Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Indicates being on the verge of or in the process of (and sometimes eagerness for) leaving (a place, a relationship, life, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, foot, out, the, door.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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