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under no circumstancesnever ever, not for any reasonRate it:

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up a creek without a paddleIn a difficult situation, without any help. Superlative form of up a creek: most up a creek.Rate it:

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utcumque res cecideritwhatever happens; in any case.Rate it:

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uti aliquo amicoto be friendly with any one.Rate it:

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variable tandem repeat locusAny DNA sequence that exists in multiple copies strung together in various tandem lengths.Rate it:

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varie ed eventualiany other businessRate it:

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velvet handcuffsGolden handcuffs: any arrangement designed to provide favorable benefits or pay so as to discourage a participant from wanting to leave it.Rate it:

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venez n'importe quandCome at any time, no matter when, whenever you please.Rate it:

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vestigia alicuius sequi, persequi or vestigiis aliquem sequi, persequito follow in any one's steps.Rate it:

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vestigiis alicuius insistere, ingredi (also metaph.)to follow in any one's steps.Rate it:

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vicar of brayA person who changes their beliefs and principles to stay popular with people above them is a Vicar of Bray. The religious upheavals in England from 1533 to 1559 and from 1633 to 1715 made it almost impossible for any individual to comply with the successive religious requirements of the state.Rate it:

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vous m'avez planté làYou left me without any warning; You left me in the lurch.Rate it:

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warm bodyAny person who is present.Rate it:

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water canAny of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.Rate it:

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wax poeticTo speak or write verbosely and in an increasingly enthusiastic manner; any discourse which is of an eloquent or poetic nature; similar to ‘wax lyrical’Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderWhat is good for one type is equally good for another type, despite any irrelevant differences between the types.Rate it:

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whichever way one slices itfrom any perspective; in every caseRate it:

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whistle-stop train tourAny travel that's quick and with only brief pauses.Rate it:

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who do you think you are, you've not been to cardiff?You dont know anything. You have no knowkedge of the world or any wisdom.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother%3fA rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother?A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.Rate it:

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why i never!An expression of astonishment at something the speaker or any normal person would never do, say, etcRate it:

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wiggle roomThe opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.Rate it:

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window-shoppingThe browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.Rate it:

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wipe the slate clean!Remove anything negative or any record of indebtedness or disfavor and begin anew.Rate it:

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with any luckit is hoped that; hopefullyRate it:

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with no further adoWithout any other formalities; with no further delay.Rate it:

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with so many colors, paint black and white dreams is only for those with colorful imagination.It is a phrase inspired by the arts.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wolfpackDuring World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.Rate it:

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yak shavingAny apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem.Rate it:

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yellow cakeUsed other than as an idiom: Any yellow-colored cake (dessert).Rate it:

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you don't know beans aboutYou Don't Have Any Idea About? Doing a task, performing a certain choreRate it:

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you don't know what you've got 'til it's goneA commonly used phrase to acknowledge the irony of taking something or someone for granted and only appreciating it/them once you don't have it/them any longer.Rate it:

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you're never too old to learnIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreamsRate it:

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your objection is simply 'a smoke screen':Your response does not in any manner address the subject of the discussion, rather presents language designed to 'cover-up', disguise, deny existence of the problem, insert dissimilar subject matter to defer focus on the actual subject at hand!Rate it:

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zero outTo fill with zeros, replacing any previous contents.Rate it:

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вы принимаете какие-нибудь лекарстваare you taking any medications?Rate it:

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вы принимаете какие-нибудь медикаментыare you taking any medications?Rate it:

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у вас есть аллергия на какие-нибудь лекарстваare you allergic to any medications?Rate it:

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“whoever is guided by faith does not follow any path.”whoeverRate it:

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也是醉了I'm speechless. / It's so ridiculous that I don't know what to say any more. / Facepalm. / OMG.Rate it:

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唔知個羞字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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唔知個醜字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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唔識個羞字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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唔識個醜字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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