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hand on a plateThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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hand wavingDiscussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.Rate it:

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how do I get toPlease show me/tell me the best way to reach...Rate it:

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how do you pronounce this wordPlease say this word out loud so that I can learn how it is pronounced.Rate it:

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I don't knowA reason and common excuse used to state that a person is unclear of why something did or did not happen, or is or is not the case.Rate it:

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if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations."We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper.""And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"Rate it:

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if you pleasepleaseRate it:

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ignorantia juris non excusatIgnorance of the law is not a valid excuse.Rate it:

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il en sera ce qu'il vous plairaIt shall be just as you please.Rate it:

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il fait cher vivre à londresLiving in London is dear.Rate it:

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il fait l'empressé auprès de sa vieille tanteHe pays marked attention to his old aunt.Rate it:

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il fera des gorges chaudes du malheur de sa tanteHe will chuckle over (or, make fun of) his aunt’s misfortune.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de si qui fasseThere is no excuse for it.Rate it:

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il s'accommode de toutHe is satisfied with everything; He is easy to please.Rate it:

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j'ai vu de la lumière alors je suis rentréExcuse donnée lorsqu'on entre sans raison quelque part.Rate it:

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je m'excuseRate it:

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je t'en prieI beg you, please.Rate it:

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je vous en prieplease do, go ahead, be my guest.Rate it:

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la charité, s'il vous plaît!Please give me a penny!Rate it:

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laisser faireLet someone do as they please.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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love god and do what you like.A précis of St. Augustine's statement "Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved."Rate it:

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make light work ofThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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man, pleaseUsually said to a man in response to something unbelievable.Rate it:

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Nuremberg defenseAn explanation offered as an intended excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one behaved in that manner because one was ordered by others to do so.Rate it:

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on n'a jamais bon marché d'une mauvaise marchandiseA bad thing is dear at any price; The best is the cheapest in the end.Rate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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one moment, pleaseUsed to ask a person to wait a moment.Rate it:

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otro gallo cantaríawoulda, coulda, shoulda; if pigs had wings they would fly; if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncleRate it:

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pack inThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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pardon my frenchPlease excuse my swearing or bad language.Rate it:

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passez-moi ce mot-làExcuse the expression.Rate it:

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pater optime or carissime, mi pater (vid. sect. XII. 10)my dear father.Rate it:

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play hookyTo miss school, work, or other duties without permission or an excuse.Rate it:

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please eat mom's delicious apple strudelsA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations when calculating mathematical equations (² x / + -), in the PEMDAS order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, SubtractionRate it:

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please excuse my dear aunt sallyA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of mathematical operations, in the PEMDAS order.Rate it:

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please help meA request for help.Rate it:

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please pass the saltplease pass the saltRate it:

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please repeat after meA request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.Rate it:

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please say that againUsed as request for the interlocutor to repeat what he or she said previously.Rate it:

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please sit downOffering a seat to somebody.Rate it:

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please speak more slowlyUsed to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.Rate it:

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please take it down a notch or two!Your objections are expressed in strong tones of violence!Rate it:

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please turn leftWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn left.Rate it:

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please turn rightWhen giving directions to a person, indicates that he or she should turn right.Rate it:

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praetendere, praetexere aliquidto make something an excuse, pretext.Rate it:

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pray tellPlease explain (something the requester does not yet understand).Rate it:

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pray tellExpressing incredulity, please explain (some claim or position the speaker doubts).Rate it:

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pretty please with a cherry on topSynonym of pretty please with sugar on topRate it:

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pretty please with sugar on topExaggerated form of please or pretty please.Rate it:

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