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the art of being naïve is being questioned by the art of being "right" all the time.If we behave with naiveness, we are seen as idiots.Rate it:

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anyone can make art, but not all art makes a person an artist.ArtistRate it:

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in the worksIn a mechanism or machine.Rate it:

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throw a spanner in the worksTo be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.Rate it:

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a wrench in the worksTo mess something up; ruin everything; mess something upRate it:

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god works in mysterious waysExpressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...Rate it:

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Gum Up the WorksTo destroy something or cause damage, make something worse by breaking or throwingRate it:

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in the worksBeing planned or worked upon.Rate it:

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The Lord works in mysterious waysAlternative form of God works in mysterious ways.Rate it:

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Throw a Monkey Wrench into the WorksInterfering or disturbing an operation that was going in a smooth manner; destabilizing the progression of somethingRate it:

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down to a fine artHaving or showing exceptional proficiency.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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art classA lesson in artRate it:

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art collegeA place where you learn artRate it:

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art imitates lifeThe observation that a creative work was inspired by true events; based on a true story.Rate it:

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art schoolPlace where you learn artRate it:

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huitième artTelevisionRate it:

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il sait le fort et le fin de son artHe knows every trick of his trade.Rate it:

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la critique est aisée mais l'art est difficileIl est facile de trouver des défauts à quelque chose, alors qu’on ne ferait pas mieux soi-même.Rate it:

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life imitates artThe notion that an event in the real world was inspired by a creative work.Rate it:

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neuvième artcomics, graphic novels, comic artRate it:

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septième artcinemaRate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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avoir le cafard^ Charles Baudelaire , “La Volupté”, in Les Fleurs du mal: “Parfois il prend, sachant mon grand amour de l’Art, / La forme de la plus séduisante des femmes, / Et, sous de spécieux prétextes de cafard, / Accoutume ma lèvre à des philtres infâmes.”Rate it:

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reach a critical massWhen one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.Rate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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muck aboutTo do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.Rate it:

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all rights reservedThe copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.Rate it:

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ars dicendithe art of speaking; oratory.Rate it:

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ars fingendithe art of sculpture.Rate it:

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ars ludicra (De Or. 2. 20. 84)the dramatic art.Rate it:

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ars pingendi, pictura (De Or. 2. 16. 69)the art of painting.Rate it:

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artem exercereto follow an artistic profession, practise an art.Rate it:

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artem profiterito profess an art.Rate it:

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artem tradere, docereto teach an art.Rate it:

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artis opus; opus arte factum or perfectuma work of art.Rate it:

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artis praecepta, or also simply arsthe rules of art; aesthetics.Rate it:

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Bim, BEM, BumRetro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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busy little beaverSomeone who has completed or accomplished many tasks or works.Rate it:

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ça marcheOK, all right, sure, sure thing, that's fine, that works for meRate it:

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cela va tout seulThat is no trouble; That works of its own accord.Rate it:

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faire écoleTo found (or, to be a leader of) a school of art, literature, music, &c.Rate it:

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ignem inferre operibus (B. C. 2. 14)to set fire to the siege-works.Rate it:

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il ne marche qu'à coups de fouetHe works only when he is compelled.Rate it:

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il ne va que par sauts et par bondsHe only works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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il travaille à bâtons rompusHe works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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