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to fill a blank―fill up a gap―fill up a space

plug the hole

to give a reason for anything―assign a pretext for anything

to exhaust one's eloquence―exhaust one's oratorical powers

cast lots

cast lots

to chaff straw

to fill one

Thicken

to put a mark on something

to designate with a mark

to bring a matter to an end―put an end to a matter

draw the cork

hatch the sheet

cast dice

plug the gap

to wear a hair-pin

draw lots

stamp the floor

to cover a boat with rush-matting

play the flute

to open a drawer

to indulge in pleasantries―to be facetious

to find fault with anything

pop the cork

Put the shoes together

blow the clarion

white-out the typo

strike an arc

fledge an arrow