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any old thinganything at allRate it:

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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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any press is good pressBeing mentioned in the media is beneficial to the subject because it gets publicity.Rate it:

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ape leaderAn old maid.Rate it:

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apprenti n'est pas maîtreOne must not expect from a beginner the talent of an old hand; You must spoil before you spin.Rate it:

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as fine as Dick's hatbandVery fine: very good or well-made.Rate it:

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as good asvirtuallyRate it:

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as good as it getsThe best available under the circumstances.Rate it:

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as good as one's wordFaithful to a promise one has made.Rate it:

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as luck would have itAs it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily.Rate it:

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as you sow, so shall you reapThe personal consequences of one's actions are in proportion to the good or bad intentions towards others.Rate it:

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auf gutem Fuß stehento be on good termsRate it:

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auld lang syneDays gone by; former times.Rate it:

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avoir l'esprit bien faitTo be good-tempered.Rate it:

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avoir le compas dans l'œilTo have a good eye for distances.Rate it:

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avoir le compas dans l'œil (fam.)To have a good eye for distances.Rate it:

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bad money drives out goodDebased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.Rate it:

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bad old daysthe past, seen as a time when things were worse.Rate it:

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bang upHe’s doing a bang up good job..Rate it:

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beat someone at their own gameto win against someone who is good, better or best at something (not necessarily a literal game) or in their fieldRate it:

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before someone's timeFrom before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.Rate it:

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behind the timesOut of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.Rate it:

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bendito sea Diosgood Lord, good heavensRate it:

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bene (male) praecipere alicuito inculcate good (bad) principles.Rate it:

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bene darkmansGood night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.Rate it:

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bene latine doctus or sciensa good Latin scholar.Rate it:

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bene lightmansGood day; a greeting said in the morning or daytime.Rate it:

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bene, male audire (ab aliquo)to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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bene, optime sentire de re publicato have the good of the state at heart.Rate it:

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benefacta maleficiis pensareto return evil for good.Rate it:

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benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces.Rate it:

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bestes Wissen und Gewissenthe best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competencesRate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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beyond the paleDescribing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.Rate it:

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bidey, bye, bye!An Expanded 'good-bye' often for close relatives and children!Rate it:

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biduo seriustwo days late.Rate it:

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big guyA term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.Rate it:

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big ol'Alternative spelling of big old.Rate it:

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big oldEmphatically or impressively big; really big.Rate it:

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big oleAlternative spelling of big old.Rate it:

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bitter sweetWhen something is Good and Bad; Positive with negative.Rate it:

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black magicMagic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.Rate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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boa tardegood afternoonRate it:

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bon appétitGood appetite; I hope you will enjoy your meal.Rate it:

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bon droit a besoin d'aideEven a good cause needs support.Rate it:

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bon sang ne peut mentirGood breeding always shows itself; Like father, like son.Rate it:

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bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)to enjoy good health.Rate it:

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bona nochyGood night.Rate it:

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