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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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bucket of boltsA piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.Rate it:

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buey viejo surco derechoan old ox, a straight furrow (it makes)Rate it:

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bum steerBad advice, regardless of intention.Rate it:

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c'est la fée carabosseShe is an old hag.Rate it:

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c'est le refrain de la balladeIt is the old story over again.Rate it:

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c'est toujours la même rengaine (fam.)It is always the same old story.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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c'est un mauvais sujetHe is a scamp, “a bad lot.”Rate it:

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c'est un rusé compèreHe is a sly dog, a cunning old fox. Rate it:

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c'est un trop vieux poisson pour mordre à l'appâtHe is too old a bird to be caught with chaff.Rate it:

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c'est un vieux loup de merHe is an old sea dog.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le mondeIt is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le pont neufQueen Anne is dead; It is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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c'est vieux jeuThat is quite old-fashioned.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA time of peace before any storm or disaster--either an actual storm or hurricane or figuratively to mean any calm before anything bad happensRate it:

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carrot and stickSimultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas mal, mais il y a encore quelque chose qui clocheIt is not bad, but there is still something wrong.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce scandale sera l'affaire de huit joursThat scandal will be a nine days’ wonder.Rate it:

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ce sera mon bâton de vieillesseHe will be my support (consolation) in my old age.Rate it:

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cela est par trop fortThat is really too bad.Rate it:

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cela est trop fort (or, raide)That is too bad; That is beyond a joke.Rate it:

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cela est un peu violentThat is too bad.Rate it:

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chestnut(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.Rate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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coiffer sainte catherineTo remain an old maid.Rate it:

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cold hands, warm heart; dirty feet, no sweetheart!A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.Rate it:

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come home to roostBad consequences of actions inevitably coming to pass.Rate it:

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connu! (fam.)That is an old tale.Rate it:

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coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:

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cuántos años tieneshow old are youRate it:

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curate's eggA thing which has good and bad parts.Rate it:

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cut a sorry figureTo be regarded unfavorably by others by making a bad impression E.g. Looking embarrassed or humiliated in an unpleasant situation.Rate it:

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day after dayFor an indefinite number of days.Rate it:

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day of daysA particularly noteworthy day; the day on which a milestone or especially memorable event occurs.Rate it:

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day of daysSunday, especially Easter Sunday.Rate it:

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daysPlural form of day.Rate it:

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daysLife.Rate it:

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days of yorethe past; bygone days (nostalgic)Rate it:

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de tanto aprontar, hoje conheço as artimanhas de quem pensa em me enganar.For those who want to fool me, I've learned how to behave after make a lot of bad things.Rate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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deader than discoextremely old-fashionedRate it:

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decem annos vixisseto be ten years old.Rate it:

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decimum annum excessisse, egressum esseto be more than ten years old, to have entered on one's eleventh year.Rate it:

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depression daze - depression daysMy life of 'Depression Daze' during Depression Days; 1929-1939Rate it:

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des contes à dormir deboutTedious, nonsensical tales; Old wives’ tales.Rate it:

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des gens de même farinePersons of the same kidney (generally in a bad sense); People tarred with the same brush.Rate it:

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