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the gloves are off Boxing, Hockey: See take off the gloves, below. go the distance Boxing: Carry through a course of action to completion. A boxer goes the distance when he can fight through all the scheduled rounds. OED cites the boxing idiom to 1934, but does not date its figurative usage. [19] go for an early bath
The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky/hankie code, the bandana/bandanna code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes.
The term flight is a near synonym. [5] Can be combined with top spin or back spin to deceive the batter on the length of the delivery, or with off spin or leg spin to give the ball more time to drift. All out An innings which has ended due to the batting side running out of wickets, usually because ten of the eleven batters have been dismissed.
"The gloves are off now," Demirel wrote. "I am fighting back." 'I didn't take the money and run' Demirel defended the $1.8 million Blueprint investment in SoMo Walls, ...
Nigel Farage has said “the gloves are off” in the next election bout for Kemi Badenoch’s Essex constituency, after the Tory leader claimed Reform UK’s online membership counter was fake.
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While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
TAMPA — Tight end Cade Otton made an honest mistake that changed the way he catches the football. “I brought my gloves out to practice (one day last week), and I realized I brought two left ...