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Mary Celestea ship found empty of all people, in good condition, seemingly abandoned on the high seasRate it:

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mass destructionKilling of large numbers of people.Rate it:

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masters of spinPeople who put a different perspective on obvious things.Rate it:

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match made in heavenA marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.Rate it:

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match made in heavenA very successful combination of two people or things.Rate it:

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match made in hellA marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.Rate it:

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match made in hellA very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.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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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate 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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mesurer les autres à son auneTo measure other people’s peck by one’s own bushel.Rate it:

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métro, boulot, dodometonymy for the everyday routine of a Parisian or more generally urban worker. Roughly, same old same old or also rat race.Rate it:

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mi casa es su casamake yourself at home, make yourselves at homeRate it:

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mi casa es tu casamake yourself at homeRate it:

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mind one's ps and qsTo be very careful to behave correctly; an alternate spelling of mind one's p's and q's; same as mind your mannersRate 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 for old ropeMoney exchanged for goods of low value.Rate it:

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monkey runA place where people congregate or promenade to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.Rate it:

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moral compassThe full range of virtues, vices, or actions which may affect others and which are available as choices (like the directions on the face of a compass) to a person, to a group, or to people in general.Rate it:

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move inTo start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.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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multam irrogare alicui (Cic. Dom. 17. 45)to impose a fine (used of the prosecutor or the tribunus plebis proposing a fine to be ratified by the people).Rate it:

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multitudinem in agris collocareto settle a large number of people in a country.Rate it:

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multum communi hominum opinioni tribuereto be always considering what people think.Rate it:

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murderers’ rowAny particularly successful and powerful group of people (also commonly used to reference sports teams)Rate it:

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mutual admiration societyA group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.Rate it:

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nada del otro mundonothing special, nothing to write home aboutRate it:

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name namesTo identify specific people, especially people involved in confidential activity, misdeeds, or crimes.Rate it:

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ne vous gênez pas!Do not stand upon ceremony! Make yourself at home! Don’t mind me!Rate it:

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ne'er do wellsomeone who isn't going anywhere in lifeRate it:

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new wine in old wineskinsNew policies put into established ones.Rate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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nice guys finish lastPeople who are decent, friendly, and agreeable tend to be unsuccessful because they are outmaneuvered or overwhelmed by others who are not so decent, friendly, or agreeable.Rate it:

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nickel and dimea verb; the process of trying to extract small amounts of money (i.e. from someone, from people)Rate it:

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no man is an islandAll people are connected to other people and dependent on other people.1623, John Donne, Rate it:

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no rest for the wicked(humorous) People who are wicked must work harder than normal people.Rate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate 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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none of your bee's waxAlternative form of none of your beeswax.Rate it:

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not the brightest bulb in the chandelierThere are more intelligent (i.e. brighter) people in the room or in existence generally.Rate it:

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not to rewrite other people's wordsThe act of compromising to limiting ones word usage.Rate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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not worth writing home aboutVariation on nothing to write home about.Rate it:

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nothing succeeds like successPeople who are already successful tend to have additional successes.Rate it:

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nothing to lose but their h'sDescriptive of people in England whose speech is proper or upper-class, but who are poor.Rate it:

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nothing to write home aboutNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.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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now you're talkingA phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.Rate it:

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oat operaA, film, or novel depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.Rate it:

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