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last wordThe finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.Rate it:

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le roi dit nous voulonsPar allusion à l'usage des rois, qui s'expriment à la première personne du pluriel, réponse qu'on fait aux enfants impérieux qui exigent en disant « Je veux … », pour les remettre à leur place.Rate it:

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loaded wordAny word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definition.Rate it:

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lying through your teethA repulsive, indictment and accusation as to someone's statements or assertions. It smacks of a strong objection to the veracity of verbiage of another. Usage will enhance degradation and destroy any amicability.Rate it:

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ma foi!Upon my word!Rate it:

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make a meal ofThat is the eleventh edit that you have made to that word, you are really making a meal of it.Rate it:

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man of one's wordSomeone who sticks to their promisesRate it:

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manquer de parole (or, manquer à sa parole)To break one’s word.Rate it:

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more, usu receptum estit is traditional usage.Rate it:

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mot justeExactly the right word or phrasing.Rate it:

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mot justeThe perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.Rate it:

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mum's the wordThe accompanying facts are a secret, not to be divulged.Rate it:

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Mum's the WordTo keep secretRate it:

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my word(dated, US, Canada) An expression of surprise.Rate it:

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my word(dated, US, Canada) Indeed.Rate it:

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name it, claim itA catch phrase of the Christian Word faith movement, a statement of faith and affirmation.Rate it:

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ne soufflez pas mot!Do not breathe a word!Rate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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nolo episcopariJe ne veux pas être évêque. Il était anciennement d’usage que l’on refuse le poste d’évêque en formulant deux fois ces mots avant d’accepter la nomination.Rate it:

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nomen amicitiae (or simply amicitia) dicitur ab amandothe word amicitia comes from amare.Rate it:

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non dire né ai né baiDon't say a wordRate it:

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not be able to get a word in edgewaysTo be unable to say a single word because of someone else's talkativeness.Rate it:

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not to rewrite other people's wordsThe act of compromising to limiting ones word usage.Rate it:

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now and thenSometimes; occasionally; also said with the word every in front: every now and thenRate it:

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nullum (omnino) verbum facereto not say a word.Rate it:

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nullum verbum ex ore eius excidit (or simply ei)no word escaped him.Rate it:

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odd one outA visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.Rate it:

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old man's wordValueable talk/ suggestion etc.Rate it:

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on dit souvent la vérité en riantThere is many a true word spoken in jest.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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one word leads to anotherSaid of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.Rate it:

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one's word is lawRequests or orders of (a person) should definitely be fulfilled.Rate it:

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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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originem verbi repetere a...to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).Rate it:

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paucis te voloa word with you.Rate it:

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pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.Rate it:

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pour autant que je sachePour ce que j’en sais. — Note d’usage : Cette locution amoindrit l'affirmation qui lui est associée et la rend plus douteuse.Rate it:

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pour tout direIn a word.Rate it:

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pull punchesTo word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger.Rate it:

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qu'est-ceDemande d’explication sur la fonction ou sur le nom de quelque chose. Note d’usage : On peut l’utiliser avec la conjonction que.Rate it:

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qu'est-ce que c'estDemande d’explication sur la fonction ou sur le nom de quelque chose. — Note d’usage : On peut l’utiliser avec la conjonction que.Rate it:

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quae est vis huius verbi?what is the meaning, the original sense of this word?Rate it:

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quae notio or sententia subiecta est huic voci?what is the meaning, the original sense of this word?Rate it:

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que je sacheÀ ma connaissance. Note d’usage : Se met à la fin d’une phrase négative pour signifier que, si un fait est autrement qu’on ne le dit, on l’ignore.Rate it:

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quid significat, sonat haec vox?what is the meaning, the original sense of this word?Rate it:

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quote unquoteEmphasizes the following word or phrase for irony, as used almost exclusively in spoken language.Rate it:

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re concinere, verbis discrepareto agree in fact but not in word.Rate it:

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rebajasThis word is used a great deal in shop windows in Tenerife -- it means discounts in SpanishRate it:

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sag schnellused to indicate that one is missing a word and to invite the collocutor to fill it inRate it:

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scaredy cata children's word for a person who is easily frightenedRate it:

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