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put one's best foot forward

[put one's best foot forward] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to make a good impression; try to make a good appearance; do one's best. * /During courtship, it is natural […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

look forward to

[look forward to] {v.} 1. To expect. * /At breakfast, John looked forward to a difficult day./ 2. To expect with hope or pleasure. * /Frank was looking forward to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

forward wall

[forward wall] {n.} The line of a football team. * /Princeton 's line outplayed the Rutgers forward wall./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

backward and forward

[backward and forward] or [backwards and forwards] {adv. phr.} To the full extent; in all details; thoroughly; completely. * /He understood automobile engines backwards and forwards./ * /He knew basketball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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по-барабану

[по-барабану] {adv. phr.} {informal} {colloquial} {slang} {used by youth} [po-bara`banu] Not caring abt. smt. * […]

in order to

[in order to] or [so as to] {conj.} For the purpose of; to. - Used with an infinitive. * /In order to follow the buffalo, […]

nervous prostration

[nervous prostration] {n.} An illness of the mind that makes you feel very tired, worried, and bored, and that often causes […]

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Leeches should drink him dry.