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pre-warDescribing the period before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.Rate it:

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l'herbe est toujours plus verte dans le pré du voisinVariante de l’herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the period before a war.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.Rate it:

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fall off a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.Rate it:

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ye oldePseudo-archaic, pertaining to a historically inaccurate invocation of pre-modern times.Rate it:

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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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acquired tasteSomething that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.Rate it:

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be the way to goRepresent the best of all possible options or courses of action; pre-eminate over all other choices or alternatives.Rate it:

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c'est un coup montéIt is a pre-arranged affair.Rate it:

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ce qui vient de la flûte s'en va au tambourLightly come, lightly go; What is dishonestly acquired is easily dissipated.Rate it:

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clayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.Rate it:

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contendere cum aliquo de principatu (Nep. Arist. 1)to contend with some one for the pre-eminence.Rate it:

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easy pickingsSomething easily acquired or stolenRate it:

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fall off the back of a lorryOf an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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hit the books!Launch a determined review or study of appropriate material and subjects by hitting the books in preparation for a stringent examination/knowledge test in a pre-employment interview.Rate it:

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I have AIDSIndicates that the speaker has acquired immune deficiency syndrome.Rate it:

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on a plateacquired without troubleRate it:

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rendre gorgeTo have to pay back money unjustly acquired; To disgorge one’s ill-gotten gains.Rate it:

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tuppenceTwo pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).Rate it:

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