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knee high to a grasshopperShort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.Rate it:

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knee-high to a grasshoppershort; especially relating to when the subject was a small childRate it:

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Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

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la mort l'a pris au pied levéDeath took him without a moment’s notice.Rate it:

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la vida son dos díaslife is shortRate it:

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lange Rede, kurzer Sinnlong story shortRate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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lead offThe short distance that a player stands away from their current base.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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legem proponere in publicumto bring a law before the notice of the people.Rate it:

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legem, rogationem promulgare (Liv. 33. 46)to bring a bill before the notice of the people.Rate it:

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les bons comptes font les bons amisShort reckonings make long friends.Rate it:

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les cheveux en brosseHair cut short (standing up like the bristles of a brush).Rate it:

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life is too shortDon't waste time on trivial issuesRate it:

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life's too shortAlternative form of life is too shortRate it:

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long story shortIntroducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story.Rate it:

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look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

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ma vue baisseI am getting short-sighted; My sight is failing.Rate it:

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make short work ofTo make a task quicker or easier.Rate it:

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man of few wordsA man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.Rate it:

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navem deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to launch a boat.Rate it:

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ne multa, quid plura? sed quid opus est plura?in short; to be brief.Rate it:

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nervous hitA production which receives generally favorably notice, but is not assured of success.Rate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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noarchShort for "no architecture". It is a term used mainly in package management systems to mark packages which are architecture independent. Such packages usually contain graphics, documentation or similar data that can be used on any architecture.Rate it:

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not all it's cracked up to beNot as good as claimed; falling short of expectations.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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on est plus couché que deboutLife is short compared with eternity.Rate it:

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on specShort form of "on speculation": Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.Rate it:

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on the spur of the momentOn very short notice; spontaneously.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadNot mentally sound; insane.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadStupid.Rate it:

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one candle short of a boxnot bright; stupidRate it:

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out of sightThe notice was out of sight behind the door.Rate it:

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pecunia praesens (vid. sect. V. 9, note Notice too...) or numeratacash; ready money.Rate it:

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physical breakA short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention.Rate it:

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pick upTo notice, detect or discern, often used with "on".Rate it:

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pick up onTo notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.Rate it:

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pickupA short or long bed automotive powered vehicle with enclosed two or three person cab. Utilized in light -weight or modest cargo, short haul, pick-up and delivery agendas.Rate it:

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piffle dinga response given when someone doesn't believe what they just heard; also piffle (without the ding after it, for short);Rate it:

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pink slipNotice of the termination of employment.Rate it:

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pop offTo leave, and return in a short time.Rate it:

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pop offTo release flatulence, in most cases, in short rapid succession.Rate it:

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post upTo affix a notice, announcement etc, to a post, board, wall or the like.Rate it:

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power napA short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.Rate it:

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praecipitem in iram esse (Liv. 23. 7)to be short-tempered; to be prone to anger.Rate it:

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prêter à la petite semaineTo lend money at high interest for a short time.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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rat run/runningA small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.Rate it:

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