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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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box someone's earsTo slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.Rate it:

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boy racerreckless young driverRate it:

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bright young thingOne who is youthful, clever, eager, and high-spirited in manner and attractive in appearance.Rate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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broad shouldersThe ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility.Rate it:

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bucket of boltsA piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.Rate it:

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buey viejo surco derechoan old ox, a straight furrow (it makes)Rate it:

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bury one's head in the sandTo deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.Rate it:

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Bury Your Head in the SandTo hide from facts and current situations, to ignore the critical situation or danger as if you don’t see itRate it:

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business girlA young woman employed in business or office work.Rate it:

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c'est la fée carabosseShe is an old hag.Rate it:

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c'est le refrain de la balladeIt is the old story over again.Rate it:

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c'est toujours la même rengaine (fam.)It is always the same old story.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de têteHe has a head on his shoulders; He is a man of resource.Rate it:

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c'est un rusé compèreHe is a sly dog, a cunning old fox. Rate it:

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c'est un trop vieux poisson pour mordre à l'appâtHe is too old a bird to be caught with chaff.Rate it:

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c'est un vieux loup de merHe is an old sea dog.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le mondeIt is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le pont neufQueen Anne is dead; It is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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c'est vieux jeuThat is quite old-fashioned.Rate it:

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capite obvolutowith head covered.Rate it:

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caput aperire (opp. operire)to uncover one's head.Rate it:

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caput demittereto bow one's head.Rate it:

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caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

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caput praecīdereto cut off a man's head.Rate it:

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Carry the Weight of the World on Your ShouldersTo think yourself responsible to resolve the problems of whole worldRate it:

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ce jeune homme ira loinThat young man will make his way in the world, has a future before him.Rate it:

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ce jeune homme jette sa gourmeThat young man is sowing his wild oats.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce sera mon bâton de vieillesseHe will be my support (consolation) in my old age.Rate it:

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cet homme a de la têteThat man has his head screwed on the right way.Rate it:

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chestnut(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.Rate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate it:

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chrome domeA bald head; a person who is bald.Rate it:

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coiffer sainte catherineTo remain an old maid.Rate it:

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cold hands, warm heart; dirty feet, no sweetheart!A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.Rate it:

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come to a headTo rapidly come to a turning point.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed.Rate it:

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command performanceA dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.Rate it:

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connu! (fam.)That is an old tale.Rate it:

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cookThe head cook of a manor houseRate it:

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cool headA calm, focused demeanor and mindset; a person having such characteristics.Rate it:

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cradle robberA person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.Rate it:

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criblé de dettesOver head and ears in debt.Rate it:

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Cross that Bridge when You Come to ItDon’t worry about unnecessary things, don’t over-think a problem, deal with the difficulty when it arrives, don’t predict problems in your headRate it:

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