lay an egg
backfire, bomb, crap out, fall, fan, flop, flummox, fold, strike out, whiff ,
not think of - beg off, decline, disagree, disallow, disclaim, dissent, hold out, negate, negative, not buy, refuse, reject, repudiate, stand aloof, turn down
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clench - abduct, adhere to, bear hug, bite, carry off, clamp, clasp, cleave to, clinch, cling, clinging, clip, clutch, death grip, embrace,
picking out - characterization, denomination, designation, differentiation, disclosure, expression, fingering, hint, identification, manifestation, meaning, naming, selection, show, showing,
jazz stick - drum, drumstick, kettledrum, snare, tambourine, timbrel, timpani, tympanum ,
not a stitch - altogether, birthday suit, buff, naturist, nude, nudist, nudity, raw, stripper, stripteaser ,
even trade - barter, logrolling, pork barrel, swap, swapping, switch, trade, trading ,
efficient - able, active, adequate, au fait, capable, competent, economic, effective, effectual, efficacious, equal to, feasible, fit, fitted, fitted for,
irksome - aggravating, annoying, backbreaking, besetting, boring, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, chafing, crushing, disturbing, drudging, dull, exasperating, exhausting,
excursus - aberration, article, aside, bend, bias, byway, causerie, circling, circuitry, circularity, circulation, circumlocution, corner, crook, curve,
acquisitions - accomplishment, acquisition, attainment, edification, education, enlightenment, illumination, instruction, learning, sophistication ,
clench - abduct, adhere to, bear hug, bite, carry off, clamp, clasp, cleave to, clinch, cling, clinging, clip, clutch, death grip, embrace,
picking out - characterization, denomination, designation, differentiation, disclosure, expression, fingering, hint, identification, manifestation, meaning, naming, selection, show, showing,
jazz stick - drum, drumstick, kettledrum, snare, tambourine, timbrel, timpani, tympanum ,
not a stitch - altogether, birthday suit, buff, naturist, nude, nudist, nudity, raw, stripper, stripteaser ,
even trade - barter, logrolling, pork barrel, swap, swapping, switch, trade, trading ,
efficient - able, active, adequate, au fait, capable, competent, economic, effective, effectual, efficacious, equal to, feasible, fit, fitted, fitted for,
irksome - aggravating, annoying, backbreaking, besetting, boring, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, chafing, crushing, disturbing, drudging, dull, exasperating, exhausting,
excursus - aberration, article, aside, bend, bias, byway, causerie, circling, circuitry, circularity, circulation, circumlocution, corner, crook, curve,
acquisitions - accomplishment, acquisition, attainment, edification, education, enlightenment, illumination, instruction, learning, sophistication ,