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diem festum celebrare (of a larger number)to keep, celebrate a festival.Rate it:

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doTo treat in a certain way.Rate it:

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do a number onTo damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.Rate it:

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do right byTo treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.Rate it:

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do someone dirtyTo deliberately treat someone in an unfair or harmful manner.Rate it:

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do the dirty onTo treat in an unfair manner; to cheat or betray.Rate it:

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do unto others as you would have them do unto youOne should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.Rate it:

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dob inTo betray someone by informing on them.Rate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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donner une chandelle à dieu et une au diableTo try and keep in with both parties.Rate it:

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double or nothingStatement of bravado. Usually involving a risky or gambling choice to keep going or move forward. Can also be used as a version of: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. -If you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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drive atTo mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point.Rate it:

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drug of choiceThe best-choice medication to treat a particular medical problem.Rate it:

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Dutch TreatOne pays for oneself for food and entertainment on any social event/occasionRate it:

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earn one's keepTo perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.Rate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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elle a l'air de ne pas y toucherShe looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth; She is very sarcastic without appearing to mean anything. (Comp. Nitouche.)Rate it:

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every man to his tradeKeep to your own job and don't meddle in other people's. We should all stick to what we are good at.Rate it:

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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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faire bouillir la marmiteTo keep the pot boiling.Rate it:

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faire faux bond1. To deceive. 2. To fail to keep an appointment.Rate it:

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faire les frais de la conversation1. To keep a conversation going. 2. To be (oneself) the subject of conversation.Rate it:

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fencepost problemIn computer programming, a problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.Rate it:

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Feuer und Flamme seinto be full of enthusiasm; to be keen as mustardRate it:

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fidem praestare alicuito keep faith with a person, keep one's word.Rate it:

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fidem servare (opp. fallere)to keep one's word (not tenere).Rate it:

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file withTo follow closely, like one soldier after another in file; to keep pace.Rate it:

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finders keepersThe doctrine that whoever finds something is allowed to keep itRate it:

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finders, keepersWhoever finds something is allowed to keep it.Rate it:

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flick offTo insult by showing them the back of one's fist with the middle finger extended.Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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fortuna caecos homines efficit, animos occaecatFortune makes men shortsighted, infatuates them.Rate it:

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frohes Schaffena greeting sometimes used towards someone who is working, most often when leaving themRate it:

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from those to whom much is given, much is expectedThe more you are given, the more responsibility you have to give to others. This reminds us not to be selfish. You have not been blessed so that you can have for yourself. You are blessed so that you have more ability to share with others and be an example for them.Rate it:

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fuck overTo cheat or treat unfairly.Rate it:

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fugere alicuius conspectum, aspectumto keep out of a person's sight.Rate it:

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gandy dancerA railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.Rate it:

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garder les arrêtsTo keep to one’s quarters.Rate it:

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garder son sang-froidto keep one's cool; to keep a cool headRate it:

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gavin and deanCockney rhyming slang for 'Queen' when used colloquially to mean a gay person: a non heterosexual person.Rate it:

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get atmean, intendRate it:

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get off withTo befriend someone and snog them, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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Get This Show on the RoadGet something moving, step ahead and keep goingRate it:

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ghost from one's pastSomething unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them to the present day.Rate it:

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git alongmove; keep goingRate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a sneck possetTo give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.Rate it:

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give someone a big headTo flatter someone excessively; to overpraise someone, usually resulting in them becoming proud, arrogant or conceited.Rate it:

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