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take backTo return something.Rate it:

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take something in one's strideNot to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.Rate it:

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talk backTo reply impertinently; to answer in a cheeky manner.Rate it:

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target on your backTo be the target of unwanted attention or actionsRate it:

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tenere all'oscurokeep someone in the darkRate it:

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tenir paroleTo keep one’s word.Rate it:

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tenir table ouverteTo keep open house.Rate it:

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that's a loaded questionAsked My partner if he wasn’t sexually attracted to me anymore since it’s been 3 months after getting back together after a breakup initially by him and no sexual experience in a total of 6 months.Rate it:

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the bad penny always comes backAlternative form of a bad penny always turns up.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backA small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.Rate it:

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the straw that broke the camel's backMy patience has finally run out.Rate it:

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there and backOne or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative.Rate it:

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there is no nobel soul.A person who always keep a promises.Rate it:

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there's no crying in baseballQuit complaining about it, go back and do your job.Rate it:

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think backTo think about a time or experience; to recall.Rate it:

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think of englandTo tolerate or endure bad sex. Used in conjunction with "I just lie on my back and.." "I just go through the motions and..." etc.Rate it:

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those who can't use their head must use their backif you do not think, you will take the consequencesRate it:

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throw backto throw something backRate it:

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throw backto hinder the development of somethingRate it:

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throw backto revert to an earlier stage of developmentRate it:

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tie backTo tie or fasten behind.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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tip backTo drink a beverage, especially alcoholic and in large amounts.Rate it:

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tip backTo open such a beverage.Rate it:

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tip outAn amount or percentage of a server's tips that the server shares, either voluntarily or as mandated in a tip sharing or tip pooling agreement, with other employees such as bussers, bartenders, back waiters and host/hostesses whose job duties indirectly assist the server.Rate it:

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to and froTo go back and forth; to alternate.Rate it:

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to hell and backTo live through an extremely unpleasant, difficult, or painful experience.Rate it:

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to the moon and backImmensely.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

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treat them mean, keep them keenA woman will be more interested in a man if he is not kind to her.Rate it:

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truth be toldUsed when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.Rate it:

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tug of wara dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.Rate it:

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turn backTo reverse one's direction and retrace one's steps.Rate it:

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turn backTo fold something back; to fold down.Rate it:

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turn backTo backtrack.Rate it:

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turn backNo turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.Rate it:

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turn backTo refuse to allow someone to pass a border or enter a place.Rate it:

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turn back the clockTo return to a previous state.Rate it:

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turn one's backTo forsake, to abandon; to ignore.Rate it:

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turn overTo relinquish; give back.Rate it:

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un coup de fouet(lit.) A crack of a whip; (fig.) A sudden contraction of the muscles of the leg (or back).Rate it:

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under the roseKeep in secret, whatever is said in a certain room stays in that room. Generally used in conspiracies.Rate it:

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une goutte d'eau suffit pour faire déborder un vase pleinThe last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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une porte mal graissée chanteOne must pay well to keep persons quiet.Rate it:

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vamos hablandowe'll see; let's keep in touchRate it:

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veillez au grainKeep a sharp look-out.Rate it:

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von nichts kommt nichtsyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursRate it:

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vous lui tenez la bride trop hauteYou keep him too much under restraint.Rate it:

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