(exp) to do something by force
(exp) peremptorily
willy-nilly
forcibly
(n) non-Post Office bank
bank
(exp) to be to the point (as in germane)
(exp) to file for divorce
(exp) to take charge during someone's absence
(exp) to try to have it both ways
to try to sit on two stools
(exp) to try to have it both ways
to try to sit on two stools
(exp) to cultivate a good habit
(exp,v5u) to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.)
to keep in touch
(exp) to disguise one's speech
(exp,v1) to be branded a ...
to be labelled a ...
(exp) after many twists and turns
after much trouble
(exp) Hardship makes the man
(exp) to fret from forced idleness
(exp) to tread on thin ice (lit: to cross a dangerous bridge)
to go out on a limb
to walk a tightrope
to take risks
(exp) to sit silently at a meeting
(exp) to pee
to piss
(exp,adj-na) gushing forth
bursting out
(exp) with one's eyes flashing
(exp) cannot avoid doing
cannot help but (do)
is compelled to do
(feel) obliged to (do)
has to do
(exp,v1) to be discouraged
(exp,v1) to be discouraged
(exp,v1) to be discouraged
(exp,v1) (uk) to iron
to do the ironing
(exp) to rev up the engine
(exp,v5r) to release a shutter (camera)
to click a shutter
(exp) (id) See Naples and then die
(exp) to put on the brakes
to put a stop to
(n,vs) popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique)