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acknowledge the cornTo cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.Rate it:

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can of cornAn easily caught fly ball.Rate it:

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what does that have to do with the price of cornA comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant.Rate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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make a silk purse of a sow's earTo produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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smooth as silkExtremely smooth (in any sense).Rate it:

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take silkto be appointed as a Queen's CounselRate it:

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you can't make a silk purse of a sow's earIt is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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top hatA man's formal hat, with a tall cylindrical crown (often of silk).Rate it:

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annona ingravescit, crescitthe price of corn is going up.Rate it:

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frumentum providere exercituito provide corn-supplies for the troops.Rate it:

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ad denarios L in singulos modios annona perveneratcorn had gone up to 50 denarii the bushel.Rate it:

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annona cara estcorn is dear.Rate it:

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annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fitthe price of corn is going down.Rate it:

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caritas annonae (opp. vilitas), also simply annonadearth of corn; high prices.Rate it:

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chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.Rate it:

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difficultas annonae (Imp. Pomp. 15. 44)want of corn; scarcity in the corn-market.Rate it:

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frumenta in agris matura non sunt (B. G. 1. 16. 2)the corn is not yet ripe.Rate it:

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frumenti vim maximam comparareto procure a very large supply of corn.Rate it:

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hac annona (Plaut. Trin. 2. 4. 83)when corn is as dear as it is.Rate it:

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inopia (opp. copia) rei frumentariaewant of corn; scarcity in the corn-market.Rate it:

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le singe est toujours singe, fût-il vêtu de pourpreAn ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, Though they be clad in silk or scarlet.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire d'une buse un épervierOne cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.Rate it:

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stovepipe hatA type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown.Rate it:

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