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ebbs and flowsThings continuously change, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worseRate it:

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ebony and ivoryTwo different things coexisting in harmonyRate 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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ecotropism is a philosophyFrom "eco" the hearth and "tropism" to turn toward. Ergo--to turn toward the earthRate it:

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edge outTo win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.Rate it:

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edible frogA member of a hybrid species of frog, Pelophylax kl. esculentus, a hybrid of the pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) and the Central Asian marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus).Rate it:

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edit outTo remove before publication or broadcasting.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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eid mubarakA customary Muslim greeting on the days of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.Rate 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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eke outTo obtain with difficulty or effort.Rate it:

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eke outTo supplement.Rate it:

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elementa et tamquam semina rerumthe elements and first beginnings.Rate it:

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elle a la beauté du diableAll her beauty consists in her youth and freshness.Rate it:

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elle dit qu'elle a vingt ans.—et les mois de nourrice! (fam.)She says she is twenty.—And the rest!Rate it:

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embrace, extend and extinguishA strategy of marketing that involves extending widely used standards of product categories with proprietary capabilities, and then using the differences to disadvantage its competitors.Rate it:

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emperor's new clothesSomething obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.Rate it:

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emporter ses cliques et ses claquesTo clear off, bag and baggage.Rate it:

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empty outTo completely empty.Rate it:

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empty promiseA promise that is either not going to be carried out, worthless or meaningless.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 un mot comme en centOnce and for all.Rate it:

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end upTo conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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enemy combatantAny person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.Rate it:

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enfin de compte(lit.) When the addition is made; (fig.) When all is told; When all is said and done.Rate 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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entre chien et loupbetween a dog and a wolf.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceIn a bad situation; between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceBetween the tree and the bark.Rate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween the hammer and the anvilRate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween a rock and a hard place; between the devil and the deep blue seaRate 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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ESADeat shit and dieRate it:

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escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:

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esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:

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esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo live in a newly-built house (and therefore damp). Rate it:

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est-ce qu'elle est belle?—elle est comme il y en a tantIs she beautiful?—Nothing to stare at; Nothing out of the common.Rate it:

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et al.And others; to complete a list, especially of people, as authors of a published work.Rate it:

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et aliaAnd others; used of things; neuter pluralRate it:

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et aliaeAnd others; used of women or girls; feminine plural.Rate it:

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et alibiand elsewhere; used to terminate lists of passages in a textRate it:

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et aliiAnd others; used of men or boys, or groups of mixed gender; masculine pluralRate it:

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et aliosAnd others; used of people, unless exclusively of female genderRate it:

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et ceteraand so onRate it:

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et hoc genus omneAnd all this kind.Rate it:

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et id genus omneAnd everything of that sort.Rate it:

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et seq.And that which follows.Rate it:

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et seqq.Abbreviation of et sequentia; and those which follow.Rate it:

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et uxor"and the wife" or "and his wife". It is often used in the context of a legal document to include a man's wife in whatever obligation, ownership, etc. the document spells out.Rate it:

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