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elder sisterUsed other than as an idiom: see elder, sister. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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elephant earUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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elephant earsUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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Eleventh HourLittle before the exact deadline; the latest possible timeRate it:

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elle se fait vieilleShe is getting old.Rate it:

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elles sont aux petits soins pour leur vieille mèreThey are all attention to their old mother.Rate it:

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Elvis has left the buildingA phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.Rate it:

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embrace, extend and extinguishA strategy of marketing that involves extending widely used standards of product categories with proprietary capabilities, and then using the differences to disadvantage its competitors.Rate it:

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en moins de rienIn less than no time.Rate it:

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end of the lineFinal cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.Rate it:

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end stateUsed other than as an idiom: Any ending state..Rate it:

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enemy combatantUsed other than as an idiom: see enemy, combatant.Rate it:

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enjoy your mealUsed to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.Rate it:

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epistulam reddere alicui (Att. 5. 21. 4)to deliver a letter to some one (used of the messenger).Rate it:

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equal marriageUsed other than as an idiom: see equal, marriage.Rate it:

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érase que se eraonce upon a timeRate it:

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érase una vezonce upon a timeRate it:

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es war einmalonce upon a timeRate it:

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et aliaAnd others; used of things; neuter pluralRate it:

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et aliaeAnd others; used of women or girls; feminine plural.Rate it:

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et alibiand elsewhere; used to terminate lists of passages in a textRate it:

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et aliiAnd others; used of men or boys, or groups of mixed gender; masculine pluralRate it:

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et aliosAnd others; used of people, unless exclusively of female genderRate it:

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et uxor"and the wife" or "and his wife". It is often used in the context of a legal document to include a man's wife in whatever obligation, ownership, etc. the document spells out.Rate it:

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etc.And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.Rate it:

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être sujet à l'heureTo be tied to time.Rate it:

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eu mereçoused to express frustrationRate it:

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eu mereçoUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see eu, mereço.Rate it:

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ever soUsed other than as an idiom: see ever, so.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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every dog has its dayEveryone has a time of success and satisfaction.Rate it:

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every lastEvery; without exception; used for emphasis.Rate it:

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every old nook and crannyAlternative form of every nook and cranny.Rate it:

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every secondUsed other than as an idiom: Once per second.Rate it:

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every timeUsed to express a strong preference for something.Rate it:

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every timeAt each occasion that.Rate it:

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every time i turn aroundFrequently; at every turn; with annoying frequency.Rate it:

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every time one fartsEvery time one does any small thing.Rate it:

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every time one turns aroundEvery time, to an annoyingly repetitive or consistent degree.Rate it:

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ex quo tempore or simply ex quosince the time that, since (at the beginning of a sentence).Rate it:

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exacta aetate morito die at a good old age.Rate it:

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exception that proves the ruleA form of argument in which the existence of a counterexample to a rule is used to demonstrate the fact that a rule exists.Rate it:

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exception that proves the ruleThe rare occurrence of a counterexample to a rule, used to underscore that the rule existsRate it:

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exercise for the readerUsed other than as an idiom: see exercise, for, the, reader.Rate it:

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exotic cherootUsed other than as an idiom: see exotic, cheroot.Rate it:

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eye & smile at same timeSuggestive coincidenceRate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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facts on the groundA euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.Rate it:

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fade inA type of transition used in visual media, in which the transition is at first black, fading to a visual image.Rate it:

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fade outA type of transition used in movies usually at the end of a scene, in which the transition fades to black from the cut.Rate it:

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