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de loin en loinAt long intervals.Rate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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deep sleepArtificially induced hibernation in humans for the purpose of long distance space travel.Rate it:

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des mots longs d'une toiseWords as long as your arm.Rate it:

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descend uponto visit in large numbersRate it:

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desiderio alicuius rei teneri, affici (more strongly flagrare, incensum esse)to long for a thing, yearn for it.Rate it:

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diamonds are a girl's best friendA statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.Rate it:

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dichosos los ojos que te venlong time no see, you're a sight for sore eyesRate it:

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diu anceps stetit pugnathe issue of the day was for a long time uncertain.Rate it:

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dog racismPaying large sum of money for "pedigree dogs", attaching great importance to the breed of a pet.Rate it:

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domus non omnes capit (χωρειν)the house is not large enough for all.Rate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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donkey's earsA long time.Rate it:

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donkey's yearsA long time.Rate it:

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down for the countDecisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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drone onto talk in a boring manner for a long time.Rate it:

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dropping like fliesFalling down, leaving, or dying in large numbers.Rate it:

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du matin au soirall day long; every waking hourRate it:

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dum vires suppetuntas long as one's strength holds out.Rate it:

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dum vita suppetit; dum (quoad) vivoas long as I live.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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eat like a horseto consume a large amount of foodRate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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elle a une grande fortune de son chefShe has a large fortune in her own right.Rate it:

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en deux motsTo cut a long story short.Rate it:

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everybody and his motherA large assortment of people.Rate it:

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everybody and their brotherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everybody and their dogA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and his brotherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and his motherA large assortment of people.Rate it:

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everyone and their brotherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and their dogA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and their motherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)to choose one from a large number of instances.Rate it:

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faire du cuir d'autrui large courroieTo be generous with other people’s money.Rate it:

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faire quelque chose en grandTo do something on a large scale.Rate it:

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faith can move mountainsa strong, fervent belief in one's capability goes a long way in successful accomplishment of a taskRate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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fan danceA stage performance or striptease in which a female entertainer disrobes while dancing with large hand-held fans that are alternately used to conceal and provide glimpses of her erogenous body regions.Rate it:

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far and awayBy a large degree or margin; greatly.Rate it:

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far and wideOver a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.Rate it:

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feathered oof-birdAny large, plentiful source or supplier of money.Rate it:

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fifth wheelA very large truck trailer; an 18-wheeler.Rate it:

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fifth wheelA very large trailer that is towed with a pickup truck.Rate it:

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final curtainThe end to something which has longed for a long time.Rate it:

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flood the zoneTo provide a very large quantity.Rate it:

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fly off the shelvesTo be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.Rate it:

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