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s'il n'est pas un fripon, il ne s'en faut guèreIf he is not a rascal, he is precious near it.Rate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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second sightclairvoyanceRate it:

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second-guessPresumably from trying to guess with second sight.Rate it:

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shroudedConcealed or hidden from sight, as if by a shroud.Rate it:

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Sight for Sore EyesA pleasant and good surprise, an unexpected thing that can relieve you of your troubleRate it:

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sight for sore eyesA pleasing sight, something that is beautiful to look at.Rate it:

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sight inTo align the sights of a firearm.Rate it:

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sight to beholdSomething amazing or spectacularRate it:

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sight unseenNot having seen the object beforehand.Rate it:

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spare tireExcess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.Rate it:

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strike outTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.Rate it:

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take the biscuitTo be of no further use; to be near death.Rate it:

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town and gownOn one hand, the members of the city, borough, or similar community near a university and, on the other hand, the students and faculty of the university itself, especially when understood as rivals in a state of tension or conflict.Rate it:

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traduire à livre ouvertTo translate at sight.Rate it:

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under one's very eyesin plain sight; while someone is watchingRate it:

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up toAgainst; next to; near; towards.Rate it:

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venire in conspectum alicuiusto come in sight.Rate it:

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villa tangit viamthe country-house stands near the road.Rate it:

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within ames aceNearly, very near (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue).Rate it:

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within an ace ofVery near; on the point of.Rate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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within reachNear (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).Rate it:

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yonThat over there; of something distant, but within sight.Rate it:

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יב״לAttached to the mention of a live person, when it is near mention of a dead person, to distinguish between the living and the dead.Rate it:

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רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלבout of sight, out of mindRate it:

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