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game outTo run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.Rate it:

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get one's hopes upTo become enthusiastic about something that is going to happen.Rate it:

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ghost of a chanceusually negative meaning is will not happen.Rate it:

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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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go downSomething that is about to happenRate it:

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go down onTo perform oral sex upon (either sex).Rate it:

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go onTo continue; expand upon.Rate it:

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go onTo happen.Rate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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grey marketDealing in shares using methods that are legal but officially frowned upon - for example, before issue and flotation.Rate it:

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había una vezonce upon a timeRate it:

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haert droppedRichard Dana's heart dropped upon learning of the tragic loss of his friend Miramar!Rate it:

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Handwriting on the WallSomething indicates that a bad is going to happen, a warning of risk and problemRate it:

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hang uponTo regard with passionate affection.Rate it:

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hang uponTo hover around.Rate it:

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happen acrossTo find by chance; to unexpectedly discover.Rate it:

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happen alongTo arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.Rate it:

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happen onto find by chance,Rate it:

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happen uponTo accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.Rate it:

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hard and fastAn expression of maritime origin. The vessel lodged hard and fast. Hard-grounded upon the hidden reef! An individual expressing an extreme tightly held position relative the topic at hand.Rate it:

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heads or tailsA game to bet upon a which side of a coin lays face up after it is thrown.Rate it:

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heaven forbidTo say that one hopes that something does not happen.Rate it:

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here we goan expression of frustration upon seeing or hearing something bad repeated.Rate it:

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here we go againan expression of frustration upon seeing something bad repeated.Rate it:

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hinge onto depend on, depend upon, be contingent uponRate it:

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history repeats itselfThings that have happened in the past will happen again.Rate it:

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hit uponTo address.Rate it:

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hit uponTo think of; to invent; to realize.Rate it:

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hold cheapTo have a low esteem for; to look down upon; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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hostis in cervicibus alicuius estthe foe is at our heels, is upon us.Rate it:

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I doA traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage.Rate it:

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I don't knowA reason and common excuse used to state that a person is unclear of why something did or did not happen, or is or is not the case.Rate it:

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I told you soA phrase used to remind someone that they were already warned that a certain event would happen.Rate it:

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if looks could killA phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.Rate it:

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il a du pain sur la plancheHe has saved money; He has enough to live upon; He has put something by for a rainy day; There is plenty of work for him to do.Rate it:

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il a pris cela sous son bonnet1. He invented it. 2. He took it upon himself.Rate it:

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il est sujet à cautionHe is not to be relied upon.Rate it:

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il était une foisthere was once …; once upon a time, there was …Rate it:

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il gagne à être connuHe improves upon acquaintance.Rate it:

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il n'est si bon cheval qui ne broncheThe best horse may stumble; Accidents will happen.Rate it:

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il n'y a qu'à pleuvoirIt may happen to rain; What if it rains?Rate it:

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il ne reviendra pas, allez!Depend upon it, he will not return!Rate it:

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il s'est piqué d'honneurHe made it a point of honour; He was put upon his mettle.Rate it:

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imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupareto take upon oneself absolute power.Rate it:

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improve uponAlternative form of improve onRate it:

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in aetatem alicuius, in annum incidereto happen during a person's life, year of office.Rate it:

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in dubio ponereto throw doubt upon a thing.Rate it:

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in dubium vocareto throw doubt upon a thing.Rate it:

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in eam cogitationem incidereto happen to think of...Rate it:

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in latus hostium incurrereto fall upon the enemy's flank.Rate it:

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