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horse operaA theatrical production, film, or program on radio or television depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.Rate it:

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how old are youAsks the interlocutor to give his or her age.Rate it:

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how old are youUsed to question the mental age of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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I am twenty years oldAlternative form of I'm twenty years oldRate it:

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I'm ... year(s) oldI was born... year ago.Rate it:

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I'm twenty years oldIndicates that the speaker is aged twenty.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il a trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:

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il chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il est bien le fils de son pèreHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il est président d'âgeHe is chairman by seniority.Rate it:

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il fait des siennesHe is up to his old tricks again.Rate it:

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il fait l'empressé auprès de sa vieille tanteHe pays marked attention to his old aunt.Rate it:

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il nous a dit des contes à dormir deboutHe told us tedious, nonsensical tales, old wives’ tales.Rate it:

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in this day and ageIn the current time period of years.Rate it:

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je suis en pays de connaissanceI am among people I know, among old friends.Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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kill the rabbitTo get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.Rate it:

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l'âge n'est fait que pour les chevauxL’âge n’est pas important tant qu’on est en bonne santé.Rate it:

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l'âge n'est fait que pour les chevauxPar extension : il n’est pas poli de parler de la vieillesse en présence d’une personne âgée.Rate it:

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la fleur de l'âgeThe prime of life.Rate it:

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le bas âgeInfancy.Rate it:

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le bel âgeChildhood; youth.Rate it:

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le moyen âgeThe Middle Ages.Rate it:

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legem abrogare (Att. 3. 23. 2)to replace an old law by a new.Rate it:

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les voyages forment la jeunesseLes premiers grands voyages, qu’on effectue seul ou en bande, à l’entrée dans l’âge adulte, permettent aux jeunes de découvrir le monde, d’aller à la rencontre des autres et de conquérir leur autonomie, font office de « rite de séparation et de socialisation ». Rate it:

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let sleeping dogs lieTo leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.Rate it:

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

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little oldEmphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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long in the toothOld, aged. Rate it:

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Long in the ToothSomeone who gets old, aged or elderlyRate it:

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mariage plus vieux, mariage heureuxExpression utilisée pour illustrer une union entre jeune fille et un homme plus âgé, pour annoncer à la jeune fille que son mariage n’allait pas durer très longtemps et qu’au décès de son conjoint, elle allait bénéficier de l’héritage de son défunt mari.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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métro, boulot, dodometonymy for the everyday routine of a Parisian or more generally urban worker. Roughly, same old same old or also rat race.Rate it:

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money for old ropeMoney exchanged for goods of low value.Rate it:

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new wine in old wineskinsNew policies put into established ones.Rate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate it:

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oat operaA, film, or novel depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.Rate it:

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old age is not a state of mind, it's a frontal assault!About getting old.Rate it:

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old as a fossilvery oldRate it:

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old as the hillsExtremely old.Rate it:

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old baileycentral criminal courtRate it:

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old billpoliceRate it:

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old boy networkA presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism and usually at the exclusion of certain other people; often specifically at the exclusion of womenRate it:

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old chestnutA well-worn story.Rate it:

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old college tryA vigorous, committed attempt or effort.Rate it:

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old enough to voteold, decrepit.Rate it:

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old enough to voteUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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old fartAn elderly person who holds views that are considered old-fashioned.Rate it:

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