Make+a+claim
61stake your claim — stake a/(your) claim to make it clear that you want something, and that you think you deserve to get it. Descendants of the original settlers are going to court to stake their claim to the land. (often + to) In order to stake a claim for world… …
62stake claim — stake a/(your) claim to make it clear that you want something, and that you think you deserve to get it. Descendants of the original settlers are going to court to stake their claim to the land. (often + to) In order to stake a claim for world… …
63pro|claim´er — pro|claim «pruh KLAYM, proh », transitive verb. 1. to make known publicly and officially; declare publicly: »War was proclaimed. The people proclaimed him king. Figurative. His actions proclaim his love. SYNONYM(S): publish. See syn. under… …
64pro|claim — «pruh KLAYM, proh », transitive verb. 1. to make known publicly and officially; declare publicly: »War was proclaimed. The people proclaimed him king. Figurative. His actions proclaim his love. SYNONYM(S): publish. See syn. under announce. (Cf.… …
65de|claim´er — de|claim «dih KLAYM», intransitive verb. 1. to speak like an orator in a loud and emotional manner; speak or write for effect: »Everyone at the table listened as the old soldier declaimed against the lack of patriotism. His eyes and face were… …
66de|claim — «dih KLAYM», intransitive verb. 1. to speak like an orator in a loud and emotional manner; speak or write for effect: »Everyone at the table listened as the old soldier declaimed against the lack of patriotism. His eyes and face were wild and he… …
67To make common cause with — Cause Cause (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its… …
68it takes two to make a quarrel — 1706 J. STEVENS Spanish & English Dict. s.v. Barajar, When one will not, two do not Quarrel. 1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 4942 There must be two at least to a Quarrel. 1859 H. KINGSLEY Geoffrey Hamlyn II. xiii. It takes two to make a quarrel,… …
69stake out a claim — mark a border with a peg; make a legal claim, file a lawsuit …
70To make time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …
