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give up the ghostTo quit; to cease functioning.Rate it:

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give up the ghostTo cease clinging to life; to die.Rate it:

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give up the ghostTo cede a commitment to or identification with.Rate it:

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Give Up the GhostStop trying or give up when you know it is useless and you will not succeedRate it:

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

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happen alongTo arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.Rate it:

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happen onto find by chance,Rate it:

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happen uponTo accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.Rate it:

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il a l'air d'un déterréHe looks as pale as death, as pale as a ghost.Rate it:

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il est en passe de devenir ministreHe is in a fair way (he stands a good chance) to become a Cabinet Minister.Rate it:

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il n'a garde de venirHe will take care to keep away; There is no chance of his coming.Rate it:

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il n'est chance qui ne retourneThe luck must change.Rate it:

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il répète la même chose à tout bout de champHe repeats the same thing every instant, every time he has the chance.Rate it:

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il songe au solideHe has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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in the gamecompeting in a game, with a chance of winning.Rate it:

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in with a chanceHaving a chance.Rate it:

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ir à Roma e não ver o papaTo lose a chance.Rate it:

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j'irai, quitte à être grondéI shall go, even if I am scolded; I shall go, and chance the scolding.Rate it:

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jouer serréTo act cautiously; To leave nothing to chance.Rate it:

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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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jump at the chanceTo immediately accept an offer.Rate it:

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la chance sourit à ceux qui ne l'attendent pasCeux qui anticipent une certaine récompense seront toujours déçus.Rate it:

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last chancefinal oppurtunityRate it:

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leaped at the oppotunityjumped at the chanceRate it:

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let the perfect be the enemy of the goodTo insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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look-inA chance to participate, compete, or succeed.Rate it:

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luck intoto find by chance, to chance uponRate it:

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luck of the drawA selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.Rate it:

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luck of the drawThe random production of favorable or unfavorable results; chance.Rate it:

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malheureux en amour, heureux au jeuLorsque l’on est malheureux en amour, la chance nous sourit.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea ghost shipRate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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monkeys might fly out of my buttusually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurringRate it:

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Needle in a HaystackAn item that is almost impossible to locate, anything that has no chance of finding, in a hopeless situationRate it:

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nescio quo casu (with Indic.)by some chance or other.Rate it:

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no chanceAbsolutely not; under no circumstances. [from 18th c.]Rate it:

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non c'è trippa per gattithere isn't a snowball's chance in hellRate it:

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not a chanceAbsolutely not; no way.Rate it:

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obvium or obviam esse, obviam fierito meet some one by chance.Rate it:

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off chanceA condition of not being likely or probable.Rate it:

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on the toss of a coinLeaving it to pure chance; relying upon a flippant metric.Rate it:

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One Good Turn Deserves AnotherFavor should be returned with kindness, you should grab the chance to repay the favorRate it:

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one strike and you're outIf you fail you will be given no second chance.Rate it:

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one-horse raceAn election campaign or other competitive situation in which only one competitor is entered or in which only one competitor has a realistic chance of winning.Rate it:

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or words to that effectused to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.Rate it:

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outside chanceSmall chance.Rate it:

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outsiderA competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse.Rate it:

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pick out of a hatTo determine by chance.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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