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101Something Borrowed, Someone Blue — Infobox Television episode | Title = Something Borrowed, Someone Blue Series = Frasier Season = 7 Caption = Niles elopes with Daphne from her wedding Episode = 23 Airdate = 18 May 2000 Production = 40571 167 40571 168 Writer = Christopher Lloyd… …
102call off the dogs — to cause people to stop attacking or criticizing someone. It s time to call off the dogs and let her get back to doing her job …
103haul off — vb American to get ready to strike someone or to launch an attack. The term may be used literally (of leaning back before aiming a blow) or figuratively …
104Second Test, 2007–08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy — Umpire Steve Bucknor, whose decisions in the Test were controversial and led to him being dropped from officiating in the Third Test …
105irk — verb clearly, the prosecutor s opening questions irked him Syn: irritate, annoy, gall, pique, nettle, exasperate, try someone s patience; anger, infuriate, madden, incense, get on someone s nerves; antagonize, provoke; informal get someone s… …
106irritate — verb 1) they seem to enjoy irritating me Syn: annoy, vex, make angry, make cross, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, nettle, put out, antagonize, get on someone s nerves, try someone s patience, ruffle someone s feathers, make someone s hackles …
107provoke — verb 1) the plan has provoked outrage Syn: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, occasion, call forth, elicit, induce, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in …
108gall — I noun 1) she had the gall to ask for money Syn: effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners; informal face, chutzpah; sauce …
109peeve — verb, informal it seems that everything I do peeves her Syn: irritate, annoy, vex, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, nettle, put out, get on someone s nerves, try someone s patience, ruffle someone s feathers; rub the wrong way; informal… …
110provoke — verb 1) the plan has provoked outrage Syn: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in, lead to, bring on, precipitate, prompt …
