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idle hands are a devil's toolsIf you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to troubleRate it:

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if anythingUsed to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case.Rate it:

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if brains were dynamite you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose.You're really stupid.Rate it:

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if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:

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if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:

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if it's the last thing I doAt any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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if you can't beat them, join themIf your adversaries are stronger than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries.Rate it:

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if you don't mind me sayingUsed to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be takenRate it:

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if you got it, flaunt itIf you have something great, show it offRate it:

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if you know what I meanUsed to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.Rate it:

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if you stink you stinkif you are bad at something, then you're bad at it, end of story.Rate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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IFYPFYInitialism of I fixed your post for you.Rate it:

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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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Ihre MajestätYour MajestyRate it:

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il a du pain sur la plancheHe has saved money; He has enough to live upon; He has put something by for a rainy day; There is plenty of work for him to do.Rate it:

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il a fait un pied de nez (fam.)He put his fingers to his nose; “He cut a snook.”Rate it:

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il a le cœur sur les lèvres1. He always says what he thinks (and this is always something good and kind); He is open-hearted. 2. He feels sick.Rate it:

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il a mis les pieds dans le plat (fam.)He put his foot in it.Rate it:

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il a reculé pour mieux sauter1. He waited for something better. 2. (ironic.) He avoided a small evil to fall into a greater.Rate it:

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il a un faux air d'avocatHe looks something like a barrister.Rate it:

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il cherchait à nous mettre des bâtons dans les rouesHe tried to put a spoke in our wheel.Rate it:

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il est poète jusqu'au bout des onglesHe is a poet to his finger-tips.Rate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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il faut bien que j'en passe par làI must submit to that; I must put up with it.Rate it:

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il faut qu'il fourre le doigt (or, more fam., nez) partoutHe must have a finger in every one’s pie.Rate it:

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il fera droit à votre demandeHe will accede to your request.Rate it:

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il lui en pend autant au nezHe may expect as much (something unpleasant); He will fare no better.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire vos affaires au tiers et au quartYou must not tell your business to all the world, to everybody.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire, fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eauOne must never be sure of not wanting some one (or, something).Rate it:

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il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tuéDo not count your chickens before they are hatched; First catch your hare.Rate it:

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il ne prétend à votre fille qu'en tout bien tout honneurHe has honourable intentions towards your daughter.Rate it:

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il s'agit de votre vieYour life is at stake.Rate it:

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il s'est piqué d'honneurHe made it a point of honour; He was put upon his mettle.Rate it:

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il veut toujours fourrer son nez partout (fam.)He wants to have his finger in every pie. Rate it:

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il y a mis la dernière mainHe put the finishing touch to it.Rate it:

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ils tiraient la langue(lit.) They put their tongues out; (fig.) They showed signs of distress.Rate it:

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In a NutshellTo make something clear in few words, to say something briefly and to the pointRate it:

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in all my born daysAn expression of astonishment usually at something you've never heard, seen or experienced.Rate it:

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in aurem alicui dicere (insusurrare) aliquidto whisper something in a person's ears.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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in for the killIn a manner intending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in for the killIntending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in fugam dare, conicere hostemto put the enemy to flight.Rate it:

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in layman's termsExplaining something in simple words.Rate it:

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in lineOn a queue; waiting one's turn for something.Rate it:

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in living colorIn the bright colors of real life. Used to describe something particularly poignant or vibrant, originated from television during the transition from black and white to color film.Rate it:

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in manibus habere aliquid (also metaphorically)to have something in one's hands, on hand.Rate it:

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