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"there is no army greater than an unarmed united people defending a country."PaeseRate it:

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an army marches on its stomachYou must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well.Rate it:

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army volunteerTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.Rate it:

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shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:

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you and what armyAlternative form of you and whose armyRate it:

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you and whose armyUsed in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what she or he says alone.Rate it:

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you and whose army%3fYou can't do all that on your own.Rate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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

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squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.Rate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.Rate it:

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up one's sleeveHidden, in reserve.Rate it:

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no holds barredWithout reserve; in an especially ruthless or vicious manner.Rate it:

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I don't fancy yoursUsed to reserve the right to chat up an attractive woman, who is with an unattractive woman.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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aciem triplicem instruere (B. G. 1. 24)to draw up the army in three lines.Rate it:

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agmen agereto set the army in motion.Rate it:

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alere exercitum (Off. 1. 8. 25)to support an army.Rate it:

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book upTo reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets.Rate it:

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c'est la fine fleur de l'arméeIt is the cream of the army.Rate it:

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citatum agmen rapereto lead the army with forced marches.Rate it:

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dimittere exercitumto disband an army.Rate it:

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dry powdercash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.Rate it:

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elle a déjà un fils sous les drapeauxShe already has a son in the army.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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exercitum conficere (Imp. Pomp. 21. 61)to raise an army.Rate it:

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exercitum educere or producere in aciemto lead the army to the fight.Rate it:

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exercitum in naves imponere (Liv. 22. 19)to embark an army.Rate it:

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exercitus victorthe victorious army.Rate it:

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GI canused to refer sardonically to shells fired by the German Army in World War IRate it:

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go all outTo reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.Rate it:

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go the whole hogTo do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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hostes, exercitum delere, concīdereto annihilate, cut up the enemy, an army.Rate it:

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ingens, maximus exercitus (not numerosus)a numerous army.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.Rate it:

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majorarmy term, a senior officer, also can be used in college, I.e I majored in mathsRate it:

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make timeTo reserve a period of time to do something.Rate it:

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militiam (only in the sing.) capessereto take service in the army.Rate it:

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ne nous flattez pas le déSpeak out without any reserve.Rate it:

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nest eggA savings; a reserve of money.Rate it:

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on holdOn reserve; being held for someone.Rate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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oppidum obsidione liberareto raise a siege (used of the army of relief).Rate it:

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parare exercitum, copiasto equip an army, troops.Rate it:

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praeesse exercituito be at the head of an army.Rate it:

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praeficere aliquem exercituito place some one at the head of an army, give him the command.Rate it:

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procedere cum exercituto advance with the army.Rate it:

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pull out all the stopsTo reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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raptim agmen ducereto lead the army with forced marches.Rate it:

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recensere, lustrare, recognoscere exercitum (Liv. 42. 31)to review an army.Rate it:

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