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  • 31To go to the wall — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… …

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  • 32go over the hill —    to escape or desert    Also as go over the side for mariners, and go over the wall:     I guess he figured you d gone over the hill. (Deighton, 1982, referring to an army absentee)     [Philby] didn t go over the wall until he had to.… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 33go over the hill — in. to escape from a prison or from the military service. (See also over the hill; go over the wall.) □ Jim ent over the hill, and they caught him. □ Jed and Tom planned to go over the hill last night. What happened? …

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  • 34hit the wall —    American    to become a fugitive    Climb over the wall would seem more appropriate:     Cuz hit the wall man. Ain no tellin where that mother gone. (Turow, 1996 Cuz was not a cousin but a fellow gangster: nor was he a mother who had borne… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 35Another Brick in the Wall — Infobox Song Name = Another Brick in the Wall (Parts I, II, III) Artist = Pink Floyd Album = The Wall Released = 30 November 1979 (US) 8 December 1979 (UK) track no = 3/5/12 of disc 1 Recorded = April November, 1979 Genre = Art rock, progressive… …

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  • 36All Hallows-on-the-Wall — Infobox church name = All Hallows on the Wall fullname = color = imagesize = caption = Photo of All Hallows on the Wall landscape = denomination = Anglican diocese = parish = division = subdivision = founded date = founder = architect = George… …

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  • 37To take the wall — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall-USA) — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall USA) is an on line Vietnam War memorial. It was started in 1996 by the veteran Alan Oskvarek who became disabled in the Vietnam War. It is now run by unpaid volunteers of the 4th Battalion 9th Infantry… …

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  • 39over-the-counter market — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, Wall Street, board, bourse, commodity exchange, corn pit, curb, curb exchange, curb market, exchange, exchange floor, outside market, pit, quotation board, stock exchange, stock market,… …

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  • 40Pink Floyd The Wall (film) — Infobox Film name = Pink Floyd The Wall image size = caption = Theatrical release poster director = Alan Parker producer = Alan Marshall writer = Roger Waters narrator = Pink Floyd starring = Bob Geldof Christine Hargreaves Eleanor David Alex… …

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