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ebb and flowUsed to describe something that changes in a regular and repeated way.Rate it:

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écorcher son chien pour en avoir la peauTo sacrifice something important for a small return.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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egg onTo encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.Rate it:

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Egg on Your FaceTo be extremely humiliated or self-conscious for something idiotic that you said or commitRate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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emperor's new clothesSomething obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.Rate it:

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enough to make the angels weepSomething so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.Rate it:

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equi consternanturthe horses are panic-stricken, run away.Rate it:

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errorem amputare et circumcīdereto banish an error, do away with a false impression.Rate it:

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errorem tollereto banish an error, do away with a false impression.Rate it:

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est istuc quidem aliquidthere is something in what you say; you are more or less right.Rate it:

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etwas unter den Teppich kehrensweep something under the rugRate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningThere is something good in every unpleasant situationRate it:

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every day is a school dayYou learn something new every day.Rate it:

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

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evil twinA duplicate or counterpart of something or someone that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.Rate it:

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excess baggageSomething or someone not needed or not wanted; something or someone of little use or importance; something or someone considered burdensome.Rate it:

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excuses are a dime a dozenThe excuse given is not unique; everyone has an excuse for something.Rate it:

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explain awayTo dismiss or minimize by explanation.Rate it:

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express elevatorSomething that gets a person somewhere fastRate it:

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eye poppingSomething of such nature, beauty or appeal to the viewers, it is categorized as eye popping!Rate it:

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eye upTo examine closely something coveted.Rate it:

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f*** me sidewayswhen something takes you by surprise or annoyingRate it:

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face awayTo turn one's head so that one's face is not aimed in a particular direction.Rate it:

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fade awayTo lose strength, become weaker; to waneRate it:

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fail at lifeTo do something disappointing, especially to fail at something.Rate it:

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fair enoughAn expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.Rate it:

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faire la caneTo run away; To show the white feather.Rate it:

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faire marcherto make something workRate it:

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faire quelque chose en grandTo do something on a large scale.Rate it:

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faire quelque chose par manière d'acquitTo do something for form’s sake, perfunctorily.Rate it:

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fall at the last hurdleTo fail near the end of something.Rate it:

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fall awayTo cease to support a person or cause.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fall intoTo go into something by falling.Rate it:

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fall into one's lapTo receive something that one desires with little or no effort.Rate it:

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fall outTo come out of something by falling.Rate it:

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fan the flamesTo intensify something; to worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances.Rate it:

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far and awayBy a large degree or margin; greatly.Rate it:

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far and awayby a conclusive marginRate it:

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far be itPewtey in Marriage Guidance Counselor from And Now For Something Completely Different.Rate it:

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far be itA disclaimer stating that the person speaking will not do something.Rate it:

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far crySomething very dissimilar or different.Rate it:

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fart in a windstormSomething utterly insignificant, ineffective, or fleeting.Rate it:

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fatal attractionAn attraction to someone or something that is so strong, common sense and logic are thrown out in pursuit of the attraction.Rate it:

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faute de mieuxFor want of something better.Rate it:

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fearA phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.Rate it:

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feast or famineA situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.Rate it:

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Feast or FamineEither you have too much of something or too little of it, something which is surplus sometimes and sometimes you have its shortageRate it:

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