to move in a rut

  • 121lurch — [[t]lɜ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] lurches, lurching, lurched 1) VERB To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. [V adv/prep] As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward... [V adv/prep] Henry looked, stared, and …

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  • 122practice — n 1. habit, custom, consuetude, wont; manner of operating, Latin, modus operandi, Inf. M.O., common practice, usual run of things, general or usual procedure; rule, routine, convention, the way it is, the way it s done, the way it s done around… …

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  • 123procedure — n 1. course, line, plan of action; policy, polity, guidelines; method, methodology, technique, system; attack, tack, approach; way, wise, manner, means, mode, fashion, style, ways and means; wont, custom, practice, praxis, Latin, modus operandi.… …

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  • 124nutrūkti — intr. Rtr, DŽ; L 1. R, MŽI298, K, N, Dgč, Aps, Grv, Švnč, Nm, Krž; Bdr atsidalyti, perplyšti pusiau, pertrūkti: Virvė nutrūko pusiau J. Nutrūko raikštis tempiamas NdŽ. Su tuo akminiu par tą virvę suplakiau – nutrūko Kl. Naginės, kad nutrùks… …

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  • 125mouvement — nm. mouvman (Saxel.002) / ê (Albanais.001), mov(e)min (Villards Thônes.028). E. : Activité, Agir, Bouillir, Cloche, Cuire, Démarrer, Ouvrage, Remuer (Se). A1) mouvement, branle, oscillation, (d un balancier...), cadence (d une troupe de soldats …

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  • 126Maul — 1. Alle Mäuler sind Schwesterkinder. Sie essen alle gern etwas Gutes. It.: Tutte le bocche sono sorelle. (Pazzaglia, 34, 10.) 2. Besser, dass ma dem Mul e Brötli chaufe, as all schwätze. (Appenzell.) Besser dem Munde einen guten Bissen geben, als …

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  • 127estrus — [es′trəmes′trəs; ] Brit usually [ ē′strəs] n. [ModL < L oestrus, gadfly, horsefly, frenzy < Gr oistros, gadfly, sting, frenzy < IE base * eis , to move violently > ON eisa, to rush on, L ira, ire, Lith aistra, violent passion] 1. the… …

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  • 128IBN EZRA, ABRAHAM BEN MEIR — (1089–1164), one of the most important Jewish Bible exegetes; also a poet, composer of piyyutim , grammarian, translator, philosopher, astronomer, and astrologer. Exceptionally erudite, he was among the last creative geniuses of the Spanish… …

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