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que je sacheÀ ma connaissance. Note d’usage : Se met à la fin d’une phrase négative pour signifier que, si un fait est autrement qu’on ne le dit, on l’ignore.Rate it:

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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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ring falseTo seem to be incorrect, or implausible.Rate it:

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ring hollowTo seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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shaky timesThe expression reflects negative influences of many categories, including financing, government interference and changes in the firm's leadership.Rate it:

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shaky timesThe expression reflects negative influences of many categories, including financing, government interference and changes in a firm's leadership.Rate it:

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shine out or shines outsomething shines out if is or has a quality that seems impressive or is very noticeable (but not excessive or negative as in glaring)Rate it:

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shit holeA negative description of a physical place; a decaying democrat-run municipality.Rate it:

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Shoe in the Other FootThe same negative thing experienced by the person that he once caused other to experienceRate it:

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shot across the bowA warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.Rate it:

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significance levelA measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations.Rate it:

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singin' the bluesAn individual who seems to dwell too much on the negative aspects of daily life and times:Rate it:

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smear campaignAn effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.Rate it:

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so-calledSame as above, without the negative connotation.Rate it:

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sock-it to em!Hit them hard with the price/cost/details/requirements/hard-facts/negative aspects/Sad Reality:Rate it:

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sore-thumbishDistinct in a way that draws negative attention; out of place; conspicuous.Rate it:

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sour noteA negative aspect to something mostly positive.Rate it:

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speak too soonTo make a premature assumption which is later proven falseRate it:

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spes me frustraturhope has played me false.Rate it:

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stick out like a sore thumbBe very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.Rate it:

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suck a lemonTo be in a sour or negative mood.Rate it:

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take the bitter with the sweetTo accept positive things with negative things.Rate it:

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takes one to know oneA childish retort to a negative accusation, implying the accuser shares the faultRate it:

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target someoneTo select or spot a particular individual for deleterious action, select as a subject for specific reason, or harm. Choose an individual for membership, advertising agenda, positive or negative onslaughts.Rate it:

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tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

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tell talesTo be lying, to be making false claims.Rate it:

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testamentum subicere, supponereto produce a false will.Rate it:

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the cake is a lieThe end you are pursuing is unattainable or misguided; the reward you have been promised is false.Rate it:

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the calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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the nature of the beastThe inherent aspects or characteristics of a given thing or situation, especially a difficult or negative oneRate it:

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time heals all woundsNegative feelings eventually erode awayRate it:

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to no availEffect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).Rate it:

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to shine someone on. (“i’m just shining you on”)To falsely lead someone on, with a false but true-sounding idea or opinion.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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un pas de clercA blunder; A false step.Rate it:

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ups and downsPeriods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.Rate it:

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vera cum falsis confundereto confuse true with false.Rate it:

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vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicareto distinguish true and false.Rate it:

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wag the dogTo divert negative political attention by use of a military operation.Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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wear rose-colored glassesTo see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.Rate it:

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wear something as a badge of honorDefiantly reinterpret something said to be negative about oneself as positive.Rate it:

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wipe the slate clean!Remove anything negative or any record of indebtedness or disfavor and begin anew.Rate it:

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work the roomTo interact with one's audience, taking queues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm.Rate it:

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wrong crowdA group of people thought to have a negative influence on a person's behaviour.Rate it:

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you could have fooled meWhat you now tell me is true I thought was false, or I nonetheless think is false; I don't believe you.Rate it:

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