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thats the way the ball bouncesthe realization in life that one can expect occurrences which are as unpredictable as the manner in which a thrown ball bouncesRate it:

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the conference was attended by people from all walks of lifeit means the conference was attended by people from different parts of the worldRate it:

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the dogs bark, but the caravan goes onLife goes on, even if some will try to stop or talk against progress.Rate it:

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the length of the Flemington straightA long way, a great distance, a large gap, a lot.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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the pinnacle of love, is seen in the mother's actions which are rarely self-realized.When one looks across humanity and the animal kingdom alike. One can see that the mother who gives birth, time and time again, will risk life and limb to secure their offspring.Rate it:

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the wheel turnsTime moves forward; circumstances change; life continues.Rate it:

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them's the breaks(idiomatic) That is the way things happen; that's life.Rate it:

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there's always a bigger fishNo matter how large or intimidating a person or thing is, there is likely to be an even larger or more intimidating person or thing somewhere.Rate it:

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there's life in the old dog yetA person's faculties, or an organization's usefulness, should not be written off simply because of age.Rate it:

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this is the lifeAn expression of bliss, an expression of happiness with one's current situation.Rate it:

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this, that, and the otherParticular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.Rate it:

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three score and tenA life span. The number 70 (= 60 + 10).Rate it:

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three-ring circusA large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.Rate it:

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tip backTo drink a beverage, especially alcoholic and in large amounts.Rate it:

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to be an open bookAn individual's life can be unrestricted in intimate details and become as an open book.Rate it:

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to beat the bandVery vigorously; at a frantic pace; to a high degree; in large quantities.Rate it:

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to save one's lifeunder any circumstances; rather die than...Rate it:

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to save one's lifeat allRate it:

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too big for one's britchesToo large to fit into one's pants.Rate it:

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trou normandEau-de-vie, especially calvados, served as a middle course in a large meal.Rate it:

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tump overcombination of 'tip' and 'dump'; to knock something over, esp. if it is large and contains liquidRate it:

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un buste de grandeur naturelleA life-size bust.Rate it:

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university of lifeThe real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.Rate it:

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until hell freezes overForever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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variety is the spice of lifeVariety is what makes life interestingRate it:

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virtutem pristinam retinereto live as scrupulously moral a life as ever.Rate it:

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virtutis perfectae perfecto munere fungi (Tusc. 1. 45. 109)to live a perfect life.Rate it:

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vita honesta (turpis)a virtuous (immoral) life.Rate it:

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vita occidensthe evening of life.Rate it:

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vita occupata (vid. sect. VII. 2)the busy life of a statesman.Rate it:

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vita omnibus flagitiis inquinataa life defiled by every crime.Rate it:

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vita omnibus flagitiis, vitiis deditaa life defiled by every crime.Rate it:

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vita privata (Senect. 7. 22)private life.Rate it:

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vita rusticacountry life (the life of resident farmers, etc.)Rate it:

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vita umbratilis (vid. sect. VII. 4)the contemplative life of a student.Rate it:

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vitae finem facereto put an end to one's life.Rate it:

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vitae societassocial life.Rate it:

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vitam (inopem) tolerare (B. G. 7. 77)to endure a life of privation.Rate it:

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vitam alicuius depingereto make a sketch of a man's life.Rate it:

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vitam alicuius exponereto give an account of a man's life.Rate it:

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vitam beatam (miseram) degereto live a happy (unhappy) life.Rate it:

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vitam solitariam agereto live a lonely life.Rate it:

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vitam, aetatem (omnem aetatem, omne aetatis tempus) agere (honeste, ruri, in litteris), degere, traducereto live (all) one's life (honourably, in the country, as a man of learning).Rate it:

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wake upTo become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.Rate it:

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walk of lifeAn occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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what's newThe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life.Rate it:

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when life gives you lemonsWhen trials are laid before youRate it:

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