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  • 71put out to pasture — 1. To release an animal into a pasture to graze 2. To force a person to retire from work • • • Main Entry: ↑pasture * * * put (someone) out to pasture : to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age I m not ready to be put out to pasture… …

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  • 72put someone off their stroke — british phrase to cause someone to stop what they are doing or to make a mistake He was put off his stroke by the arguing in the next room. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: stroke …

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  • 73put someone out to grass — informal phrase to force someone to leave a job because they are old and no longer useful Thesaurus: forcing someone and being forced to leave a jobsynonym applying and interviewing for jobshyponym Main entry: grass * * * …

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  • 74put something to shame — put someone/something/to shame phrase to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison They’re so efficient they put us to shame. Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry …

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  • 75not in the least — not in the smallest degree; not at all he was not in the least taken aback * * * not (in) the least : not at all : not in any way or respect It did not interest me in the least. [=it did not interest me at all] He did …

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  • 76put on a brave face — put on a brave ˈface | put a brave ˈface on sth idiom to pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not • I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I wasn t worried. • She put a brave face on her illness. Main entry:… …

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  • 77Not Coming to a Theater Near You — File:Notcominglogo.jpg URL www.notcoming.com Type of site Film criticism Launched 2001 Current status Active Not Comi …

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  • 78put (someone) off (their) stride — British, American & Australian, British & Australian to take someone s attention away from what they are doing so they are not able to do it well. She was making funny faces at me, trying to put me off my stroke. When I m playing chess, the… …

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  • 79put (your) head on the block — put (your) head/neck on the block to risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails. He put his head on the block by promising his team wouldn t lose any more matches this year. I m not going to put… …

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  • 80put (your) neck on the block — put (your) head/neck on the block to risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails. He put his head on the block by promising his team wouldn t lose any more matches this year. I m not going to put… …

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