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[acquire a taste for] {v. phr.} To become fond of something; get to like something. ...

[act high and mighty] {v. phr.} To wield power; act overbearingly; order others around; look ...

[act one's age] or [be one's age] {v. phr.} To do the things that people ...

[ad lib] {v. phr.} To improvise; interpolate during speech. * /When the actress forgot her ...

[add fuel to the flame] {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding ...

[add insult to injury] {v. phr.} 1. To hurt someone's feelings after doing him harm. ...

[add the finishing touches] {v. phr.} To complete; finish. * /Mary's first novel promised to ...

[air one's dirty linen in public] or [wash one's dirty linen in public] {v. phr.} ...

[answer one's calling] {v. phr.} To fulfill one's destiny in terms of work or profession ...

[answer the call of nature] or [obey the call of nature] {v. phr.}, {slang} To ...