make a decision.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To talk continuously about, often in an excessively excited way
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To worry about a future situation despite being as yet unable to act on it.
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(idiomatic) To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
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To properly do the work one is supposed to do.
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(idiomatic) To indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.
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(idiomatic) To live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.
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(idiomatic) To submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.
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(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
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(idiomatic) To obtain the circumstances one wishes for.
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To fulfil one's task; to do what is required
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To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
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To pursue an object or a goal.
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(intransitive, literally) To travel the entire distance to one's intended destination.
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(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
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(idiomatic) To discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.
v
(idiomatic) To attend classes at a school as a student.
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(Singapore, colloquial) Have, there is.
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(idiomatic) To achieve a desired or natural result.
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The last throw of the dice or last effort, on which everything is gambled; the last chance.
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Alternative form of let the chips fall where they may [(idiomatic) To allow events to unfold naturally; to accept what occurs without prejudice, worry, or regret.]
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(chiefly US, idiomatic) An expression suggesting an ultimatum which indicates the listener(s) will either conform to the desires or teachings of the speaker or else be excluded.
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Alternative form of overstep the mark [(idiomatic) To behave in an unacceptable or morally reprehensible way.]
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(idiomatic) To behave in an unacceptable or morally reprehensible way.
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(idiomatic) To avoid criminal behavior.
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To go one's own way; to proceed independently, without regard to other people.
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To insist, demand, or refuse with finality.
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(by extension, idiomatic) To mind one's own business; focus on one's own goals and tasks and not worry about what others are doing.
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(idiomatic) To have a chance.
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(figuratively) To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.
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(idiomatic) To abide by the rules or conventions.
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Alternative form of toe the line [(idiomatic) To abide by the rules or conventions.]
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To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
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To follow someone's example; to behave as someone did.
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To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of.
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To adhere to a plan, protocol, or train of thought without any deviation or distraction; to stick to the straight and narrow.
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Synonym of walk the chalk (“keep a correct course in manners or morals”)
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(idiomatic) To act in a non destructive or damaging manner, whether physically or mentally to those you hold dear and/or respect. To exercise self-control.
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(idiomatic, US) To perform actions consistent with one's claims.
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To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.
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(by extension) To obey obsequiously; to toe the line.
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Archaic spelling of went., past participle of go [simple past tense of go]
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