(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

(idiomatic, obsolete, slang, Britain) A roundabout, nonsensical story.

The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.

(law, chiefly attributive) A demand that one stop and not resume continuing a certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, trademark infringement, slander, or libel.

An Australian external territory and volcanic group of uninhabited Antarctic islands, between Madagascar and Antarctica.

(Christianity) An enthusiastic agreement. / (colloquial) A submissive, uncritical and unquestioning agreement.

(rhetorical question, sarcastic) Used in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what she or he says alone.

(historical) The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.

Traditional family values and home life.

(idiomatic) A comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible equation. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see apples, and, oranges.