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by jove, i think he's got itan expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; see also "By George, I think she's got it"Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il en faudrait beaucoupI wish more men were like him (because of his straightforward or courageous nature).Rate it:

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c'est une autre paire de manchesThat is quite another thing; That is a horse of another colour, another pair of shoes.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le pont neufQueen Anne is dead; It is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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can't see the forest for the treesTo miss the major things while only seeing the minor details; to overlook the entire situation due to focusing on small aspectsRate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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cat's pajamasA highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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ces gens vivent au jour le jourThose men live from day to day, from hand to mouth.Rate it:

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clothes don't make the manAn aphorism meaning that you cannot judge a person solely by his appearance. Usually pertains to men.Rate it:

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cold as a wagon tireDead.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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coming out of one's earshaving too much or too many of something; being overloaded or overwhelmedRate it:

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contestari deos hominesqueto call gods and men to witness.Rate it:

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cut one's lossesTo abandon an unproductive pursuit or leave a failing situation before it gets worseRate it:

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daddy's girlA girl who has a very close relationship with her fatherRate it:

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deadNot in play.Rate it:

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deadFiguratively, not alive; lacking life.Rate it:

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deadNo longer living.Rate it:

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deadStationary; static.Rate it:

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deadUnproductive.Rate it:

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deadFull and complete.Rate it:

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deadWithout emotion.Rate it:

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deadWithout interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.Rate it:

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deadNo longer used or required.Rate it:

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dead : So hated by that they are absolutely ignored.Rate it:

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deadBroken or inoperable.Rate it:

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deadExact.Rate it:

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deadCompletely inactive; without power; without a signal.Rate it:

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dead 'n' buriedContraction of dead and buried.Rate it:

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dead airAn unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.Rate it:

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dead and buriedMoot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.Rate it:

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dead as a dodoThat has become out of date.Rate it:

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dead as a dodoUndoubtedly and unquestionably dead.Rate it:

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dead as a doorknobEntirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.Rate it:

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dead as a doornailUnquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.Rate it:

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Dead as a DoornailTo lose hope, to become hopeless about successRate it:

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dead asleepSleeping in a deep sleepRate it:

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dead bangWithout doubt, absolutely, totally, or irrefutablyRate it:

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dead beatexhaustedRate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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dead centerThe exact center, as of a targetRate it:

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dead centerThe position of the crank of a piston when it is in line with the connecting rodRate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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dead duckOne who is in serious danger or trouble.Rate it:

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Dead DuckA ruined person; a person or plan that is certain to die or failRate it:

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dead duckA project that is doomed to failure from the start.Rate it:

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dead endcul-de-sacRate it:

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dead endA path or strategy that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.Rate it:

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