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s'il pleut à la Saint-Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard, à moins que Saint-Barnabé ne lui coupe l'herbe sous le piedDicton prédisant que s’il pleut le 8 juin, il repleuvra 40 jours après, sauf s’il fait très beau le 11 juin.Rate it:

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patience of a saintA great deal of patience.Rate it:

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à chaque saint sa chandelleHonour to whom honour is due; Every lawyer must have his fee.Rate it:

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à la Saint-Glinglinwhen pigs flyRate it:

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au nom du Père et du Fils et du Saint-EspritFormule par laquelle les chrétiens se réfèrent à la Trinité.Rate it:

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c'est saint roch et son chien que ces deux personnes-làThese two persons are inseparable.Rate it:

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c'est un saint qu'on ne chôme pointHe is in no great repute.Rate it:

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chacun prêche pour son saintEvery one has an eye to his own interest.Rate it:

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faire la saint-lundiTo do no work on Monday. Rate it:

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je ne sais à quel saint me vouerI do not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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québec, c'est saint-malo à s'y méprendre (max o'rell)You could easily mistake Quebec for St. Malo.Rate it:

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Saint JeanApellido.Rate it:

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Saint PierreApellido.Rate it:

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tout le saint-frusquin (fam.)The whole jolly lot (referring to money or clothes).Rate it:

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breast upTo cut the face of on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.Rate it:

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lay asideTo reserve for future use; to save as a backup.Rate it:

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lay it on thickTo guilt, guilt-trip.Rate it:

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lay lowTo remain hidden or to hide oneself.Rate it:

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lay outTo arrange in a certain way.Rate it:

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lay outexpend moneyRate it:

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lay upTo store; to put by.Rate it:

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lay offFrom employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.Rate it:

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lay it on thickTo exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo set about, with infinitive or gerund.Rate it:

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lay downTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".Rate it:

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lay downTo specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate .Rate it:

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lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.Rate it:

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lay offAlone.Rate it:

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lay openIn Japan and South Korea, to publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.Rate it:

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lay upTo disable.Rate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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saintedSimple past tense and past participle of saint.Rate it:

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lay downTo stock, store for the future. See also lay by.Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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lay on the lineTo state strongly, clearly, and accurately.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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ab armis discedere (Phil. 11. 33)to lay down arms.Rate it:

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abire magistratuto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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alicui servitutem iniungere, imponereto lay the yoke of slavery on some one.Rate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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barn findA valuable item recovered from an undeserving storage, usually in the countryside, where it lay more or less forgotten, especially vintage automobiles (Ferrari, Porsche, etc.)Rate it:

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beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincireto lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.Rate it:

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broach toTo incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.Rate it:

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de potestate decedereto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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frapper d'estoc et de taille1. To cut and thrust. 2. To hit right and left; To lay about one.Rate it:

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