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  • 121To make away with — Make Make (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To …

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  • 122Cash and carry (World War II) — The policy of cash and carry during the onset of World War II in 1939 revised the Neutrality Acts that were established by US President Roosevelt. The revision allowed the sale of material to belligerents, as long as the recipients arranged for… …

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  • 123wheel-away — UK [ˈwiːləweɪ] / US [ˈwɪləˌweɪ] noun [countable] Word forms wheel away : singular wheel away plural wheel aways a suitcase, bag, etc that has wheels He can carry all he needs in one wheel away case …

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  • 124spirit someone/something away — WHISK AWAY/OFF, vanish with, make off with, make someone/something disappear, run away with, abscond with, carry off, steal someone/something away, abduct, kidnap, snatch, seize. → spirit …

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  • 125get carried away — phrase to become so excited or involved in something that you lose control of your feelings or behaviour Let’s not get carried away. The deal could still fall through. Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym Main entry: carry * * * be/get carried aˈway… …

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  • 126take something away — Brit. another way of saying take something out (sense 2) * * * ˌtake sthaˈway derived 1. to make a feeling, pain, etc. disappear • I was given some pills to take away the pain. 2. (BrE) ( …

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  • 127wash somebody away — ˌwash sb/sthaˈway derived (of water) to remove or carry sb/sth away to another place • Part of the path had been washed away by the sea. • The rain had washed away the footprints. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 128To get away with — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… …

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