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je suis à jourI am up to date; I am not behind in my work.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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la maison ne fait pas créditDans les bars, phrase souvent affichée au-dessus du comptoir pour signifier aux clients qu'ils doivent régler leurs consommations au comptant.Rate it:

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lead outA race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. See drafting.Rate it:

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leave behindTo abandon.Rate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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look aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look backTo look behind oneself.Rate it:

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look roundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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magnam sui famam relinquereto leave a great reputation behind one.Rate it:

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no, but if you hum a few bars...a response made as a joke when someone says, "Do you know _______" (could be anything that fills in this blank.)Rate it:

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on the heels ofIn close pursuit of; close behind.Rate it:

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out of sightThe notice was out of sight behind the door.Rate it:

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park the busTo attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.Rate it:

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pay it forwardPerforming a selfless act of kindness (normally for a random stranger) after having been the beneficiary of such an act oneself - the mentality behind which is to make kindness contagious such that it multiplies exponentiallyRate it:

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pitFormerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.Rate it:

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poke outTo emerge from behind, in, or under something.Rate it:

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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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Power behind the ThroneThe actual force or person behind ones success, the real person in chargeRate it:

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pub-crawlto visit, and drink in, numerous pubs or bars in succession.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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put something behind oneTo recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.Rate it:

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reach-aroundManual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind.Rate it:

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second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:

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sell in may and go away"Sell in May and go away" is a popular adage or saying in the stock market that suggests investors should sell their stocks or investments in May and stay out of the market until the end of October. The idea behind this saying is that the stock market tends to experience weaker performance during the summer months, particularly from May to October. This pattern is often attributed to factors such as reduced trading activity, lower corporate earnings reports, or investors' vacation periods.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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sleight of handThe required digital dexterity behind magic tricks and illusions.Rate it:

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so crooked he could hide behind a spiral staircaseDishonest in the extremeRate it:

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stand backTo stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler.Rate it:

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stand behindUsed other than as an idiom: see stand, behind.Rate it:

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stand behindTo support; express one's supportRate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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stay behindAlternative form of stay-behind.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain where one is, whilst others leave.Rate it:

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stay behindUsed other than as an idiom: see stay, behind.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.Rate it:

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streets behindfar inferior, much lesserRate it:

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take guard(For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.Rate it:

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the fix is inA process (for example, a court case) has been rigged behind the scenes and its outcome will not reflect true justice.Rate it:

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there is reason in the roasting of eggsThere is a reason behind even the most odd and seemingly unnecessary action.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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tie backTo tie or fasten behind.Rate it:

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vitrinethe space behind itRate it:

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vitrineshop window the space behind it shoppingRate it:

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wet behind the earsInexperienced; not seasoned; new; just beginning.Rate it:

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Wet Behind the EarsYoung, not experienced, immatureRate it:

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молоко на губах не обсохлоgreenhorn, wet behind the earsRate it:

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虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落後Modesty leads to progress, conceit makes one lag behindRate it:

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