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  • 121come off — {v.} 1. To take place; happen. * /The picnic came off at last, after being twice postponed./ 2. {informal} To do well; succeed. * /The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off, to people s astonishment./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 122holy cats — or[holy cow] or[holy mackerel] or[holy Moses] {interj.}, {informal} Used to express strong feeling (as astonishment, pleasure, or anger); used in speech or when writing conversation. * / Holy cats! That s good pie! said Dick./ * / Holy cow! They… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 123come off — {v.} 1. To take place; happen. * /The picnic came off at last, after being twice postponed./ 2. {informal} To do well; succeed. * /The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off, to people s astonishment./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 124holy cats — or[holy cow] or[holy mackerel] or[holy Moses] {interj.}, {informal} Used to express strong feeling (as astonishment, pleasure, or anger); used in speech or when writing conversation. * / Holy cats! That s good pie! said Dick./ * / Holy cow! They… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 125Abash — A*bash ([.a]*b[a^]sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([.a]*b[a^]sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [ e]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 126Abashed — Abash A*bash ([.a]*b[a^]sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([.a]*b[a^]sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [ e]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE …

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  • 127Abashing — Abash A*bash ([.a]*b[a^]sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([.a]*b[a^]sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [ e]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 128Admiration — Ad mi*ra tion, n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See {Admire}.] 1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Season your admiration for a while. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing …

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