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steamed pudding [wrapped in cloth and made at Christmastime]

catch people in the act (doing something inappropriate)

catch smb. in the act

hit smb. [before he gets away], catch smb. with a blow

catch sth. with a blow

catch sth. being said

catch smb. saying something

renege, revoke

be long-legged, have long legs

resent smb.

shove smb.

sic a dog on somebody

sic smb. on another

shove sth.

order something up

provoke smb.

make faces at smb.

be long-sleeved, have long sleeves

[see ggaan'gaade]

make it look like one is trying

encourage smb., urge smb., exhort smb.

disobey, rebel

disobey smb.

sit with something close at hand

converse with smb., talk at length with smb.

raw, uncooked

hard; with great force

talk nonsense

sleep with one's socks on

clown, fool, joker

make foolish plans, make stupid plans, plan something foolish, plan something stupid

it's absurd; it's ludicrous; it's ridiculous

think something is nonsense

think smb. is crazy

be bad, be wicked

speak in double entendres

badly, foolishly

ask a stupid question

ask smb. a stupid question

give smb. a stupid answer

molest smb.

fall off [while climbing], slip [while climbing]

have a silly dream, have a stupid dream

lie to smb., mislead smb.

look foolish, look silly, look stupid

look foolish, look silly, look stupid

sound nonsensical, sound foolish, sound stupid

talk nonsense, talk stupid, say something foolish, say something risque

think smb.'s remarks are stupid, take smb.'s remarks the wrong way [as

sit in the way

stand in the way

strangle smb. violently

be blind

stutter

strangle smb.

be deaf, be going deaf

deafen smb. [by yelling or talking loud], make smb. go deaf [by

be in smb.'s way

preach to smb., advise smb.

lecture to smb., preach to smb.

preach

preach something

lie, tell a lie

be a liar, tell lies habitually

tell a lie about something, make up a false story

lie, tell a lie

tell smb. a lie

sleep with one's [day] clothes on

sleep with one's shoes on

cook sth. (an.) unpeeled

beat smb. with some card in their hand

conceive [a child], be pregnant, get pregnant

carry smb. [in pregnancy]

eat breakfast, have breakfast

be morning

get up early, rise early

morning, in the morning

how terrible!; that's drastic!; that's terrible!

be greatly distressed, be anguished

be fuming mad, be livid, be furious

act disgusted

be disgusting

try to [do something]

insist that one is right, try to have the last word [in

arm wrestle each other

box with smb.

box with each other

box; fight in a boxing match

test sth. (an.) with an axe

ask, ask for something

try to [do something], try and [do something], try [doing something]

compete with each other, try to beat each other, try to outdo

take a taste of sth. (an.)

take a taste of sth.

practice [doing something]

wrestle

wrestle with smb.

box with each other

wrestle