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  • 31elbow\ one's\ way\ out\ of — • elbow one s way into • elbow one s way out of v. phr. To force entry into a place by using one s elbows. The bus was so crowded that, in order to get off in time, we had to elbow our way to the exit door …

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  • 32elbow\ one's\ way\ into — • elbow one s way into • elbow one s way out of v. phr. To force entry into a place by using one s elbows. The bus was so crowded that, in order to get off in time, we had to elbow our way to the exit door …

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  • 33To bring one on one's way — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to …

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  • 34To take the wind out of one's sails — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …

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  • 35way — n. path, route 1) to blaze, clear, pave, prepare; smoothe the way for (to pave the way for reform) 2) to take the (easy) way (out of a difficult situation) 3) to lead; point, show the way 4) to edge; elbow; fight; force; hack; jostle; make;… …

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  • 36way — way1 wayless, adj. /way/, n. 1. manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way. 2. characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain. 3. a method, plan, or means for attaining a …

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  • 37way — See: ALL THE WAY or THE WHOLE WAY, BY THE WAY, BY WAY OF, COME A LONG WAY, CUT BOTH WAYS or CUT TWO WAYS, EVERY WHICH WAY, FROM WAY BACK, GO OUT OF ONE S WAY, HARD WAY, HAVE A WAY WITH, IN A BAD WAY, IN A BIG WAY, IN A FAMILY WAY, IN A WAY, IN… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 38way — See: ALL THE WAY or THE WHOLE WAY, BY THE WAY, BY WAY OF, COME A LONG WAY, CUT BOTH WAYS or CUT TWO WAYS, EVERY WHICH WAY, FROM WAY BACK, GO OUT OF ONE S WAY, HARD WAY, HAVE A WAY WITH, IN A BAD WAY, IN A BIG WAY, IN A FAMILY WAY, IN A WAY, IN… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 39way — See: all the way or the whole way, by the way, by way of, come a long way, cut both ways or cut two ways, every which way, from way back, go out of one s way, hard way, have a way with, in a bad way, in a big way, in a family way, in a way, in… …

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  • 40out\ of\ the\ way — adv. phr. 1. Not where people usually go; difficult to reach. When little Tommy comes to visit her, Aunt Sally puts her lamps and vases out of the way. Often used with hyphens before a noun. Gold was found in an out of the way village in the… …

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