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dieu nous garde d'un homme qui n'a qu'une affaireGod save us from the man of one idea.Rate it:

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dimber damber upright manThe chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.Rate it:

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dirty old manAn adult male - usually middle-aged or elderly - who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner.Rate it:

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dis-moi qui tu hantes, je te dirai qui tu esA man is known by his company; Birds of a feather flock together.Rate it:

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divortium facere cum uxoreto separate from, divorce (of the man).Rate it:

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doctrina abundare (De Or. 3. 16. 59)to be a man of great learning.Rate it:

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dog outTo mistreat, especially for a pimp or abusive man to mistreat a woman by prostituting her.Rate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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drool bucketA person with low intelligence or no common sense; an idiot.Rate it:

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dropout factoryAn underperforming high school, especially with low graduation ratesRate it:

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ducere aliquam in matrimoniumto marry (of the man).Rate it:

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ducere uxoremto marry (of the man).Rate it:

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dying calf in a snowstormA lovestruck man looking at the one he adores from a far.Rate it:

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e patria exire iubere aliquemto banish a man from his native land.Rate it:

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early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseplatitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.Rate it:

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essa Coca é FantaSaid to announce that a man is gay or effeminate.Rate it:

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et uxor"and the wife" or "and his wife". It is often used in the context of a legal document to include a man's wife in whatever obligation, ownership, etc. the document spells out.Rate it:

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eternal triangleA relationship involving three persons (usually two women and one man or two men and one woman) among whom there are conflicting and competing attachments of a romantic or emotional nature.Rate it:

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être le fils de ses œuvresTo be a self-made man.Rate it:

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every king needs a queenEvery man needs a woman to be with for the rest of his life.Rate it:

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every man for himselfAn expression of indifference, that everyone should forget about comradeship and save themselves.Rate it:

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every man for himself!Everyone has to fight for his or her own survival. This extraordinary admonition, generally applies during an extreme emergency, commercial or military wherein rescue assistance or other lifesaving help is unlikely.Rate it:

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every man for hisselfSynonym of every man for himselfRate it:

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every man has a priceEveryone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.Rate it:

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every man jackAll the members of a group with no exceptions.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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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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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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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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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 le gros dosto weather the storm, lie lowRate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius imminuere, infirmare (opp. confirmare)to weaken, destroy a man's credit.Rate it:

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fides aliquem deficere coepita man's credit begins to go down.Rate it:

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fides tota Italia est angustacredit is low throughout Italy.Rate it:

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fly lowto have one's fly (zipper) undone.Rate it:

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for a songFor a very low price; very cheaply.Rate it:

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fortuna aliquem effertFortune exalts a man, makes him conspicuous.Rate it:

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from the East German judgeUsed for comedic effect with an imaginary score in a competition because of the reputation of East German judges for giving low scores to non-East Germans.Rate it:

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from the soul of piris to the borderless souls of man.Saw it on a jacket.Rate it:

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fuckpolea man's penisRate it:

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funny manUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see funny,‎ man.Rate it:

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funny manAlternative form of funnymanRate it:

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get by the ballsTo have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.Rate it:

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give a man a fishShortened form of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeRate 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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