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animum alicuius confirmareto strengthen, confirm a person's courage.Rate it:

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animum alicuius de statu, de gradu demovere (more strongly depellere, deturbare)to disconcert a person.Rate it:

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animum alicuius or simply aliquem flectereto make a person change his intention.Rate it:

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animum facere, addere alicuito succeed in encouraging a person.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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anybody who is anybodyAny person who is well-known or important, especially one who has prominent social standing.Rate it:

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anyone can make art, but not all art makes a person an artist.ArtistRate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, thy name is YUsed to say that something or somebody embodies a particular quality, usually a negative one. This phrase is said using this format: "X, thy name is Y", where X is the quality and Y is the person or thing with that quality.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, Y, and Z—pick any twoIntroduces three desirable qualities or resources that a person, company or project can not have simultaneously; they will lack one of the three options.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/you can't spell XYZ without YImplies a correlation between two items, where the second one is spelled with letters from the first one.Rate it:

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Apple of Your EyeA thing or a person greatly admired and loved by peopleRate it:

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aqua et igni interdicere alicuito proscribe a person, declare him an outlaw.Rate it:

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arm candyAn attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.Rate it:

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armchair quarterbacksomeone who sits back and tries to second-guess or give advice about the quarterback, coach or other players, but who is not involved in the gameRate it:

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armis (castris) exuere aliquemto disarm a person.Rate it:

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around the hornA difficult or precarious route that is less advisable than a simpler alternative; also, in baseball, throwing the ball from third base to second to firstRate it:

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artful dodgerA crafty person who commits minor crimes or behaves in a rather unscrupulous manner.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeyif you say someone is as agile as a monkey then you are saying that the person is able to move as fast and easy as a monkey; therefore, as agile as a monkey means being able to move as swift and easy as a monkeyRate it:

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as large as lifeTo appear in person.Rate it:

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as the next girlTo a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person: especially, as much as a typical woman.Rate it:

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as the next guyTo a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person or man.Rate it:

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ask me one on sporta sarcastic reply given when a person does not know the correct answer.Rate it:

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asking for a friendIndicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be asking on behalf of another person.Rate it:

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asspussya person's anus and rectum, especially a male'sRate it:

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at seaOn the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship.Rate it:

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auctorem esse alicui, utto give a person advice.Rate it:

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auctoritate valere or florereto possess great authority; to be an influential person.Rate it:

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auctoritatem alicuius amplificare (opp. imminuere, minuere)to increase a person's dignity.Rate it:

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auctoritatem or dignitatem sibi conciliare, parareto gain dignity; to make oneself a person of consequence.Rate it:

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auctoritati, dignitati alicuius illudereto insult a person's dignity.Rate it:

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aures alicuius obtundere or simply obtundere (aliquem)to din a thing into a person's ears.Rate it:

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aures praebere alicuito listen to a person.Rate it:

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average bearThe norm; an average person; Used in comparisonsRate it:

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avoir affaire Ă  quelqu'unTo have to speak to (to deal with) a person.Rate it:

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avoir affaire de quelqu'unTo need a person.Rate it:

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ax to grindTo have some selfish reasons to say or do something, to get a favor from another person greedilyRate it:

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babe in the woodsA person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless.Rate it:

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babe magnetA person, especially a man, to whom women are attracted.Rate it:

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baby-killera person who advocates abortionRate it:

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babysitter testAn informal method for assessing the maturity, reliability, or probity of a person, inviting one to judge whether one would entrust this person with the care of one's own children.Rate it:

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Backseat DriverA person, who is bossy and likes to give unwanted advices and order to othersRate it:

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bad actorIll-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person.Rate it:

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bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.Rate it:

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bad newsAn irritating, troublesome, or harmful person, situation, or thing.Rate it:

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bad pennyA person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.Rate it:

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bad shapeA person or thing being in an unhealthy or unfit position.Rate it:

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bag of bonesA skinny, malnourished person.Rate it:

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baggageIn a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.Rate it:

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bail outTo secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.Rate it:

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ball of fireA person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active.Rate it:

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