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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 une affaire faiteIt is as good as done.Rate it:

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c'est une bonne bête (or, la bête du bon dieu)He is a good-natured fellow (not over-clever).Rate it:

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cape of good hopethe southernmost point on the continent of africaRate it:

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

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case in pointa good exampleRate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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causam optimam habere (Lig. 4. 10)to have a good case.Rate it:

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ce qui est fait est faitIt is no good crying over spilt milk.Rate it:

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ce serait manquer d'usageThat would be a breach of good manners.Rate it:

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cela est fini ou autant vautIt is as good as finished.Rate it:

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cela m'avance bien! (ironic.)What good is that to me?Rate it:

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cela ne lui rend pas la jambe mieux faite! (ironic.)And a lot of good that will do him!Rate it:

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cela vaut faitThat is as good as done.Rate it:

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cela vous ferait une belle jambe (ironic.)A fine lot of good that will do you.Rate it:

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cet avocat a un bon cabinetThat barrister has a good practice.Rate it:

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cet homme n'a ni mine ni façonThat man has neither grace nor good looks; That man is as awkward as he is ugly.Rate it:

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cette petite fille est sage comme une imageThat little girl is very quiet, is as good as gold.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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chose qui plaît est à moitié vendueGood wares make quick market; Please the eye and fill the purse.Rate it:

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come from a good placeTo be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.Rate it:

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committere aliquid alicui or alicuius fideito entrust a thing to a person's good faith.Rate it:

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conscientia recta, recte facti (factorum), virtutis, bene actae vitae, rectae voluntatisa good conscience.Rate it:

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contentement passe richesseEnough is as good as a feast.Rate it:

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convivia tempestiva (Arch. 6. 13)a repast which begins in good time.Rate it:

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cook the booksTo manipulate accounting information, esp. illegally, by a corporation.Rate it:

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crack a bookTo open up one's books, especially in order to study.Rate it:

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crowbaitWeak, or not in good health.Rate it:

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

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cushtyslang word: perfect, good,happyRate it:

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cut a dealA Special Arrangement, Contract, Agreement, Permission, Bargain Price, 'Good Deal'.Rate it:

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cut the mustardTo suffice; to be good or effective enough.Rate it:

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damnum or detrimentum sarcire (not reparare)to make good, repair a loss or injury.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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devil's luckastounding good luck.Rate it:

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doTo deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.Rate it:

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do well by doing goodTo achieve social acceptance or financial success as a result of behaving in a benevolent or charitable manner.Rate it:

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don't threaten me with a good timea way of saying emphatically that you'd love to do something, after someone just mentioned something to doRate it:

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Don't Count Your Chickens before They HatchTo warn someone to wait until the expected good thing has really happened till then avoid making further plansRate it:

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don't let the bedbugs biteUsed to wish a person a good night's sleep.Rate it:

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Don't Look a Gift Horse in the MouthDon’t complain if you get gift that is not as good as you expect; accept what you've been given without analyzing its valueRate it:

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Drive a Hard BargainTo work hard in price negotiation, to insist in making a deal to buy or sell at a good priceRate it:

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du temps que berthe filaitWhen Adam delved and Eve span; In the good old times.Rate it:

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eagle eyegood eyesightRate it:

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eagle eyeSomeone with good eyesightRate it:

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elle fait une bonne cuisine bourgeoiseShe is a good plain cook.Rate it:

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elle n'est pas jolie, tant s'en fautShe is not pretty, far from it; She is anything but good-looking.Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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en bon français(lit.) In good French; (fig.) In plain English (i.e. without mincing matters).Rate it:

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en bonne ou mauvaise partIn a good or bad sense.Rate it:

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