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enjoy your mealUsed to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.Rate it:

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et chacun croit fort aisément ce qu'il craint et ce qu'il désire.The wish is father to the thought.Rate it:

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ex sententiaas one would wish; to one's mind.Rate it:

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Felices ReyesHappy Wise Men Day A phrase used to wish a happy "Wise Men Day", celebrated on January 6 in some Spanish-speaking countriesRate it:

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funny boneThe ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingly sensation. [from the 19th c.]Rate it:

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funny boneOne's sense of humor.Rate it:

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hands upPut your hands up (if you wish to participate).Rate it:

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happy EasterAn expression used during Easter to wish someone a happy time.Rate it:

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happy New YearA wish said at and before the start of a new year to wish someone well for New Year or for the new year.Rate it:

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Happy RamadanAn expression used during Ramadan to wish someone a happy time during the holiday.Rate it:

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have a bone to pickTo have a complaint or grievance with somebody.Rate it:

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Have a Bone to Pick with YouTo have a complaint and argument about somethingRate it:

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I wishUsed to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were trueRate it:

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I'm fullIndicates that the speaker does not wish to continue eating.Rate it:

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if onlyI wish that; signifies a wish or desire.Rate it:

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j'ai voulu voir par moi-mêmeI wish to see with my own eyes.Rate it:

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jamais bon chien n'a rongé bon osA good dog rarely gets a good bone; Men rarely get their deserts.Rate it:

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je t'en souhaite! (pop.)I wish you may get it.Rate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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knit togetherTo heal; to reform a single strong bone.Rate it:

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la caque sent toujours le harengWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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lang may yer lum reekUsed to wish someone well.Rate it:

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laundry-shareAn arrangement in which owners of usually privately owned washers and dryers who wish to do others’ laundry and community users who choose to have their laundry done nearby, any time of the day, no matter where they are, use a network (such as one accessed through an app or a website) to coordinate the pickup and drop off soiled and cleaned garments, for which the user or soiled garment owner pays the washer (laundry doer) to clean for them.Rate it:

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les yeux à fleur de têteGoggle eyes (i.e. on a level with the cheek-bone and fore-head).Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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like a dog with a boneStubborn; persistent; relentless; doggedRate it:

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may the force be with youUsed to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.Rate it:

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may the Force not be with youUsed to wish someone bad luck.Rate it:

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name your poisonIndicate what type of alcoholic beverage you wish to be served.Rate it:

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nonnulla praedīcamI wish to say a few words in preface.Rate it:

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not that there's anything wrong with thatA signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.Rate it:

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on lui compterait les côtesHe is nothing but skin and bone.Rate it:

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pomme de discordeapple of discord, bone of contentionRate it:

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preach to deaf earsTo attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.Rate it:

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quem me deraI wishRate it:

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qui s'agite s'enrichitIf you wish to get rich, you must work (hustle); No pains, no gains.Rate it:

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Ramadan mubarakAn expression used during Ramadan to wish someone a happy time during the holiday.Rate it:

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same to youI wish to you what you have just wished to me.Rate it:

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say goodbyeTo wish someone farewell upon their leaving.Rate it:

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soaked to the boneExtremely wet.Rate it:

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souhaiter la bonne année à quelqu'unTo wish some one a happy new year.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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throw a bone toTo provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.Rate it:

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tickle somebody's funny boneTo amuse; to strike somebody as funny.Rate it:

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tickle someone's funny boneTo amuse; to strike somebody as funny.Rate it:

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Tickle Your Funny BoneAmusing someone or making someone laughRate it:

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to the bonecompletely, totallyRate it:

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two dogs fight for a bone, but a third runs away with itWhen two sides contend, it's always the third party that benefits.Rate it:

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velle aliquem (Plaut. Capt. 5. 2. 24)to wish to speak to some one.Rate it:

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voti damnari, compotem fierito have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish.Rate it:

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