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win backto win money that has been lost.Rate it:

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win backTo regain favour (with)Rate it:

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win backTo get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.Rate it:

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win by a noseTo win narrowly; to have a narrow victory.Rate it:

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win one for the GipperTo do something in memory of another person.Rate it:

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win outTo be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.Rate it:

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win overTo persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.Rate it:

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win roundTo persuade or convince.Rate it:

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win some, lose someAlternative form of you win some, you lose someRate it:

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win the battle, but lose the warTo achieve a portion of a goal, but fail to achieve the entire goal.Rate it:

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win the dayto gain complete victory or success over something or someoneRate it:

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win the dayto be totally accepted by other people (such as an idea or a proposal)Rate it:

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win throughto attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the wayRate it:

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win upTo get back on one's feet. [14th-19th c.]Rate it:

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win your a#s backWin your butt backRate it:

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wine tosserA person who buys wine, but does not drink it.Rate it:

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wine tosserA person who talks a great deal about wine but actually knows very little.Rate it:

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with knobs on(manner) Extremely; in a similar way, but taken to an extreme.Rate it:

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Wolf in Sheep's ClothingA person who is dangerous but pretends to be harmless, an enemy who is disguising as a friendRate it:

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wolfpackDuring World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.Rate it:

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work offTo lose by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.Rate it:

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yass sisterMeaning of a person encouraging with someone that helps them winRate it:

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yell silentlyTo think very strong thoughts, that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.Rate it:

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yonThat over there; of something distant, but within sight.Rate it:

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you are what you eatIf you eat well, you will be well; but if you eat badly you will feel badRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.Rate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:

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you can't win if you don't playUnless or until you don't play , you cannot win .Rate it:

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you have the advantage over meYou know my name, but I do not know yours; what is it, please?; you know me but I do not know youRate it:

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you snooze you loseIf you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.Rate it:

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you winUsed to express resignation. To concede defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments.Rate it:

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you've got to be in it to win itIn order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.Rate it:

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чуть-чуть не считаетсяclose but no cigar, almost doesn't countRate it:

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“we are not in prehistory, but dinosaurs still exist.”DinosaursRate it:

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你老母Abbreviated from 屌你老母, which literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you".Rate it:

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四肢發達，頭腦簡單Used to ridicule someone who is athletic or physically strong but wanting in intelligence.Rate it:

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好眉好貌生沙蝨Of a person, appearing to be talented, but in reality having no talent.Rate it:

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小狗懶擦鞋a phrase that literally means "little dog lazy to wipe shoes" but is actually a phrase which contains words with similar sounds to the five profanities in Cantonese: 屌, 鳩, 撚, 柒, 閪.Rate it:

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屌你老母It literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you". it is usually abbreviated to 你老母. This phrase may vary in form, but is usually related to sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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恁老母Abbreviated from 姦恁老母 ／奸恁老母, which literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you".Rate it:

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百花齊放，百家爭鳴classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period in 475 BC to 221 BC, but adopted as a policy by Mao Zedong to promote progress in the arts and sciences, and the development of a dynamic socialist cultureRate it:

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笑貧不笑娼lit. despising poverty but not prostitutionRate it:

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花有重開日，人無再少年A flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again.Rate it:

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