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Terms for subject Literally (23 entries)

three-ring circus	a large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience
three-ring circus	a circus with three rings in which separate performances are carried on simultaneously
cut corners	to bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road
stop short of	to come to a stop before reaching a certain point
jump ship	to depart from a ship
jump ship	to desert, esp to leave a ship in which one is legally bound to serve
make a meal of (something)	to eat (a particular food) as a meal without anything else
jump ship	to leave a ship on which you are working as a sailor, without permission
jump ship	to leave (one's) job on a ship and fail to be aboard it when it sails, [for a sailor] to go AWOL
jump ship	to suddenly abandon (one's) post on a ship
cut corners	to take a direct route by going across corners
go south	to travel to the southern part of a country or region
wide-eyed	used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Wall Street	a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located
wide-eyed	used other than figuratively or idiomatically