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lighten upTo ease up; back off; slow down.Rate it:

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lights, camera, actionThe traditional cue to the members of a film crew at the beginning of a take.Rate it:

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like the back end of a busVery unattractive.Rate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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listen afterTo take an interest in.Rate it:

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litteras perferre aliquoto take a letter somewhere.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)to go a long way back (in narrative).Rate it:

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look aroundTo take note of what is going on; To make oneself aware.Rate it:

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look backTo look behind oneself.Rate it:

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look backTo reminisce about a past time.Rate it:

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major inTo take as one's major field of study in an institute of tertiary education.Rate it:

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make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.Rate it:

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make a pointTo take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.Rate it:

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make hayTo take advantage of an opportunity.Rate it:

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make hay while the sun shinesTo act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.Rate it:

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make it up toto pay back, to return someone a previous good deed.Rate it:

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man the fortTo take care of a place or situation in another's absence.Rate it:

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manger sur le pouceTo take a snack.Rate it:

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meantime, back at the ranchA reminder during conversation, things are alright back at the ranch/home/headquarters, business-place, office et al.Rate it:

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milites in hibernis collocare, in hiberna deducereto take the troops to their winter-quarters.Rate it:

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milites sacramento rogare, adigereto make soldiers take the military oath.Rate it:

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militiam (only in the sing.) capessereto take service in the army.Rate it:

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mind the storeTo take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.Rate it:

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mine arse on a bandboxAn answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered, like offering a bandbox for a seat.Rate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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monkey on one's backA state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state.Rate it:

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monkey on one's backAn addiction, especially to narcotic drugs.Rate it:

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move in onTo encroach or prepare to take over.Rate it:

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my back teeth are floatingI have a strong need to urinate.Rate it:

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n'épousez pas sa querelleDo not take up his quarrel.Rate it:

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navem retro inhibere (Att. 13. 21)to back water.Rate it:

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ne pas se faire de bile (fam.)To take things easily.Rate it:

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ne prenez pas ce que je dis au pied de la lettreDo not take what I say literally.Rate it:

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ne voilà-t-il pas qu'il est revenuWho should come back but he?Rate it:

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nehmen Sie Platzhave a seat, take a seatRate it:

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Nixon goes to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon in Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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no brainerSomething that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.Rate it:

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no brainerSomething that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought.Rate it:

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no skin off one's backNo harm to one.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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non committere, ut...to take care not to...Rate it:

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non id ad vivum reseco (Lael. 5. 8)I do not take that too strictly.Rate it:

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nose in the airThe body language most of us have experienced when a friend passes you in public and with head tilted back and nose in the air gives you a first class snub!Rate it:

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nosebleed seatA seat high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater.Rate it:

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nosebleed sectionThe seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium.Rate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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