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English Idioms :: under
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undfferentiated.htmrom ) - See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER. |
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English Idioms :: under lock and key
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undfferentiated.htmrom ) - {adv. phr.} Secured; locked up; well protected. * /Dad keeps all his valuables under lock and key./ |
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English Idioms :: under a bushel
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undfferentiated.htmrom ) - See: HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL. |
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English Idioms :: under a cloud
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undfferentiated.htmrom ) - {adj. phr.} 1. Under suspicion; not trusted. * /Joyce has been under a cloud since her roommate's bracelet disappeared./ * /The butcher is under a cloud because the inspectors found his scales were not honest./ 2. Depressed, sad, discouraged. * /Joe has been under a cloud since his dog died./ |
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English Idioms :: under age
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undfferentiated.htmrom ) - {adj. phr.} Too young; not old enough; below legal age. * /He could not enlist in the army because he was under age./ * /Rose was not allowed to enroll in the Life Saving Course because she was under age./ Contrast: OF AGE(1). |
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English Idioms :: under arrest
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undfferentiated.htmrom ) - {adj. phr.} Held by the police. * /The man believed to have robbed the bank was placed under arrest./ * /The three boys were seen breaking into the school building and soon found themselves under arrest./ |
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