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To come towards, to approach.
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I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
Submitted on September 01, 2012
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- tip off
- a dime's worth
- above the law
- all things being equal
- as if
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- been to the rodeo
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- hat in hand
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- middle of nowhere
- of late
- on a roll
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- push the envelope
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