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un ange passeused to indicate that one has noticed a long silence, especially a pause in a conversationRate it:

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un homme qui n'a jamais mangé de la vache enragée n'est jamais qu'une poule mouillée (mme. de girardin )A man who has never roughed it is always a milksop.Rate it:

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un républicain à tous crinsEvery inch a republican.Rate it:

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under the roseKeep in secret, whatever is said in a certain room stays in that room. Generally used in conspiracies.Rate it:

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under the roseIn secret.Rate it:

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une face de carêmeA sad, pale, woe-begone face (like that of one who has fasted all Lent).Rate it:

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up-and-comerSomeone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future.Rate it:

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up-and-comersomeone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the futureRate it:

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usus me docuitexperience has taught me.Rate it:

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valley of deathThe phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.Rate it:

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vir defunctus honoribusa man who has held every office (up to the consulship).Rate it:

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virgin territoryLand that has never been explored or developed.Rate it:

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vita omnibus flagitiis inquinataa life defiled by every crime.Rate it:

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vita omnibus flagitiis, vitiis deditaa life defiled by every crime.Rate it:

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vocabulum angustius valetthe word has a narrow meaning.Rate it:

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vocabulum latius patetthe word has a more extended signification.Rate it:

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voir tout en beauTo see everything through rose-coloured spectacles. Rate it:

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vous êtes hors de causeYou are not concerned in the matter; This has nothing to do with you.Rate it:

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vulgo dicitur, pervulgatum estevery one says.Rate it:

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wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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walk a mile in someone's shoesTo experience what someone has experienced.Rate it:

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wallow in self pityPity for oneself. Especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity where you believe that you are the victim who has done no wrong and is deserving of condolence from everyone.Rate it:

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wash your mouth outA phrase uttered after someone has said a swear word.Rate it:

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water is exceeding up the headwhen every thing goes wrong and nothing is controlableRate it:

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water over the damAn event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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wear rose-colored glassesTo see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.Rate it:

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were you born in a tentAn admonishment said to someone who has left a door open.Rate it:

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what are you looking atExpresses discomfort because the interlocutor is looking at something; usually, this is said when the interlocutor has been staring at the speaker.Rate it:

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what do you want, a cookieA phrase sometimes given as a retort to someone who has done something unsurprising or unimpressive and has seen fit to inform one of having done so.Rate it:

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what else is newImplies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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what has been seen cannot be unseenRepulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.Rate it:

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what someone saidUsed to indicate agreement, as if one would have wanted to say what a previous speaker has said, without change or qualificationRate it:

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what was your first clueA riposte to someone who has just stated an obvious conclusion.Rate it:

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what's newAn informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their lives. A typical response might be, "Not much, you?". At times the greeting may not be literal and might just be used as a synonym for hello or what's up.Rate it:

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what's newImplies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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when push comes to shoveWhen the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.Rate it:

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whenever one turns aroundAlternative form of every time one turns aroundRate it:

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whichever way one slices itfrom any perspective; in every caseRate it:

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who has a sporting spirit wins without competing.Sport-inspired phraseRate it:

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whoever has style is never naked.NakedRate it:

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whole clothA newly made textile which has not yet been cut.Rate it:

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

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with every fiber of one’s beingConclusively, very strongly or to the fullest extent possible; Also: with the entirety of one’s enthusiasm, conviction, or desireRate it:

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woman of the hourA woman who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.Rate it:

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woman of the peopleA woman who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinaries, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by them.Rate it:

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word has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...Rate it:

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worm has turnedpast tense of worm turnsRate it:

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worth every pennyCompletely worthwhile.Rate it:

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