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get on someone's caseTo lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize.Rate it:

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Get to the Bottom of SomethingTo discover the root cause of something, to find out and investigate the actual cause of matterRate it:

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God's gift to manSomeone irresistible to men, someone whom all men find attractive.Rate it:

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God's gift to womenSomeone irresistible to women, someone whom all women find attractive.Rate it:

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got a kickout of something or someoneFind something or someone very interesting.Rate it:

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Grasp at StrawsMaking a futile effort at something, trying to find a way in trouble when it is unlikely to succeedRate it:

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happen acrossTo find by chance; to unexpectedly discover.Rate it:

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happen onto find by chance,Rate it:

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hard pressedHaving or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.Rate it:

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hard to come byDifficult to find; rareRate it:

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have the last laughTo be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.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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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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hunt downTo find with difficulty.Rate it:

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hunt outTo track down; to find after searching for a whileRate it:

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I can't find my ...Said after losing something.Rate it:

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i find your lack of x disturbingIndicates disapproval at someone lacking X.Rate it:

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I'm lostIndicates that the speaker is unable to find his or her way.Rate it:

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in litteris acquiescere or conquiescereto find recreation in study.Rate it:

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in pericula incidere, incurrereto find oneself in a hazardous position.Rate it:

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in the cutA secluded or hard to find locationRate it:

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indexa list of information and page numbers, where you can find the relevant informationRate it:

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it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog(rare or obsolete, proverb) If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so.1596 Rate it:

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je n'ai pas trouvé âme qui viveI did not find a soul.Rate it:

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je n'y ai vu que du feuIt was impossible for me to find out how the thing was done (as it was done so quickly); It was done so quickly (or, cleverly) that I could not make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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la méfiance est mère de la sûretéSafe bind, safe find.Rate it:

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lay hands onTo find, obtain or procure.Rate it:

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lean intoTo accept something negative but unchangeable; to find a way to benefit from, or alleviate the harm of, risk, uncertainty and difficult situations.Rate it:

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luck intoto find by chance, to chance uponRate it:

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match dayThe day graduating medical-school students find out where they will serve as residents.Rate it:

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meliore (deteriore) condicione esse, utito find one's circumstances altered for the better (the worse).Rate it:

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monkey runA place where people congregate or promenade to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.Rate it:

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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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nicht tot überm Zaun hängen wollento abhor; to hate; to find unbearableRate it:

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nose outTo find using one's sense of smell.Rate it:

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nose outTo find by searching.Rate it:

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nut outTo find a solution for, to work out the finer details, especially in a group discussion.Rate it:

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oratio in aures influithis words find an easy hearing, are listened to with pleasure.Rate it:

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où la chèvre est attachée il faut qu'elle brouteOne must bow to circumstances; One must put up with the inconveniences of one’s position if one can get nothing better; One must not expect more from life than life can give; We must take things as we find them.Rate it:

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pick holesTo find weaknesses, errors or imperfections (in)Rate it:

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piece of oneA chance to find out something interesting about someone.Rate it:

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pierce the veilTo see through an illusion or find a hidden meaning, to see the truth within a lie.Rate it:

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pinch atTo find fault with; to take exception to.Rate it:

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pognerto surprise, to run into, to find outRate it:

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Pull a Rabbit Out of HatTo magically produce something much needed, to find out a solution all of a sudden or unexpectedlyRate it:

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puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.Rate it:

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qu'il vienne, il trouvera à qui parlerLet him come, he will find his match.Rate it:

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rick rolledBasically on youtube,you're probably gonna find lots of links, some of them link to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", which if you do find one, you have been rick rolled.Rate it:

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ride someone's assto find fault with someone, to constantly criticiseRate it:

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run acrossTo find or discover by chance.Rate it:

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