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ally

One who actively supports a marginalized group without personally being a part of that group. If you're an ally, you don't usually call yourself an ally. You just work for justice.

ally (oneself) to

To join or unite with another person or group. In order to survive the attack, I allied myself to the invading soldiers. We need to ally ourselves to management if we want to keep our jobs.
See also: ally

olly olly oxen free

A phrase used to indicate that it is OK to come home or to a home base. It is commonly used in children's games. All the kids ran back to the starting point when Brian yelled, "Olly olly oxen free!"
See also: free, olly, oxen

pass in your ally

obsolete To perish or die. Primarily heard in Australia. You should make amends with your son before you pass in your ally.
See also: ally, pass
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ally oneself to someone or something

to unite or affiliate oneself with someone or something. She sought to ally herself to the older members. Jane allied herself to the teacher almost immediately.
See also: ally

ally (oneself) (with someone) (against someone or something)

to unite with someone in opposition to someone or something. Sally allied herself with John against the committee. We allied with the older ones against the younger ones. They allied themselves against the attackers.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

pass in your ally

die. Australian informal
In this phrase, an ally is a toy marble made of marble, alabaster, or glass.
See also: ally, pass
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • like herding frogs
  • member
  • card-carrying member
  • a card-carrying member (of something)
  • a paid-up member, etc.
  • paid-up member (of something)
  • be a (fully) paid-up member of something
  • be a card-carrying member (of something)
  • fully
  • Mr. Big
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Ally's credit performance has stabilized over the past year with retail auto net charge-offs of 1.3% in 1H18, which compared favorably to 1.4% in 1H17, and is thus far below management's full year expectation of 1.4%-1.6%, which it now anticipates will be at the lower end of the range.
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ALLY MACLEOD 1931 - 2004: God-like figure and a real gentleman; Record writer and Ayr United fan BOB SHIELDS pays tribute to the football great who took Scotland to a World Cup
Ally played with now-defunct Thirds, St Mirren, Blackburn, Hibs; Ayr as player and manager, as well as managing Aberdeen Airdrie, Motherwell, Queen of the South - and, of course, Scotland.
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