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cattle callAn audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.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 passe la raillerieThat is beyond a joke. Rate it:

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cela passe le jeuThat is beyond a joke.Rate it:

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center fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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che sera seraUsed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.Rate it:

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clean as a whistleCompletely innocent; beyond moral reproach.Rate it:

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close outto terminate; to call the end of.Rate it:

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cohors, quae in statione estthe cohort on guard-duty.Rate it:

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contestari deos hominesqueto call gods and men to witness.Rate it:

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contra officium est c. Inf.it is a breach of duty to...Rate it:

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cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

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cop-outAvoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.Rate it:

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corbel outTo furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one below it.Rate it:

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CQDSOS, general distress callRate it:

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cut acrossTo go through figurative barriers; to go beyond an expected boundary.Rate it:

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DDUInitialism of Delivered Duty Unpaid.Rate it:

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de, ab officio decedereto neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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desperate times call for desperate measuresIn adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.Rate it:

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desperate times require desperate measuresAlternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures.Rate it:

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dial injoin or participate in a conference call.Rate it:

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dial upto telephone, to call on the telephoneRate it:

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diligentem esse in retinendis officiisto be exact, punctual in the performance of one's duty.Rate it:

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do the honorsPerform a duty.Rate it:

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do the honoursPerform a duty.Rate it:

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don't call us, we'll call youA stereotypical request from a hiring organisation to a potential candidate, suggesting that the candidate will not be hired.Rate it:

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don't ring us, we'll ring youSynonym of don't call us, we'll call youRate it:

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doss aboutTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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drop somebody a lineTo write, call or visit somebody.Rate it:

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drop the writTo call a federal or provincial election.Rate it:

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duty callsExpresses that the speaker has something they must do.Rate it:

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Earth toUsed to call the attention of a distracted person.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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evocare undique copiasto call up troops from all sides.Rate it:

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experiencing a percoonz momentHaving the ability to look beyond the present moment or issue.Rate it:

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extra, praeter modumbeyond all measure.Rate it:

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faire l'appelTo call the roll.Rate it:

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fais ce que dois, advienne que pourraDo your duty, come what may.Rate it:

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faites vos jeuxIn roulette, the call made by the croupier when gamblers can place their bets.Rate it:

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fall belowTo go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.Rate it:

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fantastically beautifulBeyond plain beautiful, mesmerizing!Rate it:

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first place to go to start a process.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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get past oneselfTo become able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.Rate it:

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get thisUsed to emphasize or call attention to the next thing that is said.Rate it:

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go beyondTo be more than; to be better than; to surpass.Rate it:

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go underTo be named; to call oneself.Rate it:

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