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[take on the chin] {v. phr.} To gracefully accept criticism. * /It's good to be able to tell people what they do wrong, but […]

[taking pictures] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} To use a radar-operated speed indicator in order to […]

(1836-1902) U.S. journalistauthor Nobody shoulders a rifle in defense of a boarding house.

[OTW] "On the way"

[cross one's fingers] {v. phr.} 1a. To cross two fingers of one hand for good luck. * /Mary crossed her fingers during the […]

[pitch out] {v.} 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball […]

(1831-1913) English novelist, Last Pages From a Journal , 1915 Never say anything remarkable. It is sure to be wrong.

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