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61look over — {v.} To look at and try to learn something about; look at every part or piece of or at every one of; examine; inspect; study. * /I looked hurriedly over the apples in the basket and took one that looked good./ * /Mrs. Jones spent the evening… …
62pound out — {v. phr.} 1. To play a piece of music very loudly on a percussion instrument. * /The boy was pounding out the tune Mary had a little lamb on the marimba./ 2. To flatten something with a hammer. * /The bodyshop uses special hammers to pound out… …
63read over — {v. phr.} To read hurriedly in a rather superficial manner. * /The professor said he had no time to read my essay thoroughly but that he had read it over and would comment later in detail./ …
64take a powder — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out or away; desert, flee. * /All the gang except one had taken a powder when the police arrived./ …
65dash off — {v.} To make, do, or finish quickly; especially, to draw, paint, or write hurriedly. * /Ann took out her drawing pad and pencil and dashed off a sketch of the Indians./ * /John can dash off several letters while Mary writes only one./ * /Charles… …
66look over — {v.} To look at and try to learn something about; look at every part or piece of or at every one of; examine; inspect; study. * /I looked hurriedly over the apples in the basket and took one that looked good./ * /Mrs. Jones spent the evening… …
67pound out — {v. phr.} 1. To play a piece of music very loudly on a percussion instrument. * /The boy was pounding out the tune Mary had a little lamb on the marimba./ 2. To flatten something with a hammer. * /The bodyshop uses special hammers to pound out… …
68read over — {v. phr.} To read hurriedly in a rather superficial manner. * /The professor said he had no time to read my essay thoroughly but that he had read it over and would comment later in detail./ …
69take a powder — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out or away; desert, flee. * /All the gang except one had taken a powder when the police arrived./ …
70As things run — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …
