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exhuastipatedToo tired to give a shitRate it:

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expellere aliquem domo, possessionibus pellereto turn a person out of his house, his property.Rate it:

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exponere aliquid or de aliqua reto give an account of a thing (either orally or in writing).Rate it:

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extremum vitae spiritum edereto give up the ghost.Rate it:

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eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothTo take retribution or give penalty similar to the original offense or faultRate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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f** someone overTo exploit somebody in a way which result in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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facultatem alicui dare alicuius rei or ut possit...to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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fail at lifeTo be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where someone is not doing anything productive with their lives; to become a loser.Rate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one, a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)Rate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy,Rate it:

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Fair-Weather FriendSomeone who is your friend only when you are successful and prosperous but leave you in the time of needRate it:

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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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faire l'homme d'importanceTo play the consequential; To give oneself airs; To be pompous.Rate it:

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faire la courte échelle à quelqu'unTo allow some one to climb on one’s shoulders to scale a height; To give a lift to some one.Rate it:

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faire la planche1. To show others the way; 2. To float on one’s back.Rate it:

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faire le gros dosto arch one's back.Rate it:

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faire marche arrièreto turn back, go backwardsRate it:

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faire marcherto make someone walkRate it:

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faire marcherto fool someone, usually as a jokeRate it:

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fall backTo retreat.Rate it:

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fall back onTo turn to as a substitute.Rate it:

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fall back uponTo fall back on.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a lorryOf an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate it:

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fall on someone's neckTo embrace someone affectionately or thankfully.Rate it:

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fall victimto suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actionsRate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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fancy meeting you herea greeting said when someone sees someone they didn't expect to seeRate it:

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fanum taxWhen someone takes a bite of your food.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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Faustian bargainAn agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain wealth or other benefits.Rate it:

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

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feel upTo grope someone in a sexual manner.Rate it:

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feet of clayTo say that someone, who appears strong or invincible, in fact has a hidden weak point which could cause their fall.Rate it:

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fend offTo take defensive action, push against, veer away, avoid, steer away, retreat, tack, give strong vocal or signal warning.Rate it:

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ferme ta yeuleTo say to someone to shut his mouthRate it:

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fetch and carryperform menial tasks or errands to help someone elseRate it:

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fidem abrogare, derogare alicuito rob a person of his credit.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius labefactare (Cluent. 60. 194)to make a person waver in his loyalty.Rate it:

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fidem dare alicui (opp. accipere) (c. Acc. c. Inf.)to give one's word that...Rate it:

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fidem derogare alicuito rob a person of his credit.Rate it:

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fight backto overturn a losing deficit.Rate it:

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fight backto defend oneself by fighting.Rate it:

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fight backto counterattack; to resist an attack.Rate it:

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fight backto repress; to struggle to repress.Rate it:

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filiam alicui in matrimonio or in matrimonium collocare or simply filiam alicui collocareto give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.Rate it:

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filiam alicui in matrimonium dareto give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.Rate it:

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filiam alicui nuptum dareto give one's daughter in marriage to some-one.Rate it:

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