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epistulam dare alicui ad aliquemto charge some one with a letter for some one else.Rate it:

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epistulam reddere alicui (Att. 5. 21. 4)to deliver a letter to some one (used of the messenger).Rate it:

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equum in aliquem concitareride against any one at full speed; charge a person.Rate it:

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eripere aliquem e manibus hostiumto rescue some one from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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err on the side of cautionTo act in the least risky manner in a situation where one is uncertain about the consequences.Rate it:

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errorem cum lacte nutricis sugere (Tusc. 3. 1. 2)to imbibe error from one's mother's breasts.Rate it:

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errorem deponere, corrigereto amend, correct one's mistake.Rate it:

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erudire aliquem artibus, litteris (but erudire aliquem in iure civili, in re militari)to teach some one letters.Rate it:

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esse in honore apud aliquemto be honoured, esteemed by some one.Rate it:

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et ta sœur ? elle bat le beurreRéponse agressive à quelqu'un qui pose une question jugée indiscrète.Rate it:

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eternal triangleA relationship involving three persons (usually two women and one man or two men and one woman) among whom there are conflicting and competing attachments of a romantic or emotional nature.Rate it:

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êtes-vous de la noce?Are you one of the wedding party?Rate it:

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êtes-vous des nôtresAre you one of our party? Are you one of us? Do you think as we do?Rate it:

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étourdir la grosse faimTo take the edge off one’s appetite.Rate it:

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être à fond de cale (fam.)To be hard up, at the end of one’s resources.Rate it:

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être au bout de sa corde (or, son rouleau)To be at the end of one’s tether; To have no more to say.Rate it:

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être au bout de son latin (or, rouleau)To be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do, or say, next.Rate it:

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être au bout de son rouleau, de son latin, de sa gammeTo be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do.Rate it:

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être au dessous de ses affaires, être au dessus de ses affaires (ironic.)To be unable to meet one’s liabilities, to be unsuccessful.Rate it:

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être dans ses petits souliersTo be uneasy in one’s mind; To be on pins and needles.Rate it:

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être de paroleTo be as good as one’s word.Rate it:

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être ferme sur les arçons(lit.) To have a firm seat in the saddle; (fig.) Not to waver in one’s principles.Rate it:

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être gros jean comme devantTo be no better off than one was before, in spite of all one’s efforts.Rate it:

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être marqué au bTo be either hump-backed, one-eyed, lame, or a stutterer.Rate it:

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être né coifféTo be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth (literally, with a caul).Rate it:

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être payé pour savoirTo know a thing to one’s cost.Rate it:

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être plein de cœurTo be full of generosity; To be noble-minded; To have a high sense of one’s duties towards others.Rate it:

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être sur le côté (or, flanc)To be on one’s back, ill.Rate it:

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EuropeThe portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.Rate it:

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even keelA state of having one's emotions under control and balanced.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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every horse thinks its own pack heaviestEveryone thinks their problems or burdens are worse than everyone else's. This phrase is a response to someone complaining or to someone complaining that they have it worse than othersRate it:

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every man for himself!Everyone has to fight for his or her own survival. This extraordinary admonition, generally applies during an extreme emergency, commercial or military wherein rescue assistance or other lifesaving help is unlikely.Rate it:

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every man to his tradeKeep to your own job and don't meddle in other people's. We should all stick to what we are good at.Rate it:

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every shut eye isn't asleepOne must be careful, because some people who seem not to be paying attention are actually paying attention.Rate it:

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every time one fartsEvery time one does any small thing.Rate it:

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every time one turns aroundEvery time, to an annoyingly repetitive or consistent degree.Rate it:

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evil twinA rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.Rate it:

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ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)to choose one from a large number of instances.Rate it:

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ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular.Rate it:

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ex metu se recreare, se colligereto recover from one's fright.Rate it:

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ex pueris excedereto leave one's boyhood behind one, become a man.Rate it:

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

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excipere aliquem fugientemto cut off some one's flight.Rate it:

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excitare aliquem ad virtutemto rouse in some one an enthusiasm for virtue.Rate it:

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exemplum (severitatis) edere in aliquo (Q. Fr. 1. 2. 2. 5)to inflict an exemplary punishment on some one.Rate it:

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exemplum in aliquo or in aliquem statuereto inflict an exemplary punishment on some one.Rate it:

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eximere de reis aliquemto strike a person's name off the list of the accused.Rate it:

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extorquere arma e manibusto wrest weapons from some one's hands.Rate it:

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extrema aetasthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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