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[ adjective ] forced to turn and face attackers
Examples "a stag at bay" "she had me cornered between the porch and her car" "like a trapped animal" Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)It has held them at_bay . (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)Really he had Mr._Skyros at_bay . Related terms |
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