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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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rear upTo rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.Rate it:

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baby on boardPhrase on a sign attached to the rear of a motor car to signify that a baby is sometimes carried.Rate it:

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cut the lineThe willful entering of a queue of persons or vehicles waiting, for a service, anywhere other than the rear -usually to the objection of those already assembledRate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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feast for the eyesVisually pleasing sight.Rate it:

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hidden in plain sightSeemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find.Rate it:

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sight unseenNot having seen the object beforehand.Rate it:

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catch sight ofto see for a brief period; to get a glimpse ofRate it:

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out of sight, out of mindWhen something is not nearby, it is forgotten about.Rate it:

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Sight for Sore EyesA pleasant and good surprise, an unexpected thing that can relieve you of your troubleRate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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Out of Sight, Out of MindYou forget people that are no longer visible, if you don’t see someone for a while, you tend to forgetRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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rich a sight!Extremely Sweet, concentrated goodness.Rate it:

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de prime abordAt first sight; At the first blush.Rate it:

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sight to beholdSomething amazing or spectacularRate it:

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à prime abordAt first sight; At the first blush.Rate it:

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abire ex oculis, e conspectu alicuiusto go out of sight, disappear.Rate it:

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agmen claudere, cogereto bring up the rear.Rate it:

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ass-backwardsMoving backwards, that is, rear end first.Rate it:

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aversos hostes aggredito attack the enemy in the rear.Rate it:

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back ontoTo overlook something from the rear.Rate it:

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c'est un beau venir y voirA pretty sight indeed!Rate it:

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cet homme est ma bête noire (mon cauchemar)That man is my pet aversion; I hate the very sight of that man.Rate it:

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circumvenire hostem aversum or a tergo (B. G. 2. 26)to surround the enemy from the rear.Rate it:

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comme vous voilà arrangé!What a sight you look!Rate it:

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coup de foudreA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.Rate it:

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coup de foudrebolt from the blue; love at first sightRate it:

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dichosos los ojos que te venlong time no see, you're a sight for sore eyesRate it:

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eye candyAny object or sight with considerable visual appeal.Rate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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fugere alicuius conspectum, aspectumto keep out of a person's sight.Rate it:

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go toTo attend an event or a sight.Rate it:

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heave in sightTo appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.Rate it:

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hide in plain sightTo be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.Rate it:

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hostes a tergo adoririto attack the enemy in the rear.Rate it:

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if looks could killA phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.Rate it:

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il traduit à livre ouvertHe translates at sight.Rate it:

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in conspectu omnium or omnibus inspectantibusbefore every one, in the sight of the world.Rate it:

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in plain sightvery easy to see or notice especially when it is supposed to be hiddenRate it:

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into thin airImmediately and inexplicably out of sight.Rate it:

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j'y vois troubleI see dimly; My sight is dim.Rate it:

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je ne peux pas le voir même en peintureI hate the very sight of that man.Rate it:

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liber deperditusa book which has been entirely lost sight of.Rate it:

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Liebe auf den ersten Blicklove at first sightRate it:

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loin des yeux, loin du cœurOut of sight, out of mind.Rate it:

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lose sight ofTo fail to remember; to overlook or neglect.Rate it:

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