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petit bonhomme vit encoreThere’s life in the old dog yet.Rate it:

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pitTo put (a dog) into a pit for fighting.Rate it:

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pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by old women in Britain in the 18th century. (Reference: Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987, paperback 1996 ISBN 1-86046-150-6 chapter 1 page 21.)Rate it:

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put on the dogTo dress up; to put on airs; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious.Rate it:

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queer fishAn odd or eccentric person.Rate it:

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qui aime bertrand, aime son chienLove me, love my dog.Rate it:

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qui jeune n'apprend, rien ne sauraAn old dog will learn no tricks. Rate it:

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qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rageGive your dog a bad name and hang him.Rate it:

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red dogUsed other than as an idiom: see red, dog.Rate it:

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red dogA blitz.Rate it:

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red dogTo blitz.Rate it:

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reel into bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.Rate it:

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s'accorder comme chien et chatTo live a cat and dog life.Rate it:

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sea dogold sailorRate it:

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see a man about a dogUsed as an excuse for leaving without giving the real reason (especially if the reason is to go to the toilet, or to have a drink).Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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sick as a dogVery ill.Rate it:

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Sick as a DogTo suffer from an illness, to be very sickRate it:

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small fryOne or more small or immature fish.Rate it:

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so far so goodUp to this point, all is OK.Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good, now let's get to Minorca without any troubles.Rate it:

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so long, and thanks for all the fishgoodbyeRate it:

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swim like a fishTo be a very strong swimmer.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

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that cock won't fightSynonym of that dog won't huntRate it:

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that dog won't huntThat idea will not work; that is an inadequate explanation or proposition.Rate it:

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that old dog won't huntSynonym of that dog won't hunt.Rate it:

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the fish rots from the headBad leaders damage an organization.Rate it:

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the whole world and his dogEverybody; too many people; a huge crowd.Rate it:

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there are plenty more fish in the seaThere are many more potential opportunities available; often said meaning that there are many more people in whom to find love; said when consoling someone who just came out of a relationshipRate it:

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there are plenty of fish in the seaThere are many more potential opportunities available.Rate it:

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there's always a bigger fishNo matter how large or intimidating a person or thing is, there is likely to be an even larger or more intimidating person or thing somewhere.Rate it:

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there's life in the old dog yetA person's faculties, or an organization's usefulness, should not be written off simply because of age.Rate it:

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to dog flyto be having a fine only progressRate it:

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to give a person lineTo allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.Rate it:

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top catSynonym of top dogRate it:

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top dogIn a competition, the one expected to win.Rate it:

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tout lui est bonAll is fish that comes to his net.Rate it:

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until the last dog is hunguntil the last moment.Rate it:

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vivere carne, piscibus, rapto (Liv. 7. 25)to live on meat, fish, by plunder.Rate it:

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wag the dogTo divert negative political attention by use of a military operation.Rate it:

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walk the dogTake a dog for a walkRate it:

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walk the dogperform a trick where the yo-yo rolls on the ground, attached to the stringRate it:

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walk the dogPerform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft, and then is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.Rate it:

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what dogWhen thy try to arceth upRate it:

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what's up dogHelloRate it:

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wiener doganother name for a Dachshund breed of dog; a long short-legged dogRate it:

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yellow dogA Carolina dog.Rate it:

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yellow dogShortening of yellow dog Democrat.Rate it:

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yellow dogUsed other than as an idiom: see yellow, dog.Rate it:

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yellow dogAn item or person of low value.Rate it:

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