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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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new standardSomething that is set when someone does the unthinkable, or does something better than anyone else.Rate it:

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next-levelSignificantly more advanced, better, or more extreme.Rate it:

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ni tanto ni tan calvodon't exagerrate; don't get carried awayRate it:

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no lube, no loveWhen one doesn't have lube. They won't get anal.Rate it:

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no more Mr. Nice GuyAn implied individual has ceased being pleasant, and will now resort to unpleasant means to get their way.Rate it:

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nos van a dar las uvasget a move on; hurry up; chop chopRate it:

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not a sausageJohn: Do you know how I get to the town center from here?.Rate it:

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not be able to get a word in edgewaysTo be unable to say a single word because of someone else's talkativeness.Rate it:

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not out of the woods yetPatient has shown improvement but still could get worse and dieRate it:

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Nothing Ventured, Nothing GainedIf you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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now get this!A somewhat stern admonition to: understand this; listen UP!, Pay Attention!Rate it:

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nunca es tarde si la dicha es buenabetter late than neverRate it:

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nunca mejor dichoyou said it; I couldn't have said it better myself; damn straightRate it:

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nunca mucho cuesta pocoyou get what you pay for; literally: much never costs littleRate it:

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occasionem nanciscito get, meet with, a favourable opportunity.Rate it:

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occhio per occhioan eye for an eye equivalent retribution, tit for tat, returning exactly what you get.Rate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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on ne peut mieuxAs well as possible; It could not be better.Rate it:

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on ne peut prendre aux cheveux un homme raséOne cannot get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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one upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.Rate it:

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one-upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.Rate it:

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onwards and upwardsThings are getting betterRate it:

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open one's big mouthTo speak about things, when it would be better to stay silent.Rate it:

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orationem commentari (Fam. 16. 26)to prepare, get up a speech.Rate it:

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ôte-toi de là que je m'y metteYou get out and let me get in.Rate it:

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où la chèvre est attachée il faut qu'elle brouteOne must bow to circumstances; One must put up with the inconveniences of one’s position if one can get nothing better; One must not expect more from life than life can give; We must take things as we find them.Rate it:

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out of sightYou better stay out of sight for a few days.Rate it:

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out of the ordinaryUnusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).Rate it:

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out on the tilesI've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles." Led Zeppelin in their song "Out on the tiles", 1970.Rate it:

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over one's skisActing or speaking prematurely; getting get ahead of oneself.Rate it:

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paint the wagonTo get things done.Rate it:

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paint your back door red!Fixing to get hiney whooped!Rate it:

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pair upTo get into pairs; to join together to make a group of two.Rate it:

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pan per focacciatit for tat equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.Rate it:

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pardon mePolite expression to get someone to repeat.Rate it:

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party guideGet that party up, get that party up we gonna Dance all Night, get that balloons up, get that balloons up, we gonna stay all nightRate it:

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passer sur le billardTo get passed on the operating tableRate it:

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patch upto repair, to make betterRate it:

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patience is a virtueit is better to be patient than impatientRate it:

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pawn offTo get rid of by transferring it to another.Rate it:

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payback's a bitchUsually a complete sentence: I will get revenge when you least expect it.Rate it:

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pays ruiné vaut mieux que pays perduHalf a loaf is better than no bread.Rate it:

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péter les plombsTo get angryRate it:

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péter un câbleTo get angryRate it:

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péter un plombTo get angry, to shit a brickRate it:

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pew pew pewIs like shoot the shit out of it, get it doneRate it:

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phone tagA situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.Rate it:

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pick upbecome better; improve.Rate it:

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