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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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- sneak up
- start up
- take off
- take on
- touch off
- turn against
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- buy time
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- cut and dried
- cut of one's jib
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- dry run
- face to face
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- fine line
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- from time to time
- get it on
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- golden opportunity
- hand in hand
- haul ass
- if needs be
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- in detail
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- muckety muck
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