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  • 121show-off — show′ off n. 1) a person given to pretentious display 2) the act of showing off • Etymology: 1770–80 show′ off ish, adj …

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  • 122send-off — noun 1. an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bon voyage • Derivationally related forms: ↑send off • Hypernyms: ↑farewell, ↑word of farewell …

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  • 123pension somebody off — ˌpension sb ˈoff derived (especially BrE) usually passive to allow or force sb to retire and to pay them a pension • He was pensioned off and his job given to a younger man. • (informal …

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  • 124Isla (given name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Isla imagesize= caption= pronunciation=Eye la gender = female meaning = Name of island region = Scotland, England and Wales nickname = origin = Scottish related names = Isela, Islay footnotes = Isla is a feminine …

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  • 125Otis (given name) — Otis Armstrong, a former NFL running back for the Denver Broncos Otis R. Bowen, the former governor of Indiana and former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Otis Chandler, publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980 …

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  • 126Right off — Right Right, adv. 1. In a right manner. [1913 Webster] 2. In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide …

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  • 127To hold off — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …

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  • 128To pass off — Pass Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one… …

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