Today's replies

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1.to square the circle

Squaring the circle, i.e. constructing a square whose area equals that of a given circle, is one of the three famous construction problems of antiquity. The phrase can mean to balance or to square accounts. It is also used to mean to attempt the difficult or even the impossible.

2.may be acting out of character

He is not behaving normally

3.to get you hot under the collar.

to annoy you or make you angry

4.Saddam's forces simply melted away

the forces (soldiers) disappeared

5.withered away

died like a plant without water

6.to add color to the story

make the story sound more exciting

7.live out his days as ...

spent the rest of his life as...

8.To round out these speculations

Provide more information on, perhaps support the speculations?

9.time and again

repeatedly

10.worn down their loyalty

exhausted their loyalty - they might support someone else

11.I can understand where you are coming from

I understand why you think that