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Christmas presentUsed other than as an idiom: see Christmas, present.Rate it:

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Christmas presentA contemporary Christmas.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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present company exceptedThese negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).Rate it:

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present company excludedAlternative form of present company exceptedRate it:

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present daycurrentRate it:

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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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c'était le bon tempsPhrase utilisé pour parler d'une époque révolue, souvent que le locuteur a connue lui-même, avec nostalgie, souvent pour indiquer que le temps présent est moins agréable que cette époque.Rate it:

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carpe diemEmploi moderne de cette locution : invitation à l'insouciance et au plaisir sans arrière-pensée. Profite de l’instant présent.Rate it:

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in evidenceVisibly present; noticeable.Rate it:

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jam todayAvailability of a resource at the present date.Rate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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you had to be thereUsed to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present.Rate it:

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balls upThird-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.Rate it:

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account forTo explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.Rate it:

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cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.Rate it:

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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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carpe diemseize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the presentRate it:

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civitatem alicui dare, tribuere, impertireto present a person with the freedom of the city.Rate it:

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fire awayTo begin to talk or present information quickly.Rate it:

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get ahead of oneselfTo focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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put upTo present, especially in "put up a fight".Rate it:

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seize the dayTo enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.Rate it:

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sufficient unto the day is the evil thereofNo need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.Rate it:

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YOLOyou only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.Rate it:

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be offTo be working against a present or former addiction to.Rate it:

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dress upTo present in a favorable light.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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dans le siècle où nous sommes, on ne donne rien pour rienAt the present day people give nothing for nothing, and precious little for sixpence.Rate it:

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More than One Way to Skin a CatSeveral ways are present to attain the goalRate it:

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rat runningPresent participle of rat run.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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à Dieu vatCe qui pouvait être fait a été fait et à présent, l’avenir est entre les mains de Dieu.Rate it:

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a lot of malarkeyStatements, results, appearances which are unproven, present myriad shortfalls, do not appear within plausible parameters.Rate it:

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ahead of one's timeShowing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field; coming earlier than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cureWe tend to not pay attention to our Physical and mental health until there is pain present or choas has arrived. A little bit here and there foes a long way.Rate it:

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as isIn its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.Rate it:

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as yetUp to the present; thus far.Rate it:

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be aroundTo be alive, existent, or present.Rate it:

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beats one's swords into ploughsharesThird-person singular simple present indicative form of beat one's swords into ploughsharesRate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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blue-sky thinkingThinking that is not grounded or in touch in the realities of the present.Rate it:

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bluewashTo tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.Rate it:

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break outTo bring out, use, or present.Rate it:

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bulk billingPresent participle of bulk bill.Rate it:

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bystander effectThat someone is less likely to help another if other potential helpers are present than otherwise.Rate it:

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cakewalkSomething that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.Rate it:

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carpe diemExpression célèbre, qui se trouve dans un poème d'Horace : Odes, I, 1 vers 8. Cueille le jour, et ne crois pas au lendemain. Ce conseil est à la fin de l'ode. Dans celle-ci, Horace cherche à persuader Leuconoé de profiter du moment présent, sans s’inquiéter de l’heure de sa mort. La vie est courte ; il ne faut pas gâcher le peu de temps que nous avons, en imaginant un lendemain moins agréable.Rate it:

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carpe noctemCueille la nuit, profite de l’instant présent.Rate it:

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