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ceux qui n'ont point d'affaires s'en fontThose who have no troubles invent them; Idle people make business for themselves.Rate it:

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chacun à son goûtUsed to acknowledge that different people have different tastes or preferences.Rate it:

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charge downTo lose electrical powerRate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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check and balanceProvide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.Rate it:

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choke upTo lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc.Rate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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close to homeAffecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.Rate it:

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close upTo move people closer together.Rate it:

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clout listA usually secret list containing the names of people who are to be given special access, benefits, or influence in a political or social situation, especially as a result of having personal, professional, or financial relationships with those in authority.Rate it:

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coffee talkInformal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.Rate it:

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comfort zoneThe range of temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors that people or other organisms require in order to be physiologically unstressed.Rate it:

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comitia habereto hold a meeting of the people.Rate it:

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common groundA characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems.Rate it:

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common touchThe personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people.Rate it:

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consilium habere (de aliqua re)to deliberate together (of a number of people).Rate it:

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contionem advocare (Sall. Iug. 33. 3)to summon an assembly of the people.Rate it:

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convocare populi concilium and populum ad conciliumto summon an assembly of the people.Rate it:

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cooler heads will prevailPeople who are calm and focused are the most likely to succeed or to have the greatest influence on events.Rate it:

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cradle snatcherA person who prefers to date people significantly younger than themselves.Rate it:

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crank upTo increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.Rate it:

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crap festwhen people mutually complainRate it:

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crawl withTo include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.Rate it:

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cry me a riverAn admonishment, reminder, chiding, demand or ejaculation addressed to an individual whom evinces sadness. seemingly suffers disappointment, disillusionment, distress, and renders a general resentment toward the people in this world with a constant flow of tears.Rate it:

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cum imperio esse (cf. XVI. 3)to have unlimited power; to be invested with imperium.Rate it:

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dans le siècle où nous sommes, on ne donne rien pour rienAt the present day people give nothing for nothing, and precious little for sixpence.Rate it:

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daylightEmotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.Rate it:

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de savoir vient avoirKnowledge is power.Rate it:

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deadCompletely inactive; without power; without a signal.Rate it:

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define the relationshipA modern phrase to describe when two people agree on the nature of their relationship - is it casual, serious, open etcRate it:

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deliver the message to garciaWhat we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.Rate it:

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Derangement SyndromeThe acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal and balanced people triggered by the mention of a specific topic.Rate it:

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des dettes criardesSmall debts to trades-people or workmen (who are continually asking for their money).Rate it:

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des gens de même farinePersons of the same kidney (generally in a bad sense); People tarred with the same brush.Rate it:

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Deus lhe pagueAn expression of gratitude used by religious people.Rate it:

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die offTo become extinct (if a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, all of that group dies over a period of time).Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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do a giga group of people performing the same dance movement to celebrate their success or achievement.Rate it:

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doctors make the worst patientsIt's often difficult to advise people on subjects that they are usually experts on.Rate it:

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dog eat dogRuthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.Rate it:

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Dog-Eat-Dog WorldTo live a life associated by severe competition wherein people struggle ruthlessly to live or attain successRate it:

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dominari in aliquemto have unlimited power over a person.Rate it:

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don't ask, don't tellA policy of the U.S. military from 1993 to 2011, which barred openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual people from serving in the military, while also barring discrimination against closeted gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.Rate it:

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don't bite the newbieBe patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.Rate it:

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dope sheetA publication, updated very frequently and used by people who make horse racing wagers, which summarizes information about the horses running in specific races; a publication which provides background information and/or predictions used by people wagering on any sort of competition.Rate it:

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drag upTo remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things).Rate it:

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draw inTo attract (groups of people).Rate it:

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éminence griseA secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne.Rate it:

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