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depuis sa faillite il file un mauvais coton (fam.)Since his failure, his health (or, reputation) has entirely broken down.Rate it:

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doesn't have two nickels to rub togetherReference an individual whom from all evidence and appearances is badly bent and broken relative to personal finances.Rate it:

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domi (opp. foris)at home; in one's native country.Rate it:

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don't try this at homeA caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe.Rate it:

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drive homeTo push to or into a target.Rate it:

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drive homeWith tangible or powerful demonstration.Rate it:

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dust off a batterfor a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.Rate it:

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e.t. phone homefamous line from the movie E.T. (Extra Terrestrial)Rate it:

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eat inTo eat a meal at home.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeC. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act II Scene I.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeTo consume such a portion of one's store of food that little is left for the owner.Rate it:

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Eat You Out of House and HomeTo eat and spend everything that other person has in his houseRate it:

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ElysianElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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Elysian FieldsElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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evertere aliquem bonis, fortunis patriisto drive a person out of house and home.Rate it:

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exturbare aliquem omnibus fortunis, e possessionibusto drive a person out of house and home.Rate it:

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faire comme chez soito make oneself at homeRate it:

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fallen overbroken, failed, inoperableRate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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fox in the henhouseA relationships wherein a predator is granted free reign within the prey's home confinement, often used in the political sense.Rate it:

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gagner son bifteckto bring home the baconRate it:

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ghost homeA residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.Rate it:

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go roundTo go to another person's home.Rate it:

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hammer homeUntil or so that a person or group of people understands it.Rate it:

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hang one's hatTo call a place home.Rate it:

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hecha la ley, hacha la tramparules are made to be brokenRate it:

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hello am homeKnock knock to anybody home, am just coming in nowRate it:

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hit a home runAccomplish a difficult task, design a spectacular approach, display an outstanding solution.Rate it:

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hit homeTo be especially memorable or meaningful; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.Rate it:

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hit homeTo do something particularly great.Rate it:

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hits pretty close to homehaving a direct personal effect on you.Rate it:

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home and dryHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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home and hosedHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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home field advantageUsually in sports, the heightened performance enjoyed by the team playing on its own familiar field in front of its home crowd.Rate it:

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home gameAn athletic contest played in a team's own geographic area.Rate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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home is where the heart isOne's true home is where one feels happiest.Rate it:

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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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home runSexual Intercourse.Rate it:

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home runThe portion of a journey that ends at home.Rate it:

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home runA four-base hit, a homer.Rate it:

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home runA success; especially, a popular success.Rate it:

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home runbaseball termRate it:

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home stretchThe final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.Rate it:

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home sweet homeOne's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.Rate it:

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home teamThe team that's playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.Rate it:

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home trainingHome-taught manners and social etiquette.Rate it:

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home trainingUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see home,‎ training.Rate it:

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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.Rate it:

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