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*brown as a berry very brown from the sun; quite suntanned. (*Also: as ~.) She was out in the sun so much that she became as brown as a berry. See also: berry brown someone off Sl. to make someone angry. (See also browned (off).) You really brown me off! brown out [for the electricity] to diminish in power and dim the lights, causing a brownout. (Something less than a blackout, when there is no power.) The power kept browning out. The lights started to brown out, and I thought maybe there was a power shortage. See also: out do something up brown to do something just right or with great effect.(Fixed order.) Whenever they put on a party, they do it up brown. He was determined to cause a scandal, and he really did it up brown. See also: up be as brown as a berry (British & Australian) if someone is as brown as a berry their skin has become much darker because of the effects of the sun She's as brown as a berry after a month in Greece. See also: berry brown-bagging (American informal) taking your own food, usually in a brown paper bag, to eat in the middle of the day when you are not at home We've stopped brown-bagging - it's too cold now to eat in the park. brown-nose (informal) to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tours and record dates with Ray Brown, James Moody, Steve Swallow, Larry Carlton, Paul Motian, Hall, and Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen followed. Coming from farther afield, including the fields of social studies, literary criticism, and creative writing are the likes of LeRoi Jones (now Amiri Baraka), Houston Baker, Sterling Brown, James Baldwin, S. The artist coalition includes Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Bonnie Raitt, Bright Eyes, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab for Cutie, Dixie Chicks, Jackson Brown, James Taylor, Jurassic 5, Keb' Mo', Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Pearl Jam, R. |
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