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  • 31rest */*/*/ — I UK [rest] / US noun Word forms rest : singular rest plural rests 1) a) [singular] the part of something that remains I m not really hungry – do you want the rest? rest of: We spent the rest of the day watching TV. Rain will spread to the rest… …

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  • 32give something a rest — informal 1) to stop doing something for a period of time He s going to give football a rest for a while. 2) give it a rest informal used for telling someone to stop saying or doing something that is annoying you …

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  • 33rest — {{11}}rest (n.1) sleep, O.E. ræste, reste rest, bed, intermission of labor, mental peace, from P.Gmc. *rastjo, *rasto. Original sense seems to be a measure of distance (Cf. O.H.G. rasta league of miles, O.N. rost league, distance after which one… …

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  • 34Give Yourself Goosebumps — The cover of The Curse of the Creeping Coffin, #8, showing the font used on the covers. Give Yourself Goosebumps was a children s horror fiction gamebook series by R. L. Stine. After the success of the regular Goosebumps books, Scholastic Press… …

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  • 35rest-harrow — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …

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  • 36Give 'Em the Boot IV — Infobox Album | Name = Give Em the Boot IV Type = Compilation album Artist = Various Artists Released = November 9, 2004 Genre = Punk rock/Ska Label = Hellcat Records Producer = Various Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …

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  • 37give it a rest — do not say that anymore, stop complaining    Give it a rest, eh. All you talk about is religion …

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  • 38Give it a rest! — informal something that you say when you want someone to stop talking about something. When are you going to wash the car? Oh, give it a rest! I ll do it in a minute …

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  • 39give it a rest — stop doing something. I was worrying about my brother all the time and needed to give it a rest …

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  • 40give a free rein — 2. allow/give (someone) (a) free rein to allow someone to do what they want or go where they want to. The older kids were given free rein to do whatever they wanted. (often + to do something) We shut the kitten out of the bedroom but allowed her… …

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