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  • 1over a barrel — adverb : at the mercy of one s opponents : in a helpless condition had him over a barrel * * * over a barrel informal phrase if someone has you over a barrel, they know that you are in a difficult situation and that you will have to do what they… …

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  • 2barrel — /bar euhl/, n., v., barreled, barreling or (esp. Brit.) barrelled, barrelling. n. 1. a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends. 2. the quantity that such a vessel of… …

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  • 3scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with …

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  • 4scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with …

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  • 5Lock, Shock, and Barrel — are fictional characters in the animated movie The Nightmare Before Christmas . Introduced as Oogie Boogie s not so loyal little henchmen (possibly against their will), all three are trick or treaters, with faces similar to their masks (e.g.… …

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  • 62005 English cricket season (15–30 June) — See also: 2005 English cricket season The period of the 2005 English cricket season from 15 to 30 June started with another surprise Australia were beaten in their final NatWest Series warm up match by Somerset, or more specifically Graeme Smith… …

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  • 7Medici bank — Infobox Defunct Company company name = Medici bank company fate = Shut down by authorities successor = foundation = c. 1397 defunct = 1494 location = Various; home branch in Florence, Italy industry = Banking key people = Giovanni di Bicci,… …

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  • 8Medici Bank — For the private bank in Austria that failed due to its investment in Bernard Madoff s Ponzi scheme, see Bank Medici. Medici Bank Industry Banking Key people Giovanni di Bicci, Cosimo de Medici, Piero di Cosimo, Lorenzo de Medici, Francesco… …

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  • 10MythBusters (2007 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 25 (includes 4 specials) Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel …

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