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beggars can't be choosers(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard things.Rate it:

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beside the pointIrrelevant, moot.Rate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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blank canvasSomething with no content, upon which one can easily impose one's point of viewRate it:

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boil overTo reach the point where aggressive action is taken.Rate it:

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boiling pointThe state of being heated, with high aggression.Rate it:

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boiling pointThe temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.Rate it:

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bon ventVent qui porte directement le navire vers le point où l’on veut aller.Rate it:

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boo booshort for Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character Yogi Bear's sidekick from the show Huckleberry Hound, 1958; this phrase is capitalized. It means something different when not capitalized; See also: boo booRate it:

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booze upTo drink alcohol past the point of drunkenness.Rate it:

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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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box seatA favorable vantage point.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break the deadlockTo score the first goal or point in a competitionRate it:

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bring (one's) a-gamerefers to bringing maximum effort, focus and undeniable commitment; an encouragement to do your best with no excuses; giving it your allRate it:

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bring overTo cause to change allegiance or point of view.Rate it:

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bring to a boilTo heat something until it reaches its boiling point.Rate it:

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Brownie pointCredit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.Rate it:

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bug in one's bonnetSomething that makes someone act crazy or excites them or is of particular interest or concern to them; something that bothers or irritates someone; a lesser known version of the expression “bee in one’s bonnet”Rate it:

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bullet pointMain thing that is supported by other stuff.Rate it:

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bum's rushForcible ejection from an establishment, as of a bum (hobo); someone trying to get you to leave abruptly (quickly).Rate it:

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bumpin' ugliesmaking love; having sex (We never really say "bumping uglies", it's always shortened to bumpin' with the g silent)Rate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate it:

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by george, i think she's got itan expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; See also "By Jove, I think he's got it"Rate it:

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by jove, i think he's got itan expression used to express surprise or satisfaction when someone finally understands or accomplishes something; see also "By George, I think she's got it"Rate it:

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c'est direCela montre à quel point c’est vrai.Rate it:

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c'est là que gît le lièvreThat is the main point; There’s the rub.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il n'y en a pointHe is a man who has not his match; There is no equal to him.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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c'est une réponse à l'emporte-pièceIt is a very cutting answer, and to the point.Rate it:

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call onTo correct; to point out an error or untruth.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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can't see the forest for the treesTo miss the major things while only seeing the minor details; to overlook the entire situation due to focusing on small aspectsRate it:

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

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carry overTo transfer (something) to a later point in time.Rate it:

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case in pointa good exampleRate it:

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case in pointAn example that illustrates a point.Rate it:

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cat's pajamasA highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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cela vient à pointThat comes opportunely.Rate it:

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cette remarque a porté à fauxThat remark was not to the point, was not conclusive.Rate it:

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ceux qui n'ont point d'affaires s'en fontThose who have no troubles invent them; Idle people make business for themselves.Rate it:

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chacun voit midi à sa porteChacun perçoit les choses de son propre point de vue, évalue une situation d'après ses critères personnels.Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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chink in the armorA weakness; a weak point.Rate it:

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cogere omnes copias in unum locumto concentrate all the troops at one point.Rate it:

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college courseOrganized study of a particular field, point of view, reference, or field.Rate it:

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come fromTo derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.Rate it:

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come full circleTo complete a cycle of transition, returning to the point of origin.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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