(Christianity) An enthusiastic agreement. / (colloquial) A submissive, uncritical and unquestioning agreement.

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

(idiomatic, obsolete, slang, Britain) A roundabout, nonsensical story.

(rhetorical question, sarcastic) Used in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what she or he says alone.

(historical) The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.

Traditional family values and home life.

(idiomatic) A comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible equation. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see apples, and, oranges.

very close in progress, as in a race or contest

The predecessor of the castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey).

(set phrase) Primarily; most importantly.