[bring out] {v.} 1. To cause to appear; make clear. * /His report brought out the foolishness of the plan./ * /Brushing will bring out the beauty of your hair./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bring up the rear

[bring up the rear] {v. phr.} 1. To come last in a march, parade, or procession; end a line. * /The fire truck with Santa on it brought up the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bring on

[bring on] {v.} To result in; cause; produce. * /The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the summer of 1914 brought on the First World War./ * /Spinal meningitis brought […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bring up

[bring up] {v.} 1. To take care of (a child); raise, train, educate. * /He gave much attention and thought to bringing up his children./ * /Joe was born in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1867-1936) U.S. humorist The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.

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frag

[frag] To kill or tear to pieces. Its origin comes the Vietnam War or earlier, from "fragmentation grenade". It had a […]

call it quits

[call it quits] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. * /When Tom had painted half the […]

shoulder to shoulder

[shoulder to shoulder] {adv. phr.} 1. One beside the other; together. * /The three boys were shoulder to shoulder all during […]

for days on end

[for days on end] {adv. phr.} For a long time; for many days. * /The American tourists tried to get used to Scottish […]

stand out

[stand out] {v.} 1. To go farther out than a nearby surface; protect. * /A mole stood out on her cheek./ Compare: [STICK […]

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