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cet argument est son cheval de batailleThat argument is his stronghold; That is his great argument.Rate it:

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cet argument me ferma la boucheThat argument was a poser for me; I could not reply to that.Rate it:

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un argument à brûle-pourpointA convincing argument.Rate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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there is reason in the roasting of eggsThere is a reason behind even the most odd and seemingly unnecessary action.Rate it:

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rhyme or reasonLogic. Common sense.Rate it:

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stand to reasonTo make sense; to seem logical, reasonable, or rational.Rate it:

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a method to one’s madnessThere is a reason, rational purpose, plan, or intention behind one’s seemingly crazy or absurd behaviorRate it:

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argue downTo win an argument, verbal conflict or debate.Rate it:

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for the hell of itFor no particular reason, just because it is fun, entertaining; for to relieve boredom.Rate it:

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house of cardsA structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.Rate it:

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if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullWhen you don't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, you can often convince people or win an argument by using bullshit.Rate it:

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it's your nickelReference to one's right to shop, select, evaluate, purchase any item for any personal reason.Rate it:

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Keep Body and Soul TogetherTo have just reason to be alive, just surviving but not living in real senseRate it:

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see the pointTo understand someone's argument.Rate it:

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so thereA defiant expression used to finish a poorly-made argument.Rate it:

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talk to the handUsed usually sarcastically to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that the speaker (or writer) is not prepared to hear (or read) anything further that the other person has to say (or write). It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.Rate it:

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why God inventedThe reason for something existing; the purpose fulfilled by something.Rate it:

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boil downAs an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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fall overOf an argument, to fail to be valid.Rate it:

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manger à tous les râteliersto run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, to support both sides of an argumentRate it:

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out of lineInappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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because you touch yourself at nightUsed to humourously deflect a request for a reason.Rate it:

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jump for joyAn expression of extreme happiness for any reason.Rate it:

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pull one's head inTo withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickBetter than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.Rate it:

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in for an inch, in for a mileGiven that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.Rate it:

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under no circumstancesnever ever, not for any reasonRate it:

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you can't educate porkWhen somebody won't listen to reason.Rate it:

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bawl outTo have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.Rate it:

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make upTo resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight.Rate it:

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I rest my caseMy argument is proven; I conclude my statement.Rate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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shots firedUsed as an indication of or response to an insult, often to the point of starting a fight or argument.Rate it:

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à plus forte raisonAll the more reason; A fortiori.Rate it:

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ad bonam frugem se recipereto recover one's reason, be reasonable again.Rate it:

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ad sanitatem reverti, redireto recover one's reason, be reasonable again.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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apropos of nothingWithout any apparent reason or purpose.Rate it:

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argumentum ducere, sumere ex aliqua re or petere ab aliqua reto derive an argument from a thing.Rate it:

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argumentum immortalitatis afferre (not pro)to quote an argument in favour of immortality.Rate it:

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argumentum premere (not urgere)to persist in an argument, press a point.Rate it:

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bitch outTo back out of an agreement for any reason.Rate it:

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Bottom LineThe end results, hard fact or the ultimate deduction of any event, cause, argument or situationRate it:

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brickbatReason Magazine: Daily Brickbat.Rate it:

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by dint ofBy reason of; by means of.Rate it:

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by the same tokenFor a similar reason; in a similar manner; similarly; likewise; along the same lines.Rate it:

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by virtue ofBecause of; on the grounds of; by reason of; due to; based on.Rate it:

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