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bullyGood, Great, sonderful: British ejaculation!Rate it:

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busted flushAnything which ends up worthless despite great potential.Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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c'est là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.Rate it:

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c'est sa planche de salutIt is his last hope, his sheet-anchor.Rate it:

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c'est un cheval à l'écurieIt is a white elephant.Rate it:

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c'est un homme très répanduHe is a man who goes into society a great deal.Rate it:

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c'est un saint qu'on ne chôme pointHe is in no great repute.Rate it:

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cakewalkSomething that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.Rate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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cape of good hopethe southernmost point on the continent of africaRate it:

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carry a torch forTo harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.Rate it:

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catbird seatExpression used to describe an enviable position, often one of great advantage.Rate it:

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catch-as-catch-canA. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas l'embarrasThere is no great difficulty in it; After all; For the matter of that.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas le pérou (fam.)It’s no great catch.Rate it:

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ce sont des gens tels quels (fam.)They are “no great shakes,” just ordinary people, humdrum people.Rate it:

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cela fait beaucoupThat makes a great difference.Rate it:

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cet argument est son cheval de batailleThat argument is his stronghold; That is his great argument.Rate it:

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chalkfaceA cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover.Rate it:

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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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ci corre quanto dal cielo alla terraThere is a very great differenceRate it:

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claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.Rate it:

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coffee soup and crackersA Depression Daze midnight treat of crumbled salted soda crackers immersed in a mug of hot coffee, well accented with cream and white sugar.Rate it:

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color inTo add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.Rate it:

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colour inTo colourise; to add colours to a black-and-white drawing, using coloured drawing equipment.Rate it:

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company manA male employee who has a great-and often, in the view of others, an excessive-commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.Rate it:

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country mileA long way, a great distance.Rate it:

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crash togetherTo cause objects to collide with great force.Rate it:

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crawl withTo include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.Rate it:

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cross my heart and hope to dieadded to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one saidRate it:

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dans les petits sacs sont les fines épicesLittle fellows are often great wits; Small parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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

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des enfants perdus (military)A forlorn hope.Rate it:

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die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzthope springs eternalRate it:

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doctrina abundare (De Or. 3. 16. 59)to be a man of great learning.Rate it:

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dog racismPaying large sum of money for "pedigree dogs", attaching great importance to the breed of a pet.Rate it:

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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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dynamite chargeInstructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.Rate it:

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e olhe láUsed to end a sentence, indicates that a small improvement is already more than expected and one should not hope for more.Rate it:

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egg whitealbumenRate it:

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egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui reito expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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el doradoplace of great richesRate it:

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enough to make the angels weepSomething so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.Rate it:

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every silver lining has a cloudEvery good situation has the potential to turn bad.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality RequiemA great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.Rate it:

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ex aliqua re redundare (in or ad aliquid)to accrue in great abundance.Rate it:

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f** itAn expression of great indifference or nonchalance.Rate it:

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f**ing hellAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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faire la caneTo run away; To show the white feather.Rate it:

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