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make it rainto bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activityRate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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oppidum tormentis verberareto rain missiles on a town, bombard it.Rate it:

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pat downTo frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.Rate it:

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pelt downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventA little rain lays much dust; Often quite a trifle calms a torrent of wrath.Rate it:

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piss downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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plebem continereto hold the people in one's power, in check.Rate it:

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pleuvoir à verseto rain heavilyRate it:

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pleuvoir des cordesto rain heavily; to rain cats and dogsRate it:

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pleuvoir des hallebardesTo rain cats, dogs, and pitchforks.Rate it:

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pour downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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rain cats and dogsTo rain very heavily.Rate it:

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rain checkIn social interactions, a polite way to turn down an invitation, with the implication one is simply postponing it and that another time would be acceptable.Rate it:

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rain checkTo provide a service at a later date.Rate it:

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Rain CheckA ticket stub that allows an individual to attend an event on behalf of a canceled one; a paper piece that allows someone to buy a sold-out product at discounted or sale price later onRate it:

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rain chequeAny postponement, especially of an offer.Rate it:

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rain chequeAny voucher or note issued by a store to allow a customer to get a special or sale price later if an item is out of stock.Rate it:

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rain dogs and catsTo rain very heavily.Rate it:

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rain downto fall from the sky, as rainRate it:

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rain downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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rain offto cancel (an event) due to excessive rainRate it:

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rain on one's paradeTo spoil someone's celebration.Rate it:

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rain on someone's paradeTo disappoint or discourage someone.Rate it:

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Rain on Your ParadeSpoiling day of an individual, particularly regarding special plans, instances, performances, celebrations, etcRate it:

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rain or shineRegardless of what the circumstances are, and how the weather is.Rate it:

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rain or 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, come rain or come shineRate it:

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rain pitchforksTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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rain stopped playThe cessation of an activity or operation due to rain.Rate it:

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reality checkA wake-up call, reminder.Rate it:

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reality checkA check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.Rate it:

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right as rainVery good; healthy.Rate it:

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right as rainright as rain expresses the truism. rain is from nature and a higher power, so therefore it has to be right because nature and the creator are never wrong!Rate it:

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right as rainCorrect; factually accurate.Rate it:

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s'il pleut le jour de st. médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard. s'il pleut le jour de st. gervais, il pleut quarante jours après“St Swithin’s day, gif ye do rain For forty days will it remain.”Rate it:

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scope outTo examine; to scout; to investigate; to check out.Rate it:

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scotch mistfine rainRate it:

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sniff testAn informal reality check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety.Rate it:

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spot checkA cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something.Rate it:

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STCSubject to check.Rate it:

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take a ganderTo take a look; to check or examine.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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to give a person lineTo allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.Rate it:

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toad-stranglerA very heavy downpour of rain.Rate it:

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whip downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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wird es regnenis it going to rainRate it:

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будет дождьis it going to rain?Rate it:

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будет ли дождьis it going to rain?Rate it:

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切克鬧check it outRate it:

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