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cop a plea collapse

Pyrrhic victory collapse: a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses

winning streak collapse: a streak of wins

carry collapse: the act of carrying something; continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"; include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?"; sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"; serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"; pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"; be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"; win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"; secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"; cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"; have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"; be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"; drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"; bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"; propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"; bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"; include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"; pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"; transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"; capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"; have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"; take further or advance; "carry a cause"; compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"; extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"; win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"; be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail"; be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"; have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"; keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"; have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"; be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"; have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"

wean collapse: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"; detach the affections of

come by collapse: obtain, especially accidentally

walkaway collapse

forerun collapse

jump the gun collapse

get away with collapse

gain collapse: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating; increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"; increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"; obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

foreglimpse collapse

breeze collapse: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"; to proceed quickly and easily; blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"

triumph collapse: the exultation of victory

disarm collapse: remove offensive capability from; take away the weapons from; render harmless; make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"

go off half cocked collapse

grand slam collapse: winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge

earn collapse: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

bring in collapse: bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor"; transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"; submit (a verdict) to a court

come into collapse

runaway collapse: an easy victory; completely out of control; "runaway inflation"

ransom collapse: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment; payment for the release of someone; money demanded for the return of a captured person; exchange or buy back for money; under threat

retrieve collapse: run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"

go before collapse

friendly collapse: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"; characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"; of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"; easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"; favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"

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

recover collapse: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"; cover anew; "recover a chair"; get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"; regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"

succeed collapse: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"; attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

attain collapse

know collapse: the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know"; be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"; be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time"; be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"; know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"; have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"; have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"; perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"; be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong"; know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off"

reap collapse: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"; get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

reclaim collapse: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"; reuse (materials from waste products); claim back

sell collapse: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"; persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"; give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"; exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"; be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"; be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"; be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"

subdual collapse

advise collapse: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

foresee collapse

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

anticipate collapse: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

derive collapse: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state; come from; "The present name derives from an older form"; obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

forestall collapse

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