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pour sûr! (fam.)I should think so, indeed!Rate it:

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premier arrivé, premier servifirst-come, first-servedRate it:

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proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

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proverbs often come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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qu'il vienne, il trouvera à qui parlerLet him come, he will find his match.Rate it:

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rack one's brainTo struggle to think of or remember something.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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reasonable personA fictional person used as a comparative legal standard to represent an average member of society and how he or she would behave or think, especially in determining negligence; sometimes formulated as "a person of ordinary prudence exercising due care in like circumstances."Rate it:

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recipe for disastera plan that is sure to fail; events that come together to cause a catastrophe;Rate it:

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reflect onTo think carefully about something, and give it due consideration.Rate it:

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rein upTo stop, to cause to come to a halt.Rate it:

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revenir de loin1. To come back from a distant place. 2. To recover from a very severe illness.Rate it:

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ride upto approach or come near to while riding.Rate it:

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rise from the ashesTo make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.Rate it:

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roll into come in an unstoppable flow.Rate it:

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Romam venire, pervenireto come to Rome.Rate it:

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rub offTo cause to come off by rubbingRate it:

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run away withTo be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.Rate it:

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run its courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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run off withTo leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.Rate it:

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run one's courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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rust offto come apart, from the process of rusting.Rate it:

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s'y casser les dentsTo come up against a brick wallRate it:

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safe and soundHaving come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.Rate it:

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say what you likeRegardless of what you think.Rate it:

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school's outThe school year has come to an end.Rate it:

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se comethe hell?; the heck?; when it's at home?Rate it:

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se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho comedamned if one does and damned if one doesn'tRate it:

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sea lo que seawhatever may come, no matter what, whatever happens, come what mayRate it:

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seal the dealto come to an agreement, to finalise the deal.Rate it:

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second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:

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secum (cum animo) reputare aliquidto think over, consider a thing.Rate it:

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seize upTo stop functioning; to come to a halt.Rate it:

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selective outrageWhen one's prejudiced or biased demeanours come to light to show their disgrace towards a particular group she another group has done the same thing.Rate it:

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sell a bargainA species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".Rate it:

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sensibus or sub sensus subiectum esseto come within the sphere of the senses.Rate it:

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show offwhen you think you are the best you SHOW OFF to others by repeating every time 'I am the best' without knowing others' opinion for you.Rate it:

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si bon vous sembleIf you think fit.Rate it:

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si j'avais la fortune de rothschild, je serais content.—vous n'êtes pas dégoûté!If I had Rothschild’s fortune I should be satisfied.—I should rather think so!Rate it:

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signa conferre cum hosteto come to close quarters.Rate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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sow the wind, reap the whirlwindEvery decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.Rate it:

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split upcause to come apart, separate or splitRate it:

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spring upTo come rapidly into existence.Rate it:

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stand someone in good steadto come in handy for someone in the futureRate it:

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sub sensum or sub oculos, sub aspectum cadereto come within the sphere of the senses.Rate it:

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superiorem (opp. inferiorem), victorem (proelio, pugna) discedereto come off victorious.Rate it:

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suss outTo come to understand.Rate it:

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swallow your pride!To accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.Rate it:

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