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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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if you stink you stinkif you are bad at something, then you're bad at it, end of story.Rate it:

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Ignorance is BlissWhen you are glad, it is better to be unaware of bad thingsRate it:

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il a changé son cheval borgne contre un aveugleHe has changed for the worse; He has made a bad bargain.Rate it:

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il a dit pis que pendre de vousHe said everything that was bad of you; According to him, hanging is too good for you.Rate it:

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il a mis son bonnet de traversHe is in a bad temper; He got out of bed the wrong side.Rate it:

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il fait bonne mine à mauvais jeuHe puts a good face on the matter; He makes the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas mort d'hommeIt’s not that bad; said to de-dramatize an event.Rate it:

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ill healthA state of illness, or bad health.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bad odorRegarded with disapproval; in a situation of being disliked; shunned.Rate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bonam (malam) partem accipere aliquidto take a thing in good (bad) part.Rate it:

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in dire straitsIn a very bad, extremely difficult, serious, challenging, unforgiving, desperate, critical, or precarious situationRate it:

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in the wrong place at the wrong timeAt a location where something bad is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence.Rate it:

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Indian signA curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.Rate it:

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infamem facere aliquemto damage a person's character, bring him into bad odour.Rate it:

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infamiam alicui inferre, aspergereto damage a person's character, bring him into bad odour.Rate it:

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it takes one to know oneThe person criticizing is as bad as the person being criticized.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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je l'irai dire à romeIt is so unlikely, that if it happens I will undertake a pilgrimage to Rome; I’ll eat my hat.Rate it:

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jeter son bonnet par dessus les moulins (of women)To throw off all restraint; Not to care a straw for what people may think of your bad conduct.Rate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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jungle mouthbad breath, halitosisRate it:

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Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

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kick in the teethA humiliating insult or instance of bad treatment, especially when one is expecting friendship or in need of support; a sudden and unexpected setback; a strong rebuff.Rate it:

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knee-deep in the Big MuddyStuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.Rate it:

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knock on woodA self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.Rate it:

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Knock on WoodThose having superstitious beliefs such as knocking on wood save them to have a bad luckRate it:

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knocked into a cocked hatAn expression of such nature and composition so as to capture rapt attention, create an air of suspense, curiosity or mystery.Rate it:

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l'un vaut l'autreOne is as bad as the other.Rate it:

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le loup mourra dans sa peauA bad thing never dies; A bad man will die a bad man.Rate it:

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lead astrayTo influence to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegallyRate it:

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les extrêmes se touchentExtremes meet; Too far east is west; Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.Rate it:

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lesser of two evilsThe more desirable of two bad alternatives.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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look on the bright sideto examine a situation, usually bad, from a positive perspectiveRate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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make head or tail ofTo determine to be good or bad.Rate it:

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managerial inbreedingBad management, caused by managers making poor selection choices in recruitment, rewards, and promotions of the staff that report to them, leading to another generation of managers who lack the necessary skill sets to reward and promote the most effective staff.Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureGetting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.Rate it:

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mauvais ouvrier n'a jamais bons outilsA bad workman always blames his tools.Rate it:

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may the Force not be with youUsed to wish someone bad luck.Rate it:

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misfortunes never come singlybad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.Rate it:

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mixed bagSomething tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.Rate it:

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mixed blessingSomething that has both good and bad features.Rate it:

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must have killed a ChinamanA jocular explanation for bad luck.Rate it:

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my badMy fault; mea culpa.Rate it:

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