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old maid collapse: a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid'); the loser in a game of old maid

fuddy duddy collapse

dart collapse: a tapered tuck made in dressmaking; a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot; move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"; run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

go far collapse: extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"

go places collapse

have it made collapse

live down collapse

henpeck collapse

granny collapse: an old woman

niggle collapse

make amends collapse

reimburse collapse: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"

make headway collapse

indemnify collapse: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

raise hell collapse: take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again"

expiate collapse: make amends for; "expiate one's sins"

arrive collapse: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"; succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

repay collapse

propitiate collapse: make peace with

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

prosper collapse

hurry collapse: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"

step forward collapse

make the scene collapse

eke out collapse: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"; make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"; supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"; live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"

fidget collapse: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"; move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

recoup collapse: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

kick back collapse: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"; pay a kickback; make an illegal payment

bustle collapse: a rapid active commotion; a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt; move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

hassle collapse: disorderly fighting

four flush collapse

go through the motions collapse: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"

nail down collapse: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

make money collapse

make it collapse

atone collapse

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