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jamais bon chien n'a rongé bon osA good dog rarely gets a good bone; Men rarely get their deserts.Rate it:

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je l'accommoderai comme il fautI will give him a good hiding.Rate it:

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je le connais de longue mainI have known him for a long time.Rate it:

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je le mettrai au pasI will put him on his good behaviour.Rate it:

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je le tiens de bonne sourceI have it on good authority.Rate it:

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je me fais une fête de passer huit jours à la campagneI look forward with pleasure to the idea of spending a week in the country.Rate it:

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je n'ai jamais été à pareille noce (or, fête)I never had such a time of it.Rate it:

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je ne le croirai qu'à bonnes enseignesI shall only believe it upon good authority.Rate it:

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je ne me paye pas de mauvaises raisonsI will only be satisfied with good reasons.Rate it:

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je ne suis pas ici pour enfiler des perlesI am not here to waste my time.Rate it:

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je ne veux pas y aller et pour causeI do not want to go there, and for a very good reason.Rate it:

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je suis bien dans son espritHe has a good opinion of me.Rate it:

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je suis comme un poisson sur la pailleI am like a fish out of water.Rate it:

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je suis très bien avec luiI am on very good terms with him.Rate it:

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je te dis merdebreak a leg! good luck!Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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je vous reconnais bien làThat is just like you.Rate it:

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jerk offTo do nothing; to waste time.Rate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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jolie laideunconventionally attractive. Literally it means "pretty and ugly" but is not generally used in reference to ugliness; a more accurate translation would be unusual, flawed or quirky good looks.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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jump the fenceTo change from first approach, approach from a different direction, suggest a completely foreign idea.Rate it:

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Jump the GunTo do something a bit earlier or before the time, hasty in doing somethingRate it:

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jurer comme un templier (charretier, païen)To swear like a trooper.Rate it:

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just a minuteA short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

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just a minuteOnly one minute; a passage of time 60 seconds in duration.Rate it:

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just a secondA short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

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just a secondOnly one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration.Rate it:

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just killed a woman, feeling goodwhen you kill a woman in a videogame, you HAVE to say " just killed a woman, feeling good."Rate it:

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just like thatIn that manner.Rate it:

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just like thatUnexpectedly, without warning.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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keep in withTo continue to have a good relationship withRate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep someone on a leashSetting unreasonable time constraints, requiring excessive reporting of actions, projecting an expanded and ridiculously contrived schedule of tasks.Rate it:

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keep timeTo control the beat or rhythm of a song played by a music groupRate it:

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Keep Up With the JonesesTo live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors haveRate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate 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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keine Ahnungno ideaRate it:

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keyboard warriorA person who behaves aggressively and/or in an inflammatory manner in online text-based discussion media, but at the same time does not behave similarly in real life, potentially due to cowardice, introversion or shyness.Rate it:

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kick buttTo be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.Rate it:

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kick like a muleTo have a very strong physical effectRate it:

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kick someone when they are downTo make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.Rate it:

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Kick Up Your HeelTo cheer, celebrate and having good time, to rejoice oneselfRate it:

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kids will be kidsYou cannot expect children to act like adults.Rate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo spend time with someone as a friend.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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