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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Topped yourself Committed suicide Slang Turn up one's toes [2] To die Slang An alternative of 'turn one's toes up to the daisies' (see 'push up daisies' above.) Unalive (also un-alive) To die, or to kill Euphemistic slang A euphemism that developed in slang on social media, particularly TikTok, to avoid censorship of the words "kill" and "die."

  3. Defenestration - Wikipedia

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    The text indicates that Eutychus did not survive but was brought back to life after Paul embraced him. ( Acts 20:6–12 ) In December 1840, Abraham Lincoln and four other Illinois legislators jumped out of a window in a political maneuver designed to prevent a quorum on a vote that would have eliminated the Illinois State Bank.

  4. Throw under the bus - Wikipedia

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    It is possible that the expression "throw/push/shove someone under the bus" came from Britain in the late 1970s or early 1980s. [1] [2] The earliest known usage of this phrase was 21 June 1982, when Julian Critchley of The Times (London) wrote "President Galtieri had pushed her under the bus which the gossips had said was the only means of her removal."

  5. Jason Mraz Says He's Physically ‘Pushing Myself to the Edge ...

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    Physically, I am pushing myself to the edge.” He concluded: “And I’m about to go over it.” In the clip, the Grammy winner and Karagach, 30, perfected part of their jive for the Tuesday ...

  6. Self-harm - Wikipedia

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    The movement came to be known as Ngaitana ("I will circumcise myself"), because to avoid naming their friends, the girls said they had cut themselves. Historian Lynn Thomas described the episode as significant in the history of FGM because it made clear that its victims were also its perpetrators.

  7. List of military strategies and concepts - Wikipedia

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    Punishment – A strategy that seeks to push a society beyond its economic and physiological breaking point; Rapid Decisive Operations – Compelling the adversary to undertake certain actions or denying the adversary the ability to coerce or attack others. Raiding – Attacking with the purpose of removing the enemy's supply or provisions

  8. Hitting the wall - Wikipedia

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    In German, hitting the wall is known as "der Mann mit dem Hammer" ("the man with the hammer"); the phenomenon is thus likened to a man with the hammer coming after the athlete, catching up, and eventually hitting the athlete, causing a sudden drop in performance.

  9. Donald Trump mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after his top minister’s surprise resignation following a clash on how to handle the president-elect’s looming tariffs.