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hit a rough patchWhen things are going smoothly for a time, and then a tough time begins.Rate it:

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home and dryHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesOne must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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inconditum dicendi genus (Brut. 69. 242)a rough, unpolished style.Rate it:

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ink isn't dry onUsed to indicate that was just issued.Rate it:

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it is all fun and games until someone loses an eyeRough play results in injury.Rate it:

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je suis tout en nageI am in a thorough perspiration; I have not a dry thread on me.Rate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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keep one’s powder dryConserve one’s resources until they are needed; be ready to take action if necessaryRate it:

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le plancher des vaches (fam.)Dry land; Terra firma.Rate it:

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leave somebody high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopBoisterous, awkward, rough, disrespectful, careless. :Rate it:

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loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)rough and hilly ground.Rate it:

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mess upTo manhandle; beat up; rough up.Rate it:

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on tenterhookstense in anticipation of something. The phrase originated in the wool industry where fleeces were stretched on a frame between hooks to dry after washing the fleeces.Rate it:

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on the drytemporarily refraining from drinking alcoholRate it:

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oratio exilis, ieiuna, arida, exsanguisthe dry, lifeless style.Rate it:

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passage à videfunny turn, bad patch, slump, dry spellRate it:

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play hardballTo act rough and ruthless, especially in politics or business.Rate it:

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plus il boit, plus il a soifEver drunk, ever dry.Rate it:

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qui est bien qu'il s'y tienneRest content where thou art; Better dry bread at home than roast meat abroad.Rate it:

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rough and readyCrude or unpolished, but still fit for use; good enough.Rate it:

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rough around the edgesIn need of refinement; unsophisticated.Rate it:

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rough outto produce (a plan, diagram etc.) in roughRate it:

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rough sleddingA difficult period of time.Rate it:

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rough sleeperA homeless person.Rate it:

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rough trotA series of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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rough upTo manhandle or beat up.Rate it:

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rough upTo make rough, to roughen.Rate it:

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roughen upto make something rough or rougherRate it:

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sauter à pieds joints sur quelqu'un(fig.) To ride rough-shod over any one.Rate it:

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screamA form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.Rate it:

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shrivel upTo become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.Rate it:

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sleep roughTo sleep outdoors, without a place to go home to.Rate it:

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soft as a baby's bottomextremely soft (not rough)Rate it:

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taking the rough with the smoothDéfinition manquante ou à compléter. …Rate it:

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terra firmadry landRate it:

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third degreeIntensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession.Rate it:

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wipe upTo dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.Rate it:

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you drained me dryYour incessant and extended discussion, queries and theories have been so exuberant that I am exhausted.Rate it:

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