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after the factToo late; after something is finished or final.Rate it:

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after youA gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.Rate it:

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aí temthere’s something fishy about thatRate it:

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albatross around one's neckSomething that one is associated with that keeps one from succeeding in what they want to achieve.Rate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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algo del otro mundosomething special or extraordinary; something to write home aboutRate it:

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aliquem in or ad consilium adhibereto consult a person, take his advice.Rate it:

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aliquid (graeca) latine reddere or sermone latino interpretarito render something into Latin.Rate it:

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aliquid (τι) dicis (opp. nihil dicis)there is something in what you say; you are more or less right.Rate it:

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aliquid a sensibus meis abhorretsomething offends my instincts, goes against the grain.Rate it:

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aliquid abhorret a meis moribus (opp. insitum [atque innatum] est animo or in animo alicuius)something is contrary to my moral sense, goes against my principles.Rate it:

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aliquid efficere, consequi in aliqua re (De Or. 1. 33. 152)to obtain a result in something.Rate it:

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aliquid est proprium alicuiussomething is a characteristic of a man.Rate it:

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aliquid me sollicitat, me sollicitum habet, mihi sollicitudini est, mihi sollicitudinem affertsomething harasses me, makes me anxious.Rate it:

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aliquis, aliquid mihi curae or cordi estsomebody, something is never absent from my thoughts.Rate it:

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all rights reservedThe copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.Rate it:

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all roads lead to romedifferent paths can take one to the same goalRate it:

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all sizzle and no steakSomeone or something does not live up to its reputationRate it:

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all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

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all that jazzEverything else related to something; other similar things.Rate it:

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all the tea in chinaSomething priceless or invaluable.Rate it:

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all things to all peopleSomeone or something that entirely satisfies the expectations of everyone, no matter how diverse and conflicting those expectations may be.Rate it:

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all-conqueringthis is used when you are describing someone or something as better than anyone else. They are at the top level they can beRate it:

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allow forTo take into account when making plans.Rate it:

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angle forTo try to obtain something by subtle indirect means. Political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.Rate it:

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animum capere, colligereto take courage.Rate it:

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animum recipere (Liv. 2. 50)to take courage again.Rate it:

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animus alicui accedit, crescitto take courage.Rate it:

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ante oculos aliquid versatursomething presents itself to my vision.Rate it:

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anyone's guessA mystery, something unpredictable.Rate it:

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appeler un chat un chatTo call something what it is; to call a spade a spade.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/don't X meUsed as a reply, it means "don't say X to me", where X is something that the interlocutor just said.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/first rule of X: do not talk about XSaid of something that must be kept confidential.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if that's not X, I don't know what isUsed to point at something that is obvious, clearly seen from the context.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in X, no one can hear you YIndicates a threat of imminent danger. X is often limited to words having something to do with space. Y is a sound made by humans, especially 'scream'.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/that's X for youUsed to point out that a previously described behavior is typical of something, usually someone or a class of persons.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X among XsSaid of something that is exceptional.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X called, they want their Y backSaid about something that is outdated and can be traced to a certain period in time, usually a decade.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X is not going to Y itselfSaid to urge someone to do something to something.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, thy name is YUsed to say that something or somebody embodies a particular quality, usually a negative one. This phrase is said using this format: "X, thy name is Y", where X is the quality and Y is the person or thing with that quality.Rate it:

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apud Platonem scriptum videmus, scriptum est or simply estwe read in Plato.Rate it:

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apud rerum scriptores scriptum videmus, scriptum estwe read in history.Rate it:

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are you blindA rhetorical question to an individual who has failed to see or notice something.Rate it:

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are you deafA rhetorical question asked to confront a nondeaf interlocutor who has been rudely neglecting to hear something.Rate it:

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are you doing anything tomorrowAsks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available.Rate it:

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ark at eeUsed to draw attention to something or someone.Rate it:

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arma capere, sumereto take up one's arms.Rate it:

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arse about faceSomething that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.Rate it:

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as happy as a larkDescribing Someone or something happyRate it:

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