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up a tree

[up a tree] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Hunted or chased into a tree; treed. * /The dog drove the coon up a tree so the hunter could shoot him./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tree

[tree] See: [BARK UP THE WRONG TREE], [CAN'T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES], [UP A TREE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

bad paper

[bad paper] {n.}, {slang} 1. A check for which there are no funds in the bank. 2. Counterfeit paper money. * /Why are you so mad? - I was paid […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bark up the wrong tree

[bark up the wrong tree] {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. * /If he thinks he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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make it snappy

[make it snappy] {v. phr.}, {informal} To move quickly; be fast; hurry. - Usually used as a command. * /"Make it snappy," […]

take in

[take in] {v.} 1. To include. * /The country's boundaries were changed to fake in a piece of land beyond the river./ * /The […]

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four corners

[four corners] {n.} All parts of a place. * /People came from the four corners of the world to see him./ * /He has been to […]

on paper

[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and not by past performance; in theory; theoretically. * /On […]

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