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jouer cartes sur tableTo play openly; To act frankly.Rate it:

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jouer devant les banquettes(of actors) To play to empty benches.Rate it:

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jouer gros jeu(lit.) To play for high stakes; (fig.) To risk very much in an attempt.Rate it:

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jouer la belleTo play the rubber (or third game, to see which of the players is the conqueror).Rate it:

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l'arc toujours tendu se gâteAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Rate it:

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la pièce n'est que quelconqueThe piece (i.e. the play) is quite an ordinary one.Rate it:

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le chat parti les souris dansentWhen the cat’s away the mice will play.Rate it:

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le chat parti, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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lead the lineTo play as centre forward.Rate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.Rate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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mariage d'épervier, la femelle vaut mieux que le mâleThe grey mare is the better horse.Rate it:

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mató tunco tu tataName of a game adults play with little childrenRate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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mettre la charrette (or, charrue) devant les bœufsTo put the cart before the horse.Rate it:

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mettre un cheval au vertTo send a horse to grass.Rate it:

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moderari equumto manage a horse.Rate it:

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Monopoly moneyPlay money printed on paper, especially differently colored denominations of the board game Monopoly.Rate it:

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monter sur ses grands chevauxTo ride the high horse.Rate it:

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muck outTo clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.Rate it:

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never look a gift horse in the mouthAlternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.Rate it:

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no horse in this raceNo vested interest in the outcome of a contest or debate.Rate it:

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nous sommes à deux de jeuWe are even; We are a match for each other; Two can play at that game.Rate it:

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off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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on one's high horseSelf-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.Rate it:

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one-horse raceA horse race in which a single horse takes such a considerable lead that the other horses are no longer contenders to win.Rate it:

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one-horse raceAn election campaign or other competitive situation in which only one competitor is entered or in which only one competitor has a realistic chance of winning.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.Rate it:

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One-Horse TownA small town with limited facilities, a backward town, obscure townRate it:

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outsiderA competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse.Rate it:

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pachydermA member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.Rate it:

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partes agere alicuiusto play the part of some one.Rate it:

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party and playUsed other than as an idiom: see party, play.Rate it:

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party and playMarked by the use of drugs and the absence of sexual inhibitions.Rate it:

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pick gooseberrySynonym of play gooseberryRate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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piss aboutto joke or playRate it:

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piss aroundto joke or playRate it:

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pissin like a race horseTo urinate profusely.Rate it:

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play a partto be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factorRate it:

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play alongTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.Rate it:

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play aroundTo behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way.Rate it:

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play aroundTo work with in a non-serious manner.Rate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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play atTo pretend to be a different person while playing a game.Rate it:

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