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put something into perspectiveTo compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.Rate it:

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put the bee onTo finish off, to beat.Rate it:

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put to workGive a job; Force to workRate it:

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put words in somebody's mouthTo attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something.Rate it:

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quae suppeditant ad victum (Off. 1. 4. 12)a livelihood.Rate it:

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quaestui aliquid habere (Off. 2. 3. 13)to make a profit out of something.Rate it:

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quand on est bien, on ne s'y peut tenirThe love of change makes us give up even a comfortable position.Rate it:

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qui a bu n'a point de secretsWhen wine sinks, words swim; In vino veritas; Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man; What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.Rate it:

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qui a compagnon a maîtreOne is often obliged to give way to the wishes of those with whom one is associated.Rate it:

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qui coupe son nez dégarnit son visageIt is an ill bird that fouls its own nest; He who cuts off his nose spites his own face.Rate it:

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qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rageGive your dog a bad name and hang him.Rate it:

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quick off the markfast to act or react.Rate it:

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rack offTo go away; to sod off.Rate it:

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rack offUsed other than as an idiom: see rack, off.Rate it:

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radices agere (De Off. 2. 12. 73)to take root.Rate it:

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rag offTo finish by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.Rate it:

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rain offto cancel (an event) due to excessive rainRate it:

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raise somebody's hacklesMake someone angry.Rate it:

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rake offUsed other than as an idiom: rake off.Rate it:

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rake offTo remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.Rate it:

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rark upA telling off.Rate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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rattle offTo list or recite quickly.Rate it:

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read offTo dictate from a list.Rate it:

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read offTo read from a scale or measure.Rate it:

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read somebody the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.Rate it:

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read somebody's lipsTo discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.Rate it:

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read someone the riot actTo scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.Rate it:

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Read the Riot ActScold in a severe manner, or to give a warning to someoneRate it:

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reckon without one's hostTo reckon without or not reckon with something or somebody, misjudge, miscalculate, ignore, not take into account.Rate it:

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reel offTo list effortlessly and quickly.Rate it:

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reel offTo produce (e.g. a performance), in an effortless manner.Rate it:

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reflect onTo think carefully about something, and give it due consideration.Rate it:

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reflect onTo give an impression of .Rate it:

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rem or opes habere, bona possidere, in bonis esseto possess means, to be well off.Rate it:

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rem publicam alicui permittereto give some one unlimited power in state affairs.Rate it:

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rem publicam capessere (Off. 1. 21. 71)to devote oneself to politics, a political career.Rate it:

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rem publicam constituereto give the state a constitution.Rate it:

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rem publicam legibus et institutis temperare (Tusc. 1. 1. 2)to give the state a constitution.Rate it:

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remettez ceci à qui de droitGive this to the proper person, to the person who has a right to it.Rate it:

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render unto CaesarTo give to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.Rate it:

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rendre compte à livres, sous et deniersTo give an account to the uttermost farthing.Rate it:

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rendre l'âmeto pass away; to give up the ghostRate it:

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report toTo be subordinate to in a hierarchy; to receive orders from; to give official updates to.Rate it:

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res repetere (ab aliquo) (Off. 1. 11. 36)to demand satisfaction, restitution.Rate it:

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res restituereto give restitution, satisfaction.Rate it:

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respirandi spatium dareto give time for recovery.Rate it:

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responsum dare (vid. sect. VIII. 5, note Note to answer...), respondereto give an oracular response.Rate it:

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rhyme offTo list or recite quickly.Rate it:

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rick rolledBasically on youtube,you're probably gonna find lots of links, some of them link to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", which if you do find one, you have been rick rolled.Rate it:

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