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meal ticketA ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.Rate it:

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meat rackA place where people can meet looking for sexual partners.Rate it:

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meet and greetAn event where people can meet (especially, with famous people)Rate it:

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melt downTo melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else.Rate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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Mexican standoffA stalemate, or a confrontation between two or more sides that no side can win.Rate it:

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mighty oaks from little acorns growSomething great can come from a modest beginning. Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!Rate it:

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mind over matterWillpower alone can overcome a physical problem.Rate it:

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missed the boatrefers to something someone didn't do and maybe regrets not doing; often followed by "on that" or "on that one"; can also be said sarcasticallyRate it:

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mix paki chat roomMix Paki Chat Room is a chat room website where people can talk to each other.Rate it:

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money can't buy happinessMoney can buy external things, but true happiness comes from inside.Rate it:

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monitored by exceptionBy monitoring eks. hardware you can do it by exception as you can or will not monitore all components.Rate it:

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montrer le soleil avec un flambeauTo hold a farthing rushlight to the sun; To paint the lily.Rate it:

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mordicus tenere aliquidto hold fast in the teeth (also metaphorically, obstinately).Rate it:

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more than flesh can standMore than human nature can endure.Rate it:

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more than you can shake a stick atAlternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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my way or the highwayYou can do it my way or you can leave - go down the highway (be excluded)Rate it:

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ne bis in idemThe concept that no legal action can be instituted twice for the same cause.Rate it:

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need I say moreUsed to say that audience can predict the result of something.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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never say neverAnything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.Rate it:

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nice to almost meet youAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in personAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in person; a friendly and informal way of acknowledging that the encounter is not happening in person at the moment but might occur in the future. It is often used humorously or to convey a sense of anticipation.Rate it:

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nix the mayoomit the mayo; "nix"can be used with anything (not just mayo) you want to omit or delete from something or not add to something; often used when ordering something from a restaurantRate it:

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no hard feelings(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); There's no bad blood between (us, etc.).Rate it:

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noarchShort for "no architecture". It is a term used mainly in package management systems to mark packages which are architecture independent. Such packages usually contain graphics, documentation or similar data that can be used on any architecture.Rate it:

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non-denial denialA statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.Rate it:

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none the wiserCompletely unaware of something due to information not being uniformly disclosed or because other parties have intentionally withheld it; Can also mean: unable to grasp, understand, or comprehend something even after having been adequately briefedRate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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nothing can be separated.Eternal Truth.Rate it:

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nous sommes à deux de jeuWe are even; We are a match for each other; Two can play at that game.Rate it:

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novarum rerum cupidum esseto hold revolutionary opinions.Rate it:

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novis rebus studereto hold revolutionary opinions.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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nuclear optionA procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.Rate it:

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obsidionem quattuor menses sustinereto hold out for four months.Rate it:

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on boardEven when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.Rate it:

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on fait comme on peutWe must do the best we can; We have done the best we could.Rate it:

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on holdWaiting on a telephone call.Rate it:

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on holdDelayed; postponed.Rate it:

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on holdOn reserve; being held for someone.Rate it:

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on le tenait à quatreIt needed four men to hold him down.Rate it:

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on le tient à quatreIt needs four men to hold him down.Rate it:

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on n'y voit goutteOne can see nothing.Rate it:

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on ne connaît pas le vin aux cerclesYou can’t judge cigars by the picture on the box.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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on the face of itApparently; as far as can be seen or determined.Rate it:

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once the toothpaste is out of the tube!Once the story is revealed, once the truth in the matter is revealed, the result is nothing can be reversed, the exposure is cast in stone.Rate it:

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one can't fight city halltaking on any government entity in a contest is difficult and easier said than done.Rate it:

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one can't hold two watermelons in one handdo not attempt to take on more than you can handleRate it:

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