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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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come firstTo win first place in a competition.Rate it:

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come firstTo be the most important thing to consider.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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come overTo change one's position or location, especially to someone's place of residence; to come by.Rate it:

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considere alicubi (Att. 5. 14. 1)to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.Rate it:

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coop upTo confine in a restricted place or situation.Rate it:

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coup de foudrebolt from the blue; love at first sightRate it:

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coup de foudreA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.Rate it:

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crack of dawnThe first moment of daylight; sunrise.Rate it:

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crashpadAny place used for temporary lodging.Rate it:

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crashpadIn the aviation industry, used for a place of temporary lodging for airline flight crews.Rate it:

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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.Rate it:

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cross swordsUsed other than as an idiom: see cross, sword., to place or hold two swords so they cross each other.Rate it:

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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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cursum dirigere aliquoto set one's course for a place.Rate it:

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cut a rugTo dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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dash offTo leave a place quickly or briefly.Rate it:

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de prime abordAt first sight; At the first blush.Rate it:

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dead lastThe standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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decedere loco, de, ex locoto quit a place for ever.Rate it:

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den of iniquityA place of immoral behavior, usually of a sexual type.Rate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.Rate it:

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dip a toe intoTo enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.Rate it:

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dip outTo leave a place without telling anyone.Rate it:

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dire tantôt blanc, tantôt noirTo say first one thing and then another.Rate it:

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dirty laundryA clothes hamper or other container used to place unclean or soiled laundry.Rate it:

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discedere a, de, ex loco aliquoto leave a place.Rate it:

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do oneTo depart from a place, often with a sense of urgency.Rate it:

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do the best and live the restFirst do your work with your 100% dont think about the resultRate it:

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domicilium (sedem ac domicilium) habere in aliquo locoto dwell in a certain place.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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dragon's denA place to do battle, but the enemy is formidable. Only enter if prepared.Rate it:

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draw first bloodreferring to the first participant(s) in a game, contest, debate, etc. to gain an advantage over their opponent; to score first points in any competitionRate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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ears are burningBeing the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.Rate it:

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eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.Rate it:

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egredi loco; excedere ex locoto leave a place.Rate it:

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el doradoplace of great richesRate it:

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elementa et tamquam semina rerumthe elements and first beginnings.Rate it:

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elizabeth the firstthe virgin queenRate it:

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elle a deux enfants du premier litShe has two children by her first husband.Rate it:

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elle est ma nièce à la mode de bretagneShe is the daughter of my first cousin.Rate it:

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elle est ma tante à la mode de bretagneShe is my father’s (or, mother’s) first cousin; She is my first cousin once removed.Rate it:

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Elysian FieldsA place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.Rate it:

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