be on cloud nine
— Verb
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~ feel extreme happiness or elation
border on
— Verb
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~ come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
brush on
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~ apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"
build on
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~ be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
band oneself
— Verb
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~ attach oneself to a group
bestir oneself
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~ start to be active; "Get cracking, please!"
betake oneself
— Verb
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~ displace oneself; go from one location to another
bale out
— Verb
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~ remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
bail out
— Verb
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~ remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
back out
— Verb
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~ move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"
bang out
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~ play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'"
back out
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~ make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
black out
— Verb
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~ suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out"
belt out
— Verb
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~ sing loudly and forcefully