(geography) doldrums

plural of mise au point

Alternative spelling of fouler aux pieds

(informal, humorous) Used as a rhyme with a word ending with the /e/ sound.

(of a person, informal, somewhat derogatory) unknown, unheard of

(informal, somewhat derogatory) a complete stranger, a completely unknown person, an unknown quantity

by way of, by means of, with, using, through

by, beside, next to, on the side of, on the edge of / on the verge of, on the brink of

(transitive) to challenge, to dare, to defy (someone to do something)

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