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silly seasonA period of time, as during a holiday season or a political campaign, in which the behavior of an individual or group tends to become uncharacteristically frivolous, mirthful, or eccentric.Rate it:

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silly moneySum of money.Rate it:

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play silly buggersTo act in a stupid or reckless manner.Rate it:

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silly seasonA period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.Rate it:

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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Off Your RockerSilly, insane, out of control, behaving in strange wayRate it:

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play aroundTo behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way.Rate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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there's no such thing as a stupid questionUsed to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.Rate it:

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monkey businessAn activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.Rate it:

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laugh out of courtTo dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.Rate it:

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à sotte question point de réponseAnswer a fool according to his folly; A silly question needs no answer.Rate it:

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c'est une vraie cruche (fam.)She is a silly goose.Rate it:

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da lachen ja die HühnerExclamation at something ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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Go BananasBe crazy or get weird, to act in an odd, silly mannerRate it:

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Have a Screw LooseTo act in an odd, foolish manner, to behave silly and weirdRate it:

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il a l'air de revenir de pontoiseHe looks down in the mouth; He answers in a silly fashion.Rate it:

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il nous berce de sornettesHe puts us off with silly tales.Rate it:

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ineptum esse (De Or. 2. 4. 17)to be silly, without tact.Rate it:

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la niaise! pleurer à chaudes larmes pour une vétilleThe silly girl! to cry her eyes out for a trifle.Rate it:

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Same Old Song and DanceTypical absurd lie or excuse used quite often, lame, and silly things that have been stated beforeRate it:

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some peopleExpresses disgust at the actions of a person; a response to a person doing something silly, bizarre, nonsensical or ill-mannered.Rate it:

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souffrez que je lui montre son bec jauneAllow me to show him he is a silly goose.Rate it:

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Sow your wild oatsTo do absurd and inappropriate things in one’s youth, to do silly things and activities when youngRate it:

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you donkeyYou silly personRate it:

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курам на смехSomething ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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傻傻分不清楚cannot tell apart; cannot tell one thing from another; too silly to distinguishRate it:

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