(exp) to support one's family
(exp) at the head of an army
(exp,v1) to devise a plan
to work out a plan
(exp) to cut a conspicuous figure
to be by far the best
(exp) to pass a day
(exp) to retaliate
to return a blow
(exp) to admit defeat
(exp,v1) to give an impression
to make an impression
(exp) to invent a pretext for a quarrel
to pick a fight
(exp) to invent a pretext for a quarrel
to pick a fight
(exp) to persuade someone to accept the inevitable
(exp) to pull a trigger
(exp,v5k) to pull wires
to pull strings
(exp,v1) (comp) to crosshatch
(exp,v1) (comp) to crosshatch
(exp) to backbite
(exp) to plot against
(exp) speak of the devil (lit: it's the one spoken of)
(exp) to affect
(exp) to enjoy a movie
(exp) to teach English
(exp) Great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
(exp) benefactor
(exp,v1) to give up smoking
(exp,v1) to give up smoking
(exp) to gag someone
(exp) (obsc) to stretch (elongate) one's arms
(exp) to arrange a marriage
(exp) to clear one's name
(exp) to master the secrets of an art