- to compete against someone or something for first or highest position Will the rest of the country find these teams interesting enough to watch them slug it out on TV for seven games? Two new mystery novels are slugging it out in the bookstores.
shroud in
- to wrap or conceal someone or something in something. They shrouded Mr. Carlson in sailcloth and prepared him for burial at sea. They shrouded the decision in a series of formalities.
throw in the towel
- to admit defeat or failure The union was forced to throw in the towel and settle their bitter dispute with the company.
- to cause something to flow from something; to empty all of some liquid out of something. She drained the last drop out of the bottle. She drained out all the water in the pot.
top of the heap
- Fig. a position superior to everyone else. For some reason, Jerry has to be at the top of the heap. She fought her way to the top of the heap and means to stay there.
- to go back and live a part of one's life again in order to do things differently. I wish I could go back and live those days over again. Boy, would I do things differently! I would like to live that period of my life over again.
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