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Traditional English :: hernia
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hernea - n. (pl. hernias or herniae) the displacement and protrusion of part of an organ through the wall of the cavity containing it, esp. of the abdomen. hernial adj. herniary adj. herniated adj. [L] |
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English Idioms :: her
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hernea - See: GIVE IT THE GUN or GIVE HER THE GUN. |
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English Idioms :: her own medicine
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hernea - {v. phr.} To treat someone the way he or she treats others (used in the negative). * /The gangster beat up an innocent old man, so when he resisted arrest, a policeman gave him a little of his own medicine./ |
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English Idioms :: herd
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hernea - See: RIDE HERD ON. |
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English Idioms :: here
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hernea - See: ALL THERE or ALL HERE, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, SAME HERE. |
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English Idioms :: here and now(1)
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hernea - {adv. phr.} At this very time and place; right now; immediately. * /I want my dime back, and I want it here and now./ Compare: THEN AND THERE. |
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