(simile) To evade or shun, if at all possible.

(cricket) Describing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat.

(idiomatic, often followed by for) To make future progress or development easier.

(colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.

(idiomatic) In rapport or complete accord.

To tease, ridicule or mock (someone). / To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show contempt. / To be outrageously unreasonable.

(cricket) A rule ("law" in cricket) which when invoked results in the dismissal of a batsman (out), whereby the batsman has deliberately hit the ball with his bat a second time for a reason other than to protect his wicket.

In accordance with this rule against hitting the ball a second time.

(Canada, US, informal) A nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance.

Alternative form of until the cows come home.