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  • 21To leave off — Leave Leave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Left} (l[e^]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaving}.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant, heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain; cf. bel[=i]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban. [root]119 …

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  • 22Power take-off — A power take off (PTO) is a splined driveshaft, usually on a tractor or that can be used to provide power to an attachment or separate machine. It is designed to be easily connected and disconnected. The power take off allows implements to draw… …

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  • 23spot something a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th …

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  • 24tell something a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th …

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  • 25see something a mile off — see (or tell or spot) something a mile off informal recognize something very easily the first year campers can be spotted a mile off * * * see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a ˈmile off idiom (informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly …

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  • 26F*** Off, I'm a Hairy Woman — infobox television show name = F*** Off, I m a Hairy Woman caption = format = Documentary runtime = 1 hour camera = Multiple camera setup starring = Shazia Mirza country = UK network = BBC Three num episodes = 1 (29 March 2007) | F*** Off, I m a… …

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  • 27sawn-off shotgun — sawn off shotguns N COUNT A sawn off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden. [BRIT] The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing sawn off… …

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  • 28show off something — show off (something) to cause something to be seen and admired. The ballet music gives the Kirov s male dancers a chance to show off their astonishing leaps. She was wearing a deep purple dress that showed off her slim figure. Oscar was so proud… …

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  • 29show off — (something) to cause something to be seen and admired. The ballet music gives the Kirov s male dancers a chance to show off their astonishing leaps. She was wearing a deep purple dress that showed off her slim figure. Oscar was so proud of the… …

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  • 30get your kit off — british informal phrase to take off your clothes Thesaurus: to remove clothes and not wear clotheshyponym to put on or be wearing clothes and to dress other peoplesynonym Main entry: kit * * * get your ˈkit off …

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