march : Idioms & Phrases
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- As mad as a March Hare
- Dead march
- File marching
- Flank march
- Forced march
- funeral march
- hunger march
- In marching order
- Line of march
- march 17
- march 19
- march 2
- march 25
- march equinox
- march king
- march on
- march out
- march-mad
- march-ward
- marched upon
- marching band
- marching music
- marching order
- marching orders
- mid-march
- military march
- peace march
- processional march
- protest march
- quick march
- recessional march
- Rogue's march
- To make a march
- To march with
- To steal a march
- wedding march
As mad as a March Hare
- an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent.
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Dead march
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noun a slow march to be played for funeral processions
dead march.
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(Mus.) , a piece of solemn music intended to be played as an accompaniment to a funeral procession.
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File marching
- the marching of a line two deep, when faced to the right or left, so that the front and rear rank march side by side. Brande & C.
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Flank march
- a march made parallel or obliquely to an enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on the flank.
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Forced march
(Mil.) , a march of one or more days made with all possible speed.
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funeral march
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noun a slow march to be played for funeral processions
dead march.
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hunger march
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noun a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
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In marching order
(Mil.) , equipped for a march.
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Line of march
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noun the route along which a column advances
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noun the arrangement of people in a line for marching
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(Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching .(b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching.
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march 17
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noun a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland
St Patrick's Day; Saint Patrick's Day.
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march 19
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noun a Christian holy day
Saint Joseph; St Joseph.
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march 2
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noun Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
Texas Independence Day.
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march 25
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noun a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Annunciation Day; Lady Day; Annunciation.
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march equinox
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noun March 21
vernal equinox; spring equinox.
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march king
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noun a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)
John Philip Sousa; Sousa.
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march on
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verb move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
advance; move on; progress; pass on; go on.
- Time marches on
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march out
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verb march out (as from a defile) into open ground
debouch.
- The regiments debouched from the valley
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march-mad
March"-mad` adjective
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Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under Sir W. Scott.March , the month.
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march-ward
March"-ward` noun
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A warden of the marches; a marcher.
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marched upon
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adjective being or having been trodden or marched on
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marching band
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noun a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time
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marching music
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noun genre of music written for marching
march.
- Sousa wrote the best marches
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marching order
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noun equipage for marching
marching order.
- the company was dressed in full marching order
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marching orders
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noun (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge
walking papers.
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noun an order from a superior officer for troops to depart
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noun equipage for marching
marching order.
- the company was dressed in full marching order
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mid-march
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noun the middle part of March
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military march
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noun brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade
military music; martial music.
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peace march
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noun a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace
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processional march
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noun a march to be played for processions
processional march.
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protest march
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noun occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
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quick march
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noun marching at quick time
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recessional march
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noun a march to be played for processions
processional march.
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Rogue's march
- derisive music performed in driving away a person under popular indignation or official sentence, as when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment.
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To make a march
(Card Playing) , to take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.
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To march with
- to have the same boundary for a greater or less distance; said of an estate.
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To steal a march
- to march in a covert way; to gain an advantage unobserved; formerly followed by of, but now by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march upon one's political rivals.
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wedding march
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noun a march to be played for a wedding procession
