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  • 21Putting the hand under the thigh — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 22off-putting — adjective Date: 1828 that puts one off ; repellent, disconcerting < an off putting attitude > • off puttingly adverb …

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  • 23Putting on the Ritz (novel) — infobox Book | name = Putting on the Ritz title orig = translator = image caption = author = Joe Keenan illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Viking Press release date = 1991 english&#8230; …

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  • 24off — ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɒf, AM ɔːf[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]ɒ̱f, AM ɔ͟ːf[/t]]) 1) PREP If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk... I took&#8230; …

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  • 25off-putting — adjective Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off. His habit of picking his nose is quite off putting …

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  • 26off — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 out of position; not on or touching or attached; loose, separate, gone (has come off; take your coat off). 3 so as to be rid of (sleep it off). 4 so as to …

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  • 27Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 28Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 29putting it on the long finger — Everyday English Slang in Ireland phr putting it off, procrastinating …

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  • 30off-puttingly — adverb see off putting …

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