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ius ac fas omne delereto trample all law under foot.Rate it:

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j'ai fait cela en pure perteWhat I have done is completely useless; All I have done is to no purpose.Rate it:

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j'ai passé une nuit blancheI have not slept a wink all night.Rate it:

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j'en ai vu bien d'autresI have outlived worse things than that.Rate it:

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jack of all tradesOne competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of none!An individual capable of repairing, correcting, restoring many deficiencies, however is incapable of rendering a high level of expertness in these instances.Rate it:

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Jack-of-All-TradesA man who knows to do all kinds of workRate it:

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je l'ai battu à tour de bras (or, à bras raccourci)I beat him with all my might.Rate it:

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je lui ai donné sa besogne toute mâchéeI gave him his work all ready cut out; I made his work as easy as possible for him.Rate it:

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je m'y connaisI understand all about it; I am an authority on it.Rate it:

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je n'ai fait qu'un sommeI never woke all night.Rate it:

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je n'y vois goutteI cannot see at all.Rate it:

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je ne laisse pas d'être inquietIn spite of all that, I am anxious.Rate it:

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je ne le connais ni de près ni de loinI do not know him at all.Rate it:

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je ne peux pas le voir même en peintureI hate the very sight of that man.Rate it:

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je ne suis pas à la noceI am not enjoying myself at all.Rate it:

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je suis bien revenu sur le compte de votre frèreI have lost all the illusions I had of your brother.Rate it:

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jeter son bonnet par dessus les moulins (of women)To throw off all restraint; Not to care a straw for what people may think of your bad conduct.Rate it:

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jill of all tradesA woman competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.Rate it:

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Joe AverageA hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension).Rate it:

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Joe CitizenA hypothetical average or generic citizen; the man on the street.Rate it:

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Joe PublicA hypothetical average or generic member of the public; the common man (or person, by extension).Rate it:

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juicyUsed in reference to describing a young man who appears attractive, handsome, good-lookingRate it:

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jumble togetherTo haphazardly combine things; to make a seemingly random assortment of items.Rate it:

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jump ropeA single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.Rate it:

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jump to conclusionsMake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.Rate it:

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jump to my tunejump to my tune', means 'Go Along With Another's Ideas, Program, Schedule, Agenda, 'Cooperate Fully With My Methodology, My Way Of Doing Things:Rate it:

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jurer ses grands dieuxTo affirm vehemently; To swear by all that one holds sacred.Rate it:

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justice delayed is justice deniedIf a wrong is not corrected within a reasonable amount of time, it is as though the wrong were not corrected at all.Rate it:

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KATInitialism of kill all taigs.Rate it:

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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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keep up with the jonesesTo do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.Rate it:

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keep your britches on!"Be Patient", "Keep Your Pants ON!", "Don't Get All Excited!"Rate it:

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keep your feet on the groundmaintain a sense of composure, refuse to get all up in the air over any reversal.Rate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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kick bollocks scrambleA free for all or panic situationRate it:

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kick over the tracesTo throw off all restraint.Rate it:

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kill one's darlingsTo destroy, especially with conflicted motives, things or persons of which one is fond.Rate it:

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Kill Two Birds with One StoneTo achieve or carry out two things with one effort, to do two things in one actionRate it:

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king of the hillA person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field.Rate it:

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knacker's yardA place to send a person or object that is spent beyond all reasonable use.Rate it:

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knock yourself outHave as much as you like there's plenty of things available.Rate it:

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know every trick in the bookto know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.Rate it:

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know someone from AdamTo know or recognise someone at all.Rate it:

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know-it-alla person who behaves as if they know everything.Rate it:

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l'arc toujours tendu se gâteAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Rate it:

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l'homme absurde est celui qui ne change jamaisThe wise man changes his opinion—the fool never.Rate it:

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l'homme pauvre est toujours en pays étrangerThe poor are never welcomed; All bite the bitten dog.Rate it:

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