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animum vincere (Marcell. 3. 8)to have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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animus meus ad dolorem obduruit (Fam. 2. 16. 1)I have become callous to all pain.Rate it:

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any more for any moreDoes anybody have, or want, any more?Rate 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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Appendix:Snowclones/have X, will travelIndicates that the speaker is ready for everything, provided they have X.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if Eskimos have N words for snow, X have Y words for ZUsed to suggest by analogy that Y has frequent interaction with Z or spends substantial time thinking about Z. Often used with other language, country or region stereotypes.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, Y, and Z—pick any twoIntroduces three desirable qualities or resources that a person, company or project can not have simultaneously; they will lack one of the three options.Rate it:

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are you deafA rhetorical question asked to confront a nondeaf interlocutor who has been rudely neglecting to hear something.Rate it:

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are you marriedUsed to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a spouse.Rate it:

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are you singleUsed to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a partner.Rate it:

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arrows in your quiverTo have more arrows in your quiver means you have other ideas, options, resources, alternative ways and/or strategies to accomplish a goalRate it:

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arse is gone right out of 'erMatters, especially economic matters, have gone very wrong; things are out of control.Rate it:

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arte conclusum esseto have been reduced to a system.Rate it:

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as luck may have itby chance, luckilyRate 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 the twig is bent, so the tree's inclinedAn early influence can have permanent effects.Rate it:

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ask for the moonTo claim or desire something that one cannot have.Rate it:

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at thatIn addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover.Rate it:

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at thatNow that it has been mentioned.Rate it:

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Athanasian wenchA sexually promiscuous or loose woman, willing to have sexual intercourse with "whoever wants to".Rate it:

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atque haec quidem de...so much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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atque or sed haec (quidem) hactenusso much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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auctore aliquo uti ad aliquidto have as authority for a thing.Rate it:

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auctorem aliquem habere alicuius reito have as authority for a thing.Rate it:

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auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehenused to encourage someone to have another drink after their firstRate it:

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autant prendre la lune avec les dentsYou might just as well try and scale the moon.Rate it:

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avez-vous des frères et sœursdo you have any brothers or sisters?Rate it:

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avoir affaire à quelqu'unTo have to speak to (to deal with) a person.Rate it:

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avoir d'une chose à revendreTo have more than enough of a thing.Rate it:

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avoir dans la peauto be infatuated with; to have a crush onRate it:

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avoir des cornesto have been cuckolded, to have been cheated on.Rate it:

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avoir des raisons avec quelqu'unTo have words with any one; To quarrel with any one.Rate it:

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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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avoir du bicepsto have well-developed musclesRate it:

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avoir du monde au balconto be stacked, to have big breastsRate it:

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avoir la berlue (fam.)To see things which do not exist; To have a wrong idea of anything.Rate it:

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avoir la main verteto have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.Rate it:

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avoir la poisseto have chronic bad luckRate it:

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avoir la tête dans les nuagesto have one's head in the cloudsRate it:

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avoir la vie dure1. To have a hard time. 2. To have nine lives.Rate it:

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avoir le cafardTo have the blues, to feel blueRate it:

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

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

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avoir les coudées franches(lit.) To have elbow-room; (fig.) To have full scope.Rate it:

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avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'unTo have a bone to pick (a crow to pluck) with some one.Rate it:

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avoir mal aux cheveux (fam.)To have a head (i.e. a head-ache in the morning after a drinking bout.)Rate it:

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avoir mangé du lionto have eaten lionRate it:

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avoir pignon sur rueTo have a house of one’s own.Rate it:

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avoir quinte et quatorzeTo have the game in one’s own hand.Rate it:

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avoir son affaireTo have what suits one.Rate it:

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