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Miscellaneous
From eclectic sources not belonging to any specific discipline.
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Blackmail
General; Miscellaneous
Demand money with threat - 'mail' from Saxon 'mal' meaning 'rent', also from 'maille', an old French coin; 'black' is from the Gaelic, to cherish or protect; the term 'blackmail' was first used to ...
Backs to the wall/backs against the wall
General; Miscellaneous
Defend fiercely against a powerful threat - achieved cliche status following inclusion (of the former version) in an order from General Haig in 1918 urging British troops to fight until the end ...
Thrust
General; Miscellaneous
Wepchnąć, wciskać. "He didn't want the gift but she thrust it into his hand."
Blow over
General; Miscellaneous
Przycichnąć. "The scandal will blow over after a couple of months."
Principle
General; Miscellaneous
A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief.
Convention
General; Miscellaneous
A way in which something is usually done, esp. within a particular area or activity.
