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c'est une famille où l'esprit est tombé en quenouilleIn that family only the women are clever; In that family the brains are on the distaff side.Rate it:

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Can't Hit the Side of a BarnTo be unable of hitting the target accurately, to hold horrible planRate it:

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catch you on the flip sideGoodbye, farewell.Rate it:

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cette comparaison est tirée par les cheveuxThat comparison is somewhat far-fetched.Rate it:

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cette preuve est amenée de bien loinThat proof is very far-fetched.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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change sides, change signsA mnemonic indicating that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.Rate it:

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Cheek by JowlSide by side, being very close, being togetherRate it:

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chestnutA round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.Rate it:

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circles aroundFar faster or better than.Rate it:

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cling toTo remain by side; to refuse to leave the company of someone to whom one has an intense emotional attachment.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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cock-and-bull storyA far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.Rate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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come in fromTo change to a new side in a conflict; to return from a period of exclusion; to accept after a history of not accepting.Rate it:

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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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cross the lineTo overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.Rate it:

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cum aliquo facere (Sull. 13. 36)to take some one's side.Rate it:

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de loinfrom farRate it:

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doucement va bien loinFair and softly goes far; Slow and sure wins the race.Rate it:

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down the road, not across the streetAlong the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.Rate it:

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dying calf in a snowstormA lovestruck man looking at the one he adores from a far.Rate it:

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elle n'est pas jolie, tant s'en fautShe is not pretty, far from it; She is anything but good-looking.Rate it:

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err on the side ofTo behave in a manner which favours or which is biassed toward.Rate it:

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err on the side of cautionTo act in the least risky manner in a situation where one is uncertain about the consequences.Rate it:

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even moneyBy extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.Rate it:

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far and awayby a conclusive marginRate it:

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far and awayBy a large degree or margin; greatly.Rate it:

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far and wideOver a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.Rate it:

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far be itPewtey in Marriage Guidance Counselor from And Now For Something Completely Different.Rate it:

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far be itA disclaimer stating that the person speaking will not do something.Rate it:

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far crySomething very dissimilar or different.Rate it:

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far fetchedimprobableRate it:

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far goneIntoxicated.Rate it:

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far goneAt an advanced stage of ruin.Rate it:

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far goneUsed other than as an idiom: see far, go, gone.Rate it:

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far outNew, radical and extreme.Rate it:

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far postThe goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.Rate it:

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few and far betweenRare and scarce.Rate it:

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flipsideThe B-side of a phonograph record.Rate it:

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fly the freak flagTo behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.Rate it:

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follow onThe act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.Rate it:

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for one's particularFor one's part; as far as one is concerned.Rate it:

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for that matterAs far as that is concerned.Rate it:

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fortune favors the boldLuck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.Rate it:

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freak flagUnconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.Rate it:

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futura or casus futuros (multo ante) prospicereto foresee the far distant future.Rate it:

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get acrossTo cross; to move from one side to the other, literally or figuratively.Rate it:

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get aroundTo move to the other side of an obstruction.Rate it:

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