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bust one's chopsTo exert oneself.Rate it:

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busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

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butt inTo join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interjectRate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate it:

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butter one's bread on both sidesTo profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.Rate it:

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button one's lipTo remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.Rate it:

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buy timePurposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.Rate it:

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buying timeTo purposely cause a delay to allow you to finish something.Rate it:

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by and byGradually,after a timeRate it:

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by any stretch of the imaginationby any means; in any sense; regardless of how one puts or considers itRate it:

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by george, i think she's got itan expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; See also "By Jove, I think he's got it"Rate it:

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by hook or by crookBy any means possible; one way or another.Rate it:

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by jove, i think he's got itan expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; see also "By George, I think she's got it"Rate it:

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by one's lightsAccording to one's understanding.Rate it:

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by one's own handAs a result of one's own actions, especially with reference to death by suicide.Rate it:

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by the skin of one's teethBarely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.Rate it:

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by the timeWhen.Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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c'era una voltaonce upon a timeRate it:

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c'est à qui le feraThey all wish to do it; They vie with one another to do it. Rate it:

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c'est bien le cas de le direOne may indeed say so.Rate it:

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c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnetIt is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.Rate it:

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c'est ceci, c'est celaIt is sometimes one thing, sometimes another.Rate it:

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c'est entendu, à la charge d'autant (or, de revanche)I will do the same for you; One good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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c'est la faim qui épouse la soifThey are both very poor; It is one beggar marrying another.Rate it:

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c'est le diable qui bat sa femme et qui marie sa filleIt is raining and the sun is shining at the same time.Rate it:

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c'est le secret de polichinelleIt is an open secret; Every one knows it.Rate it:

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c'est sa tarte à la crèmeIt is his one constant objection.Rate it:

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c'est tout un ou tout autreIt is either one thing or the other.Rate it:

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c'est un des gros bonnets (or, légumes) de l'endroitHe is one of the bigwigs of the place.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il en fautHe is one of the right sort.Rate it:

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c'est une fine moucheHe is a sly dog, a deep one.Rate it:

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café para todosone size fits all; everyone should be treated exactly the sameRate it:

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cala-te, bocaSaid when one is making a malicious statement or badmouthing someone.Rate it:

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calamitatibus defungito come to the end of one's troubles.Rate it:

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call 'em as one sees 'emTo candidly and honestly express an opinion or viewpoint.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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call it a nightTo cease what one has been doing for the night.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA time of peace before any storm or disaster--either an actual storm or hurricane or figuratively to mean any calm before anything bad happensRate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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can you tell usA prefix indicating a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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can't see the forest for the treesTo miss the major things while only seeing the minor details; to overlook the entire situation due to focusing on small aspectsRate it:

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capitis or capite damnare aliquemto condemn some one to death.Rate it:

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captain of industryA prominent business person who owns or is the highest-ranking executive of one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.Rate it:

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caput aperire (opp. operire)to uncover one's head.Rate it:

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caput demittereto bow one's head.Rate it:

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caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

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carry one's own weightA variant of carry one's weight.Rate it:

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