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At The Drop of a HatOn the spot, without getting late, always ready to doRate it:

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At the End of Your RopeTo be out of options, Stamina to do something in a bad situation,Rate it:

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au bout de l'aune faut (or, manque) le drapThere is an end to everything; The last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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au bout du fossé la culbuteAt the end of the run comes the fall.Rate it:

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autant lui en pend au nez (or, à l'oreille)He will get just the same (in bad sense).Rate it:

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autant pèche celui qui tient le sac que celui qui met dedansThe receiver is as bad as the thief.Rate it:

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autant vaut bien battu que mal battuAs well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; In for a penny, in for a pound. Rate it:

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autant vaut celui qui tient que celui qui écorcheThe receiver is as bad as the thief.Rate it:

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autant vaut être mordu d'un chien que d'une chienneOne evil is as bad as the other.Rate it:

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aux pauvres la besaceThe back is made for the burden.Rate it:

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avec lui c'est toujours demainHe always procrastinates.Rate it:

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avoir bon bec (fam.)To be a chatterbox; To speak well; To be able to answer back.Rate it:

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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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avoir du plomb dans l'aileto be in bad shapeRate it:

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avoir la poisseto have chronic bad luckRate it:

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avoir toujours la bourse à la mainTo have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.Rate it:

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avoir toujours le pied en l'airTo be always on the go.Rate it:

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back and bettercoming back togetherRate it:

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back and forthunsureRate it:

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back at yaEye dialect spelling of back at you.Rate it:

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back at youUsed to return a greeting.Rate it:

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back atchaAlternative form of back at youRate it:

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back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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back burnerA section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.Rate it:

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back burnerA state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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back for moreTo enjoy something so much to where you want to return or do it again.Rate it:

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back fortyThe remote part of a farm.Rate it:

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back fortyThe most remote or inaccessible part of any place.Rate it:

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back gammon playerA sodomite.Rate it:

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back inTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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back inA betting term from French hazardRate it:

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back in harnessTo be restored to one's employment or office. Often said of someone returning to work after recovering from illness.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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back in the gameHaving recovered from a disadvantageous position.Rate it:

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back in the game To return to a particular industry or disciplineRate it:

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back in the game In sports, when a losing team regains chances for winningRate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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back in the saddleA return to work, return to military detachment, return to usual lifestyle.Rate it:

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back intoTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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back intoTo back up or walk backwards and hit something.Rate it:

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back of beyondA very remote place.Rate it:

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back of one's handA slap.Rate it:

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back of one's handA display of disrespect or scorn.Rate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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back offTo lower the setting of.Rate it:

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back officeThe IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.Rate it:

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back on one's heelsIn a state of unease, surprise, or bewilderment, especially such that one's functioning or performance is detracted upon; Forced into a position of disadvantage, retreat, or poor performanceRate it:

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back on toAlternative spelling of back ontoRate it:

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