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eat someone's dustTo get one to be on a losing end.Rate it:

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eat your wordsA reminder that if one misspeaks, missquotes, carelessly asserts irresponsibly, one may have to consume his own words.Rate it:

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eat, breathe, and sleepTo devote one's time obsessively to.Rate it:

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eaten bread is soon forgottenKind deeds or favours are often forgotten by the beneficiary/beneficiaries once they have been done.Rate it:

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echo chamberan environment where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their ownRate it:

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écrire de bonne encre à quelqu'unTo write to some one in strong terms.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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effundere, profundere pecuniam, patrimoniumto squander one's money, one's patrimony.Rate it:

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egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui reito expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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eh bien! au bout du compte vous avez tortWell! you are wrong, after all.Rate it:

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ein Machtwort sprechento decide a matter; to exercise one's authorityRate it:

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ein Wort gibt das andereone word leads to anotherRate it:

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eine Kette ist nur so stark wie ihr schwächstes Glieda chain is only as strong as its weakest linkRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne time won’t hurt; just try itRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOnce doesn’t count; one swallow does not a summer makeRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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elder brotherUsed other than as an idiom: see elder, brother. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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elder sisterUsed other than as an idiom: see elder, sister. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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element of surpriseThe strategic advantage one has over one's opposition due to the supposed ignorance of the other party.Rate it:

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elle a des yeux à la perdition de son âmeHer eyes are so lovely that they will be her ruin.Rate it:

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elle a quelque chose de votre airShe takes after you; She looks somewhat like you.Rate it:

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elle n'a que l'embarras du choixShe has only too much to choose from.Rate it:

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elles sont aux petits soins pour leur vieille mèreThey are all attention to their old mother.Rate it:

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Elvis has left the buildingA phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.Rate it:

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ElysianElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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Elysian FieldsElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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emeritis stipendiis (Sall. Iug. 84. 2)after having completed one's service.Rate it:

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empty the tankTo make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.Rate it:

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en avoir pour son argentto get one's money's worthRate it:

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en être pour ses fraisTo have lost one’s money (or, pains) for nothing.Rate it:

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end of the lineFinal cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.Rate it:

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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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enough is enoughOne should be satisfied, there should be no moreRate it:

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enough to make the angels weepSomething so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.Rate it:

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enquire afterTo ask about the health of someone.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorce il ne faut pas mettre le doigtOne must not interfere in other people’s quarrels.Rate it:

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epistulam (litteras) dare, scribere, mittere ad aliquemto write a letter to some one.Rate it:

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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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eppur si muoveThe words allegedly uttered by Galileo Galilei after being forced to recant heliocentrism: “and yet it moves”.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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era só o que me faltavaliterally: “ was the only missing piece for me/ was just what I was missing.” either expresses impatience towards yet another misfortune or expresses disbelief towards an absurd statement: “give me a break!”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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es heißtthey say, it is saidRate it:

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