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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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elle a quelque chose de votre airShe takes after you; She looks somewhat like you.Rate it:

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elle fait la carpe pâmée (fam.)She turns up the whites of her eyes; She pretends to be ill; She looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.Rate it:

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elle jase comme une pie borgneShe chatters like a magpie.Rate 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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en veux-tu? en voilà!As much as ever you like.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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entrer comme un gantfit like a gloveRate it:

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epistulam deprehendereto take forcible possession of a letter.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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étourdir la grosse faimTo take the edge off one’s appetite.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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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate 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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ex aqua exstareto stand out of the water.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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express elevatorSomething that gets a person somewhere fastRate it:

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exsurgere altius or incitatius ferrito take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators).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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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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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 de l'eau (of boats)To take in fresh water.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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faire venir l'eau à la boucheTo make one’s mouth water.Rate it:

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fall at the last hurdleTo fail near the end of something.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 on one's swordTo voluntarily take the blame for a situation.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 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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fear engulfed him like a blanketfear was taking over himRate it:

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