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it's a zoo out thereThings/conditions/situations are chaotic, disordered, unpredictableRate it:

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it's a jungle out thereRefers to a threatening environment where it is difficult to survive.Rate it:

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it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dogdetermination and perseverance will win out in the long run.Rate it:

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iussa (usually only in plur.), imperata facereto carry out ordersRate it:

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j'ai couru à perte d'haleineI ran until I was out of breath.Rate it:

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j'ai gagné la première mancheI won the first game (out of two or more).Rate it:

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j'ai le pareilI have one like it.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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j'en ai bien envieI should like it very much.Rate it:

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j'en ai par dessus la têteI am worried out of my life with it.Rate it:

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j'en tirerai pied ou aileI will get something out of it.Rate it:

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j'y perds mon latinI cannot make it out; I am nonplussed; I can make neither head nor tail of it.Rate it:

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je l'ai mis hors d'état de vous nuireI have put it out of his power to harm you.Rate it:

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je lui ai donné sa besogne toute mâchéeI gave him his work all ready cut out; I made his work as easy as possible for him.Rate it:

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je lui ai fait baisser les yeuxI stared him out of countenance.Rate it:

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je lui donnerai du fil à retordreI will cut out his work for him; I will give him a deal of trouble.Rate it:

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je n'y ai vu que du feuIt was impossible for me to find out how the thing was done (as it was done so quickly); It was done so quickly (or, cleverly) that I could not make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je suis comme un poisson sur la pailleI am like a fish out of water.Rate it:

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je suis désorienté1. I am disconcerted. 2. I am out of my element; I do not feel at home; I have lost my bearings.Rate it:

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je suis en perteI am out of pocket.Rate it:

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je suis tout je ne sais commentI am out of sorts.Rate it:

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je vous reconnais bien làThat is just like you.Rate it:

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je vous rendrai la pareille1. I will pay you out. 2. I will do the same for you.Rate it:

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jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bainthrow the baby out with the bathwaterRate it:

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joe coolAn “Average Joe,” that has reached “Cool” status, Used derogatorily = pointing out that “No, you have not” — reached Cool Status Snoopy, reached Cool Rate it:

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jump outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see jump,‎ out.Rate it:

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jump outTo exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition.Rate it:

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jump outTo be obviously different or special; to capture an observer's attention at once.Rate it:

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jump outTo emerge suddenly.Rate it:

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jurer comme un templier (charretier, païen)To swear like a trooper.Rate it:

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jury is outAn outcome or decision is still unknown and awaited.Rate it:

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just like thatIn that manner.Rate it:

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just like thatUnexpectedly, without warning.Rate it:

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jut outTo protrude; to extend outwards into space; to stick out.Rate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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keep an eye outTo watch for, look for, or search for.Rate it:

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keep an eye peeledTo look out attentively.Rate it:

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keep it between the ditchesTo stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.Rate it:

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keep one's head above waterTo survive or endure, especially in a situation in which one is struggling to avoid being overwhelmed by adverse financial circumstances.Rate it:

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keep one's nose cleanTo stay out of trouble, especially by avoiding unlawful behavior.Rate it:

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keep outTo refrain from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep outAfter being warned, he kept out.Rate it:

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keep outTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep outThe warning kept him out.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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Keep Up With the JonesesTo live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors haveRate it:

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keep up with the jonesesTo do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.Rate it:

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Keep Your Head above WaterTo have just enough to avoid any financial collapse, hardly keeping up with one’s responsibilityRate it:

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kettle of fishAn awkward situation; a predicament.Rate it:

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