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spare tireAn extra wheel or tire carried as a replacement in case of a flat.Rate it:

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spare tireExcess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.Rate it:

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spare the rod and spoil the childIf one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.Rate it:

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Spare the Rod and Spoil the ChildTo give corporal punishment to someone in orders to make him learn something, or civilized himRate it:

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spare no effortTo do everything within one's powers to achieve something.Rate it:

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spare someone's blushesTo save someone from embarrassmentRate it:

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spare tyreAn extra tyre carried in case one of the vehicle's tyres is damaged or deflated.Rate it:

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spare tyreA large stomach and rolls of fat around the waist.Rate it:

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to spareleft overRate it:

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to sparemore than is requiredRate it:

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tire outTo make someone tired; to exhaust.Rate it:

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la lumière me tire les yeuxThe light hurts my eyes.Rate it:

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boire à tire-larigotTo drink excessively.Rate it:

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cela ne tire pas à conséquenceThat is of no importance.Rate it:

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cold as a wagon tireDead.Rate it:

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elle lui a tiré les cartesShe told his fortune (by cards).Rate it:

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il est toujours tiré à quatre épinglesHe always looks as if he came out of a band-box.Rate it:

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il tire (touche) à sa finHe is on his last legs.Rate it:

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il tire le diable par la queueHe leads a struggling existence.Rate it:

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il tire parti de toutHe makes a profit out of everything.Rate it:

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il tire sa poudre aux moineauxHe wastes his trouble for nothing.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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le vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boireSe dit en parlant d'une affaire où l'on se trouve trop engagé pour reculer.Rate it:

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quand on a de l'esprit, on se tire d'affaireWhen one has brains, one gets out of any difficulty.Rate it:

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tiré à mille épinglesÉlégantRate it:

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tire fireA disaster; a chaotic person, thing, or situation.Rate it:

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tiré par les cheveuxfar-fetchedRate it:

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vous m'avez tiré une épine du pied(fig.) You have got me out of a difficulty. Rate it:

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a pick-upA female whom frequents venues where males spend their spare time in billiards, drinking, lounging and where she seeks temporary companionship for ulterior motives.Rate it:

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by the skin of one's teethBarely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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knock upTo exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.Rate it:

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burn outTo tire due to overwork.Rate it:

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fail overTo automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.Rate it:

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faites-moi grâce de vos observations, je vous en priePray spare me your remarks.Rate it:

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burn rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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blow outto exhaust; to physically tireRate it:

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c'est autant de pris sur l'ennemiC’est toujours avoir obtenu quelque avantage, avoir tiré parti d’une mauvaise affaire.Rate it:

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c'est toujours autant de prisC’est toujours avoir obtenu quelque avantage, avoir tiré parti d’une mauvaise affaire.Rate it:

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c'est toujours ça de prisC’est toujours avoir obtenu quelque avantage, avoir tiré parti d’une mauvaise affaire.Rate it:

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c'est un grand secHe is a tall, spare man.Rate it:

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give the cat another goldfishSpare no expenseRate it:

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labore supersedēre (itineris) (Fam. 4. 2. 4)to spare oneself the trouble of the voyage.Rate it:

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labori, operae non parcereto spare no pains.Rate it:

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lay rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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nullum tempus intermittere, quin (also ab opere, or ad opus)to devote every spare moment to...; to work without intermission at a thing.Rate it:

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otio abūti or otium ad suum usum transferreto use up, make full use of one's spare time.Rate it:

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pressed for timein a hurry, without spare time.Rate it:

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qui aime bien châtie bienSpare the rod and spoil the child.Rate it:

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