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studio alicuius rei aliquem incendereto make some one enthusiastic for a thing.Rate it:

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studio alicuius rei provectus summy zeal for a thing has led me too far.Rate it:

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studio alicuius rei tenerito have an inclination for a thing.Rate it:

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studio ardere alicuius or alicuius rei (De Or. 2. 1. 1)to have enthusiasm for a person or thing.Rate it:

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studium, industriam (not diligentiam) collocare, ponere in aliqua reto apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing.Rate it:

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style it outTo pretend not to be embarrassed; to deny that an embarrassing thing ever happened.Rate it:

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style upTo render stylish, to give a fashionable turn to.Rate it:

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sub unum aspectum subicere aliquidto give a general idea of a thing.Rate it:

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such-and-suchA placeholder or generic thing.Rate it:

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suck outTo win a hand, usually on a showdown, by hitting a card on the turn or river to make a better hand than one's opponent, even though one had a significantly inferior hand on the flop.Rate it:

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sumere (opp. reicere) aliquidto assume a thing.Rate it:

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summo colore aliquid illustrareto depict a thing in lively colours.Rate it:

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suspicionem alicuius rei habereto be suspected of a thing.Rate it:

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sweet young thingAn attractive young woman.Rate it:

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sweet young thingA sweet young woman.Rate it:

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switch offTo turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device.Rate it:

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switch onTo turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.Rate it:

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take a turnTo walk around; to stroll.Rate it:

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take a turnChange in direction, tone, or tendency.Rate it:

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take a turnTo participate in an activity involving two or more participants.Rate it:

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take a turn for the betterTo start to become better; to improve.Rate it:

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take a turn for the worseTo start to become worse; to worsen.Rate it:

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take a wrong turn at AlbuquerqueTo take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.Rate it:

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take it out onTo unleash one's anger on [a person or thing other than the one that caused it].Rate it:

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talk aroundTo persuade someone.Rate it:

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talk out of turnTo make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.Rate it:

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talk overTo persuade someone; to talk around.Rate it:

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talk roundAlternative form of talk aroundRate it:

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talk upIn such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.Rate it:

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TANSTAAFLThere ain't no such thing as a free lunch; something advertised as being "free" will invariably have hidden costs.Rate it:

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te toca a tiit's your turnRate it:

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tempus habere alicui reito have time for a thing.Rate it:

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terminis circumscribere aliquidto set bounds to a thing, limit it.Rate it:

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that's the bunnyThat is the right person or thing; that's it.Rate it:

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the ball is in someone's courtIt is someone's turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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the ball is in your courtIt is your turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the nature of the beastThe inherent aspects or characteristics of a given thing or situation, especially a difficult or negative oneRate 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 thing isUsed to introduce the main point or issueRate it:

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the thing of itThe important point to consider.Rate it:

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there is no there thereThe indicated thing, person, or other matter has no distinctive identity, or no significant characteristics, or no functional center point; nothing significant exists in that place; nothing significant is occurring in that situation.Rate it:

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there must be something in the waterThere are so many cases of something; there are so many people or things doing a particular thing or having a certain trait.Rate it:

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there's always a bigger fishNo matter how large or intimidating a person or thing is, there is likely to be an even larger or more intimidating person or thing somewhere.Rate it:

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there's no such thing as a free lunchNothing is free; everything has a price.Rate it:

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there's no such thing as a stupid questionUsed to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.Rate it:

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they're only after one thingMen are only interested in sex.Rate it:

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third wheelA person or thing that serves no useful purpose.Rate it:

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this ain't recessNot playing around, serious. Getting the task done immediatelyRate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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