... theMcGraw-Hill publications, NTC’s Dictionary of Proverbs and Clichés, NTC’s Dictionary of Euphe-misms, and NTC’s Dictionary of Folksy, Regional, and Rural Sayings, as well as other McGraw-Hillspecial-purpose ... Tomstay ahead of Tomkeep clear of the doorsremain clear of the doorsstand clear of the doorsIf each of these idiomatic expressions were a sep-arate entry, it would be repetitious and difficultfor ... Use This Dictionary xii of variation is similar to wild card terms. Here areexamples of the sets of limited sets of verbs.be ahead of Tomget ahead of Tomkeep ahead of Tomremain ahead of Tomstay...