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cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" is an expression used to describe...

esquatir/escatir, meaning to "compress/press down". The weight-lifting sense of squatting is from 1954. Full squatting involves resting one's weight on the feet with...

out-of-sight. Uppers and Upper middles generally do not socialize with Middles, but Middles hope to find them on cruise ship vacations. Uppers and Upper middles...

is believed to occur by chance, with no known behavioral activity or environmental factor that changes the probability. Down syndrome can be identified...

the foot. Uppers with laces usually have a tongue that helps seal the laced opening and protect the foot from abrasion by the laces. Uppers with laces...

different lengths of uppers. In extreme cases, thigh-boots called waders, worn by anglers, extend to the hip. Such boots may also be insulated for warmth...

"Xbox One's Launch Parity Clause Is Pretty Much Over, Exec Says". GameSpot. Retrieved August 5, 2018. Pereira, Chris (October 10, 2014). "Xbox One's Parity...

tried to get the shoot closed down when villagers realized what was going on at their castle, but the production wrapped successfully. Down on Abby is...

of "creative intimidation", making one's associates feel inferior and thereby gaining the status of being "one-up" on them. Viewed seriously, it is a phenomenon...

In sailing and warfare, to be hull down means that the upper part of a vessel or vehicle is visible, but the main, lower body (hull) is not; the term hull...

Down-low is an African-American slang term specifically used within the African-American community that typically refers to a sexual subculture of Black...

determined to take up a scientific career. In 1846 he had a chance encounter with a girl who presented with what would later be called Down Syndrome. This...

Trickle-down economics refers to economic policies that disproportionately favor the upper tier of the economic spectrum, comprising wealthy individuals...

Throat slash, made by moving one's index finger, thumb or entire hand, held straight and with palm down, horizontally across one's throat; the gesture imitates...

methods for maintaining one's health. The more commonly performed calisthenic exercises include: Push-ups Performed face down on the floor, palms against...

of cutting down one's opponent. He also continually makes the point that the understandings expressed in the book are important for combat on any scale...

body can be at various angles in particular: Vertical kneel: where both the thighs and upper body are vertical – also known as "standing on one's knees"...

goes down with the ship" is a maritime tradition that a sea captain holds the ultimate responsibility for both the ship and everyone embarked on it, and...

The upper limbs or upper extremities are the forelimbs of an upright-postured tetrapod vertebrate, extending from the scapulae and clavicles down to and...

card, now obsolete. coffee housing To talk and act in order to mislead one's opponents about one's cards. Coins One of the four suits in a Latin-suited...