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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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dichosos los ojos que te venlong time no see, you're a sight for sore eyesRate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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doucement va bien loinFair and softly goes far; Slow and sure wins the race.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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dying calf in a snowstormA lovestruck man looking at the one he adores from a far.Rate it:

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elle n'est pas jolie, tant s'en fautShe is not pretty, far from it; She is anything but good-looking.Rate it:

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even moneyBy extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.Rate it:

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eye candyAny object or sight with considerable visual appeal.Rate it:

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far and awayby a conclusive marginRate it:

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far and awayBy a large degree or margin; greatly.Rate it:

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far and wideOver a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.Rate it:

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far be itPewtey in Marriage Guidance Counselor from And Now For Something Completely Different.Rate it:

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far be itA disclaimer stating that the person speaking will not do something.Rate it:

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far crySomething very dissimilar or different.Rate it:

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far fetchedimprobableRate it:

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far goneIntoxicated.Rate it:

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far goneAt an advanced stage of ruin.Rate it:

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far goneUsed other than as an idiom: see far, go, gone.Rate it:

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far outNew, radical and extreme.Rate it:

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far postThe goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.Rate it:

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feast for the eyesVisually pleasing sight.Rate it:

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few and far betweenRare and scarce.Rate it:

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for one's particularFor one's part; as far as one is concerned.Rate it:

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for that matterAs far as that is concerned.Rate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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fugere alicuius conspectum, aspectumto keep out of a person's sight.Rate it:

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futura or casus futuros (multo ante) prospicereto foresee the far distant future.Rate it:

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get carried awayTo become excessively involved, to take something too far.Rate it:

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get to first baseTo get as far as the first phrase or milestone of a goal.Rate it:

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get to first baseTo get as far as kissing in sexual advances.Rate it:

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go farTo attain success, especially from humble origins.Rate it:

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go farTo cover significant expenses.Rate it:

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go overboardGo too far, be excessive.Rate it:

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go so far asTo do something in an extreme fashion; to reach an unexpected extent in doing something.Rate it:

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go toTo attend an event or a sight.Rate it:

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go too farTo exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour.Rate it:

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grow a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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haec gens pertinet usque ad Rhenumthe territory of this race extends as far as the Rhine.Rate it:

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hasta ahoraup to now, so farRate it:

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heave in sightTo appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.Rate it:

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hidden in plain sightSeemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find.Rate it:

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hide in plain sightTo be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.Rate it:

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hold a grudgeFar longer than is reasonable.Rate it:

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if looks could killA phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.Rate it:

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il a le nez fin1. He has a good nose. 2. He is far-sighted, sagacious.Rate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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il s'en faut de beaucoup que leur nombre soit completTheir number is far from being complete.Rate it:

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il traduit à livre ouvertHe translates at sight.Rate it:

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in a league of one's ownFar excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition.Rate it:

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