v
To be forced into doing something that one is uncomfortable with.
v
(idiomatic) To complete the greater part of (a project).
v
(transitive) To make or force a way through (a barrier)
v
(chiefly Britain) To cause a visible symptom such as spots or a rash
v
(intransitive, euphemistic, by extension) To die.
v
(intransitive, literary or humorous) To die.
v
(idiomatic) To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly; to take inappropriate shortcuts.
v
(idiomatic) To suffice; to be good or effective enough.
v
(UK, colloquial) To go away, to leave; to get lost.
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(figuratively, by extension, intransitive, or transitive with on) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it.
v
(idiomatic) To reveal a clue or hint about something.
v
(transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
v
(dated, transitive, intransitive, fandom slang) To (cause to) exit fandom and become inactive in fandom activity due to other obligations.
v
to set upon; to attack suddenly
n
(idiomatic) A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.
v
(idiomatic) To go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.
v
(transitive) To fraudulently or disingenuously pass (goods, or ideas) on to.
v
To follow (a leader or de facto leader) without question or thought, with potential disastrous consequences
v
(transitive) To become a source of conflict, especially unwittingly or accidentally.
v
(intransitive, usually in imperative and reported speech, idiomatic) To exit from the scene.
v
(transitive, dated, colloquial) To comprehend.
v
(idiomatic) To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
n
(uncountable) Synonym of get-up-and-go
v
(idiomatic) To forgo something.
v
(transitive) To snub (someone); to end a relationship.
v
(imperative, colloquial) Go away; get lost; a rude dismissal.
v
(colloquial) To engage oneself or take part in something.
v
(idiomatic) To escape someone's comprehension.
v
(idiomatic) To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
v
(idiomatic) To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business)
v
(figuratively, dated) Synonym of die.
adj
(US) Weak; faint; feeling a sense of goneness.
v
(transitive, informal, by extension) To possess an advantage over another person, by acting before that person.
v
(informal) To come up against an insuperable problem.
v
(imperative, UK, slang, dated, India) go away
v
(obsolete, intransitive) to fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger
n
(offensive) A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.
v
To expect to be killed, fired, etc.
v
To submit to punishment.
v
(idiomatic) To possess confidential and incriminating information about a person's or organization's misdeeds or other secrets.
v
To resist the temptation to make a bad choice.
n
(figuratively) A last-gasp moment, attempt, etc.
v
(idiomatic) To set the standard.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).
v
Synonym of leave well enough alone
v
(transitive) To ignore (a comment, etc.).
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
v
(idiomatic) To accidentally reveal a secret.
v
(chiefly imperative) To have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed; if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To be the fault or responsibility of someone.
v
(idiomatic) To be dismissed from a job.
v
(idiomatic) To do something that attracts attention.
v
To allow an advantageous opportunity to pass by.
v
(US, colloquial) To die.
n
(figuratively) The easiest way to do something.
v
Alternative form of put one over [(idiomatic) To succeed in a deception.]
v
(idiomatic) Alternative form of pull the ladder up behind oneself. [(idiomatic) To prevent others from attaining or benefiting from the same advantages, opportunities, or rights as oneself.]
v
(idiomatic) Synonym of draw the long bow (“to exaggerate; to tell tall tales”)
v
(idiomatic) To do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.
v
(idiomatic) To stop taking risks before one starts losing.
v
(transitive) To cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.
v
(idiomatic) To contravene.
v
(intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
v
(idiomatic) To end a performance; to leave.
v
To stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards.
v
To cut corners, to follow the path of least resistance; to take shortcuts to avoid pain or having to struggle to achieve a desired result, to end or avoid a difficult situation in an easy or simple way that is not the best or most sensible or honorable solution
v
(idiomatic) To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.
v
(idiomatic) To get engaged to be married.
v
(idiomatic) To find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc. Normally used to indicate the difficulty of doing so; also, sarcastically, for a failed attempt.
v
(sports, elections) To pronounce finished, to call
v
(idiomatic) To quit; to give up.
v
(idiomatic) To unsettle, to catch by surprise.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease an attempt because it is perceived as doomed.
v
(idiomatic) To suddenly turn away from someone or something in order to depart rapidly, especially as expressive of haughtiness, disapproval, or evasiveness.
v
(transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture)
v
(idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
n
(informal) The opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.
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