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everybody and his motherA large assortment of people.Rate it:

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everybody and their brotherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everybody and their dogA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and his brotherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and his motherA large assortment of people.Rate it:

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everyone and their brotherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and their dogA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everyone and their motherA large number of people; most people.Rate it:

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everything and the kitchen sinkAlternative form of everything but the kitchen sink.Rate it:

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everything but the kitchen sinkAlmost everything, whether needed or not.Rate it:

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everything is up for grabsAvailable for anyone; not yet claimed.Rate it:

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ex (in) fuga dissipati or dispersi (B. G. 2. 24)soldiers routed and dispersed.Rate it:

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ex aequo et bono (Caecin. 23. 65)justly and equitably.Rate it:

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ex morbo convalescere (not reconvalescere)to recover from a disease.Rate it:

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ex pueris excedereto leave one's boyhood behind one, become a man.Rate it:

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ex, pro meritoaccording to a man's deserts.Rate it:

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exceptio non numeratae pecuniaeAn exception whereby a defendant can claim that the plaintiff has not paid the money to him and that therefore the obligation is not owing.Rate it:

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excess baggageSomething or someone not needed or not wanted; something or someone of little use or importance; something or someone considered burdensome.Rate it:

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excess baggageLuggage which exceeds the allowable size or weight (as for an airline flight or train trip), and for which an extra fee must therefore be paid.Rate it:

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excitare animum iacentem et afflictum (opp. frangere animum)to inspire the spiritless and prostrate with new vigour.Rate it:

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excuse youIndignant response to a person who has behaved rudely and failed to apologise.Rate it:

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excuses are a dime a dozenThe excuse given is not unique; everyone has an excuse for something.Rate it:

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exit stage leftAn orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract.Rate it:

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exit stage leftLeave the scene, and don't make a fuss.Rate it:

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express elevatorA high-speed elevator that does not serve all floorsRate it:

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expressio unius est exclusio alteriusA canon of construction holding that, when a legal document includes a list, anything not in that list is assumed to be purposely excluded.Rate it:

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exsurgere altius or incitatius ferrito take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators).Rate it:

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exturbare aliquem omnibus fortunis, e possessionibusto drive a person out of house and home.Rate it:

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eye catchingTwo words which may have evolved from the marketing and advertising entities, The phrase says and sees it all, appeals only to the sighted.Rate it:

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eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothTo take retribution or give penalty similar to the original offense or faultRate it:

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eye of a tigerAn eye for being adventurous, brave, and a leader.Rate it:

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eye of the beholderThe evaluation depending on perception of person who sees and considers.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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f** thisThe phrase emphatically diminishes the activity or event referred to and expresses that the speaker will have no more to do with it.Rate it:

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f*ck how it turn outI don't care about how it ends or simply not bothered.Rate it:

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fabula, ludus scaenicusthe piece; the play.Rate it:

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fabulam agereto act a play (said of the actors).Rate it:

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fabulam dareto produce a play (of the writer).Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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fabulam exigere (Ter. Andr. Pol.)to hiss a play.Rate it:

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face awayTo turn one's head so that one's face is not aimed in a particular direction.Rate it:

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Face the MusicTo confront the consequences of ones decisions and actions, or to accept the responsibility of one’s actionsRate it:

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faceless bureaucratA stereotypical anonymous, interchangeable and unaccountable government official.Rate it:

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factor outTo omit, to not consider as a factor.Rate it:

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facultatem alicui dare alicuius rei or ut possit...to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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facultatem, potestatem alicui eripere, adimereto deprive a man of the chance of doing a thing.Rate it:

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fail at lifeTo be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where someone is not doing anything productive with their lives; to become a loser.Rate it:

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fair and squareWithin the applicable rules.Rate it:

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fair and squareTotally fairly and undoubtedly.Rate it:

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fair gameA game that is fair, that does not involve cheating etc.Rate it:

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