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coals to newcastleA pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance.Rate it:

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coil upto make, or become, coiledRate it:

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come a long wayTo make significant progress.Rate it:

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come alongTo progress; to make progress.Rate it:

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come full circleTo make a complete change or reform.Rate it:

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come on toTo make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on.Rate it:

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come outTo make a formal debut in society.Rate it:

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come roundTo make a regular circuit.Rate it:

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come the acidTo make oneself unpleasant, especially by sarcasm.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed.Rate it:

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comme on fait son lit, on se coucheAs you make your bed, so you must lie on it.Rate it:

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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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consilia cum aliquo communicare(1) to communicate one's plans to some one; (2) to make common cause with a person. Similarly c. causam, rationem.Rate it:

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consilium capere, inire (de aliqua re, with Gen. gerund., with Inf., more rarely ut)to form a plan, make a resolution.Rate it:

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conspici, conspicuum esse aliqua reto make oneself conspicuous.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a splash; to create a spectacle.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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cover one's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that one is not blamed or punished for one's conduct.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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crap upTo ruin, botch, bungle; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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crazy as all outdoorsA joking way of describing someone who is always getting into trouble from decisions they make.Rate it:

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crebras ex oppido excursiones facere (B. G. 2. 30)to make a sally, sortie from the town.Rate it:

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creep outTo make uncomfortable or afraid; to give someone the creeps.Rate it:

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croquer la pommeTo make loveRate it:

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cross the rubiconTo make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.Rate it:

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crunch timeTime to make a decision or act. The approach of a deadline.Rate it:

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culpable homicideCriminal negligence causing the unlawful death of a human being.(Can we verify this sense?) (Canada, law) Murder, manslaughter or infanticide.(Can we verify this sense?) (Scotland, law) Manslaughter.(Can we verify this sense?) (South Africa, law) The unlawful negligent killing of another human being.Rate it:

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cum grano salisWith a grain of salt; with a bit of common sense and skepticism.Rate it:

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cuniculos agere (B. G. 3. 21)to make mines, subterraneous passages.Rate it:

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curl upto coil or shrivel, make into a coilRate it:

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curl upto curl, make curly, shape into curlsRate it:

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cut a dashTo make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.Rate it:

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cut a figureTo present an image; to make an impression.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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cut shortMake shorter by cutting.Rate it:

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damnum or detrimentum sarcire (not reparare)to make good, repair a loss or injury.Rate it:

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dare spettacolo di sémake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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de ingenio moribusque alicuius exponereto make a character-sketch of a person.Rate it:

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de sententia aliquem deducere, movereto make a man change his opinion.Rate it:

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de tanto aprontar, hoje conheço as artimanhas de quem pensa em me enganar.For those who want to fool me, I've learned how to behave after make a lot of bad things.Rate it:

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deliciis diffluereto wanton in the pleasures of sense.Rate it:

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des gens de même farinePersons of the same kidney (generally in a bad sense); People tarred with the same brush.Rate it:

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dicta dicere in aliquemto make jokes on a person.Rate it:

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dies (fem. in this sense)the date.Rate it:

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dig inTo make a burst of hard work.Rate it:

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dirigere or referre aliquid ad aliquam remto measure something by the standard of something else; to make something one's criterion.Rate it:

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doTo travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.Rate it:

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doTo make or provide.Rate it:

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doTo cause, make.Rate it:

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do away withTo destroy, eliminate, or make an end of.Rate it:

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