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answer the call of nature
[answer the call of nature] or [obey the call of nature] […]
answer to
[answer to] {v.} To be named; go by a certain name […]
ante up
[ante up] {v.}, {informal} To produce the required amount of money […]
arse over tit
[arse over tit] {v.} [Head over heels], to fall over or […]
ask for
[ask for] {v.}, {informal} To make (something bad) likely to happen […]
ask for one's hand
[ask for one's hand] {v. phr.} To ask permission to marry […]
ask for the moon
[ask for the moon] or [cry for the moon] {v. phr.} […]
back away
[back away] {v.} To act to avoid or lessen one's involvement […]
back down
[back down] or [back off] {v.}, {informal} To give up a […]
back out
[back out] {v. phr.} 1. To move backwards out of a […]