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Absent Without Leave »
(one left ones position without permission to leave...)


Carry On Without Someone Or Something »
(continue working after one is gone...)


Get Along Without Someone Or Something »
(one is able to continue after the other is gone...)


Without A Doubt »
(it is certain...)


Without Any Strings Attached »
(one is not expecting any "payment" for doing it...)


Without Batting An Eye »
(With no sign of exerting effort...)


Without Fail »
(It always happens...)


Without Further Ado »
(There will be no more delaying this...)


Without Question »
(It is definitely so...)


Without Rhyme Or Reason »
(There was no good or logical reason for what was done; there was no good reason why it happened...)


All In One Piece »
(unhurt; without injury; undamaged; alive...)


All Thumbs »
(clumsy; uncoordinated; not able to hold things without dropping them; clumsy and dropping things...)


An Open Book »
(easy to read; without secrets; one shares easily...)


At Long Last »
(after a long time without it...)


Awol »
(a military term for Absence Without Leave; that person left but did not have permission to leave...)


Bald As A Baby's Backside »
(casual way to say smooth and without hair...)


Behind Your Back »
(it happened without one knowing about it; they kept it a secret...)


Burning The Candle At Both Ends »
(working for many hours without getting enough rest...)


Carry A Secret To One's Grave »
(dies without telling the secret...)


Chance Upon Someone Or Something »
(discover something by accident; find something without looking for it...)


Do Not Have A Care In The World »
(carefree; without problems; acting like nothing bothers one...)


Dry Spell »
(a period of time without success...)


Filled To The Brim »
(so full that no more can be added without spilling...)


For Days On End »
(doing it for a number of days without stopping...)


Free Translation »
(translating from one language to another, without using a dictionary...)


Get Fresh With Someone »
(speak to someone without being respectful...)


Get The Day Off »
(have a day without working...)


Go It Alone »
(be the only one; do it or go there without anyone else...)


Go Stag »
(go without a partner to a dance...)


Go The Distance »
(last for the entire match without quitting or being knocked out...)


In A Huff »
(quickly and angrily; angry and without patience...)


In Secret »
(done secretly; without letting other people know...)


In Short Order »
(quickly; soon; without delay...)


Johnny On The Spot »
(one arrives just in time; without delay; on time but not early...)


Off The Cuff »
(one just thought it up and said it; without preparation...)


Off The Top Of One's Head »
(one thinks it up quickly and easily; without help or preparation...)


On One's Own »
(alone; without others...)


Sit Idly By »
(sit and watch without helping...)


Sixth Sense »
(an intuition; one has a feeling it will happen, without knowing why...)


Slip Away »
(go away quietly; leave without people noticing...)


Slip Out »
(leave quietly; go away without making noise...)


Take A Hint »
(understand that someone is trying to communicate to you without being direct...)


Take It On The Chin »
(accept the blow or the insult without quitting, like a boxer who gets hit on the chin but keeps fighting...)


Take Off From Work »
(spend time without working; not go to work for a period of time...)


Think Outside The Box »
(Think without following traditional rules...)


Wing It »
(do it without a detailed plan...)




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