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bury one's head in the sandTo deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.Rate it:

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business before pleasureAn admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.Rate it:

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busman's holidayA holiday or vacation during which you do the same thing that you do for your usual work.Rate it:

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bust a gutTo laugh vehemently or uncontrollably; Any reaction (to some news or a sudden change) which is furious, violent, or of an extreme nature; Also one of many similar euphemisms meaning to highly exert oneselfRate it:

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bust one's assTo work very hard, to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust one's ballsto work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust one's buttTo work exceptionally hard.Rate it:

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bust one's chopsTo exert oneself.Rate it:

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bustle withTo teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.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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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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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 hook or by crookBy any means possible; one way or another.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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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 cela mêmeThat is the very thing.Rate it:

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c'est cela même!That’s the very thing!Rate it:

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c'est du propre (ironic.)A fine thing indeed.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 là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.Rate it:

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c'est le cadet de mes soucisThat is the least of my cares; That is the last thing I worry about.Rate it:

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c'est le dernier criIt is the last thing out.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 mon dernier motThat is the last concession I can make; I will not take less.Rate it:

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c'est sa planche de salutIt is his last hope, his sheet-anchor.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 commeIt comes to the same thing.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 crève cœurIt is a heart-rending thing.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 autre paire de manchesThat is quite another thing; That is a horse of another colour, another pair of shoes.Rate it:

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

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ça marcheOK, all right, sure, sure thing, that's fine, that works for meRate 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 (someone) out (on something)to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or trueRate it:

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call an audibleTo change plans at the last minute because of information that is recently revealed.Rate 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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calls forRequires; needs toRate it:

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