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11toss off — {v. phr.} 1. To drink rapidly; drain. * /He tossed off two drinks and left./ 2. To make or say easily without trying or thinking hard. * /She tossed off smart remarks all during dinner./ * /He thinks a reporter should be able to toss off an… …
12toss\ off — v. phr. 1. To drink rapidly; drain. He tossed off two drinks and left. 2. To make or say easily without trying or thinking hard. She tossed off smart remarks all during dinner. He thinks a reporter should be able to toss off an article every few… …
13knock off — knock off, v. i. & t. 1. to quit (working). [PJC] 2. to accomplish; frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly. [PJC] 3. to kill; to defeat (opponents). [Colloq.] [PJC] 4. to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price). [PJC] 5. to rob.… …
14To wear off — Wear Wear, v. t. [imp. {Wore} (w[=o]r); p. p. {Worn} (w[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wearing}. Before the 15th century wear was a weak verb, the imp. & p. p. being {Weared}.] [OE. weren, werien, AS. werian to carry, to wear, as arms or clothes; akin… …
15toss off — 1) drink rapidly He tossed off a couple of drinks before he went home for the evening. 2) make or say easily without trying or thinking hard He was able to toss off the answer to the question easily when the teacher asked him …
16clip off — transitive verb Etymology: clip (III) : to make (as a fast run) or cover rapidly (as a distance) some of the fastest runs clipped off on the Ohio river Frederick Way his long legs clipped off the distance …
17To come off with flying colors — Flying Fly ing, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. [1913 Webster] {Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own… …
18bolt — I. n. 1. Arrow, dart, shaft, missile. 2. Thunderbolt, stroke of lightning. 3. Metal pin or fastening. 4. Sieve. II. v. a. 1. Fasten with a bolt or bolts. 2. Swallow ( …
19colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… …
20American Old West — Wild West redirects here. For other uses, see Wild West (disambiguation). For cultural influences and their development, see Western (genre). American Old West The …
