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faire les frais de la conversation1. To keep a conversation going. 2. To be (oneself) the subject of conversation.Rate it:

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faire maison neuve (or, nette)To change all one’s servants.Rate it:

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fall between the cracksTo wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.Rate it:

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fifteen minutes of fameA very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.Rate it:

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flick overTo change from one state to another by flicking.Rate it:

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flick overTo change channels on a television.Rate it:

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for a changeAs a departure from the usual.Rate it:

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for the nonceFor the time being, with the expectation that the situation may change.Rate it:

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fusius, uberius, copiosius disputare, dicere de aliqua reto speak at great length on a subject, discuss very fully.Rate it:

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gag orderCourt ruling disallowing speaking on a specific topic or subject.Rate it:

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gag orderCourt ruling disallowing speaking on a specific topic or subject.Rate it:

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get changedTo change one's clothing (usually for a specific purpose).Rate it:

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get into troubleTo perform an action which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed and to become subject to punishment for such action.Rate it:

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go aboutTo change from one tack to another.Rate it:

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go about!Change directionRate it:

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go downTo decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.Rate it:

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go from zero to heroTo change from negative outcome to positive outcome. To improve one's fortunes significantly.Rate it:

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god works in mysterious waysExpressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...Rate it:

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gravitationally challengedOf a person, having a poor sense of balance; subject to intervals of dizziness.Rate it:

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harp on one stringTo dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.Rate it:

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hatchet jobA treatment which serves primarily to disparage its subject; a piece of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.Rate it:

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haters gonna hateCritics' opinions ultimately do not affect you and are unlikely to change, so ignore them.Rate it:

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have a screw looseA phrase meaning that the subject is insane or irrational.Rate it:

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have one foot on a banana peelTo be at risk of sudden change; to be in an unstable state.Rate it:

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have second thoughtsTo change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.Rate it:

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hold the lineTo firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.Rate it:

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how's the weatherIndicating a change of subject to unimportant topics.Rate it:

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i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

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I don't understandIndicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.Rate it:

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i wake up dreaming of a new day, i sleep thinking about how to change it.DreamingRate it:

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IANAInitialism of I am not a, a caveat used by lay people to distinguish themselves from professionals on a subject.Rate it:

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id quod (mihi) propositum esta theme, subject proposed for discussion.Rate it:

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id quod quaerimus (quaeritur)a theme, subject proposed for discussion.Rate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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il a changé son cheval borgne contre un aveugleHe has changed for the worse; He has made a bad bargain.Rate it:

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il n'entend pas de cette oreille(fig.) He will listen to nothing on that subject.Rate it:

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il n'est chance qui ne retourneThe luck must change.Rate it:

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il n'y a rien de nouveau sous le soleilRien ne change malgré le changement du monde, cela s’est déjà produit.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas parler latin devant les clercsDo not correct a specialist on his subject.Rate it:

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in aliqua re progressus facere, proficere, progredito make progress in a subject.Rate it:

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in controversiam vocare, adducere aliquidto make a thing the subject of controversy.Rate it:

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in controversiam vocari, adduci, venire (De Or. 2. 72. 291)to be contested, become the subject of debate.Rate it:

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in eum sermonem incidere, qui tum fere multis erat in oreto talk of a subject which was then the common topic of conversation.Rate it:

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in medium proferre aliquidto bring a subject forward into discussion.Rate it:

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in one's pocketSubject to one's whims because of bribery.Rate it:

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in ora vulgi abireto be a subject for gossip.Rate it:

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in potestate, in dicione alicuius esseto be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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in sermonem hominum venireto be a subject for gossip.Rate it:

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in the dockUnder scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.Rate it:

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