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aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)to wish any one a prosperous journey.Rate it:

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aliquid a consuetudine sermonis latini abhorret, alienum estthe expression is not in accordance with Latin usage.Rate it:

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aliquid ab aliquo impetrareto gain one's point with any one.Rate it:

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aliquid, multa ex Ciceronis libris excerpere (not excerpere librum)to make extracts from Cicero's writings.Rate it:

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All EarsTo show keen interest in listening someone, be attentive to someoneRate it:

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all mouth and no trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all mouth and trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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all rights reservedThe copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.Rate it:

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all sizzle and no steakSomeone or something does not live up to its reputationRate it:

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all that glisters is not goldAlternative form of all that glitters is not gold.Rate it:

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All that Glitters is Not GoldA thing or a person that seems attractive at very first glance but actually worth nothingRate it:

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all that glitters is not goldThings that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.Rate it:

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all thereMentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.Rate it:

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all things to all peopleSomeone or something that entirely satisfies the expectations of everyone, no matter how diverse and conflicting those expectations may be.Rate it:

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all thumbsClumsy; awkward; not dextrous.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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all's well that ends wellProblems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.Rate it:

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all-conqueringthis is used when you are describing someone or something as better than anyone else. They are at the top level they can beRate it:

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aller au devant de quelqu'un avec la croix et la bannièreTo receive any one with great fuss and ceremony (often used ironically).Rate it:

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almost doesn't countNear success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness).Rate it:

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alone in a crowdFeeling as though one does not fit in with the people around one.Rate it:

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always late and a penny shortSomeone who is late with a birthday or anniversary wishRate it:

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am I rightSaid by someone who has just stated what he or she considers to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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amber gamblerA driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.Rate it:

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amicitiam cum aliquo jungere, facere, inire, contrahereto form a friendship with any one.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cureWe tend to not pay attention to our Physical and mental health until there is pain present or choas has arrived. A little bit here and there foes a long way.Rate it:

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ancient historyThat which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.Rate it:

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and his motherServes as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.Rate it:

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and your little dog tooA statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also.Rate it:

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angel's advocateSomeone who sees what's good about an idea and supports it.Rate it:

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animata (animalia) inanimaque (not inanimata)animate and inanimate nature.Rate it:

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animi, ingenii cultus (not cultura)mental culture.Rate it:

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animum inducere c. Inf. (not in animum inducere)to persuade oneself to...Rate it:

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animum, ingenium excolere (not colere)to cultivate the mind.Rate it:

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another one in the rowBeing normal/like anybody else/ nothing special, you are another person in the row youre not extraordinary one way or anotherRate it:

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ante oculos vestros (not vobis) res gestas proponitepicture to yourselves the circumstances.Rate it:

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any fule knoAny fool knows; it is well known.Rate it:

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any more for any moreDoes anybody have, or want, any more?Rate it:

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any nook or crannyAny part of a place; anywhere.Rate it:

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any oldAny, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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any oldUsed other than as an idiom: see any, old.Rate it:

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any old nook or crannyAlternative form of any nook or cranny.Rate it:

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any old thinganything at allRate it:

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any other businessThe last item on the agenda for a meeting, when any matter not already dealt with may be raised. Abbreviations: a.o.b., AOB.Rate it:

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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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any press is good pressBeing mentioned in the media is beneficial to the subject because it gets publicity.Rate it:

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any time nowvery soonRate it:

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