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Our quote of the day is from British writer Douglas Adams

back down

Withdraw a claim or assertion in the face of opposition:party leaders backed down and rescinded the resolution

play up

British

1informal (Of a child) misbehave:I hadn’t had much sleep - the kids had been playing up

1.1Fail to function properly:his phone line was constantly playing up

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2Put all one’s energy into a game:the captain told his team to play up

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ipso facto

adv.

By the fact itself; by that very fact: An alien, ipso facto, has no right to a U.S. passport.

[New Latin ipsō factō : Latin ipsō, ablative of ipse, itself + Latin factō, ablative of factum, fact.]

ipso facto

(ĭp'sō făk'tō)
adv.
By the fact itself; by that very fact: An alien, ipso facto, has no right to a U.S. passport.

[New Latin ipsō factō : Latin ipsō, ablative of ipse, itself + Latin factō, ablative of factum, fact.]

docket 

Pronunciation: /ˈdɒkɪt/ 

NOUN

1British A document or label listing the contents of a consignment or package.

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1.1A customs warrant certifying that duty has been paid on goods entering a country.

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1.2A voucher entitling the holder to receive or obtain delivery of goods ordered.

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2North American A list of cases for trial or people having cases pending:one new case on the docket from Florida     emergent docket   The Supreme Court's emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket, consists of applications seeking immediate action from the court.

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2.1An agenda or list of things to be done.

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VERB (dockets, docketing, docketed)

[WITH OBJECT]

1Mark (a consignment or package) with a document or label listing the contents:the clothes would be handed in and neatly docketed

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2North American Enter (a case) on a list of those due to be heard:the case may be docketed for the fall term

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Origin

Late 15th century: perhaps from dock². The word originally denoted a short summary or abstract; hence, in the early 18th century, 'a document giving particulars of a consignment'.