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plus fin que lui n'est pas bêteHe who can take him in is no fool.\n It would take a smart man to deceive him.Rate it:

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pognerto take or acquire somethingRate it:

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pop offTo take action in a sudden, hostile manner.Rate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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prendre à partto take asideRate it:

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prendre du champTo take a run (before leap); To have room before one (for an effort).Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto take in waterRate it:

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prendre l'habitTo become a monk or a nun (of the latter, To take the veil).Rate it:

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prendre l'occasion aux cheveuxTo take time by the forelock. Rate it:

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prendre la balle au bondNot to miss an opportunity; To take time by the forelock; To make hay while the sun shines.Rate it:

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prendre le chemin de l'école (or, des écoliers)To take the longest way (a roundabout way).Rate it:

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prendre le haut du pavéTo take the wall.Rate it:

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prendre quelqu'un sur le faitTo take any one in the act.Rate it:

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prendre quelque chose pour argent comptantTo take something for gospel.Rate it:

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prendre sa plumeTo take up one's pen, to write a letter.Rate it:

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prendre son élanTo take one’s spring (before a jump).Rate it:

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prêter sermentTo take the oath.Rate it:

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proelio interesseto take part in the engagement.Rate it:

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PTALAcronym of please take another look; please review and comment at the proposed change to software source code.Rate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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puff outTo blow briefly and lightly.Rate it:

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Pull All Your Eggs into One BasketTo take all your chances on one plan or idea, to use all your options at one timeRate it:

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push one's luckTo take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.Rate it:

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put awayTo take a large lead in a game.Rate it:

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put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate it:

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put into practiceTo take a theory and make it a practical reality.Rate it:

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put onTo don clothing or equipment.Rate it:

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put one's ass on the lineTo take a big risk.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isTo make or take a bet.Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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put upTo house, shelter, or take in.Rate it:

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put upontake advantage ofRate it:

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qui a bu boiraHabit is second nature; If you take to the habit of drinking you cannot get rid of it.Rate it:

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qui compte sans son hôte compte deux foisHe who reckons without his host must reckon again; Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. Rate it:

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rabattre le caquet à quelqu'un (pop.)To take a person down a peg; To stop his jaw; To cut his cackle.Rate it:

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radices agere (De Off. 2. 12. 73)to take root.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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raise cainTo cause trouble; to behave in a disruptive manner; to make a problem; the phrase is actually "raise Cain" since Cain is a person's nameRate it:

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ramasser le gantelettake up the gauntletRate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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rationem habere alicuius reito have regard for; take into consideration.Rate it:

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read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:

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real men don't eat quiche(aphorism, humorous) The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate, as to do so would imply they are effeminate.Rate it:

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rebus divinis interesse (B. G. 6. 13)to take part in divine service (of the priest).Rate it:

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reckon withTo take into account.Rate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo reckon without or not reckon with something or somebody, misjudge, miscalculate, ignore, not take into account.Rate it:

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rei publicae deesse (opp. adesse)to take no part in politics.Rate it:

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relever le ganttake up the gauntletRate it:

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respicere aliquidto have regard for; take into consideration.Rate it:

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