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Holy of HoliesThe most sacred place within a sacred building.Rate it:

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home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

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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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hop jointPlace where opium is smoked.Rate it:

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hot spotdangerous place; accident placeRate it:

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hot spotlively placeRate it:

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human touchThe positive qualities of human beings manifested in a place or object.Rate it:

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il a placé son argent à fonds perduHe sank his money in an annuity.Rate it:

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il faut savoir se bornerOne must place limits on one’s desires.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petit chez soiThere is no place like home; Home is home, be it ever so humble; East, west, home is best.Rate it:

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il y a des claques qui se perdentUne ou plusieurs personnes qui ont un comportement ou tiennent des propos insupportables en toute impunité mériteraient d’être vertement remises à leur place.Rate it:

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in angustias adducere aliquemto place some one in an embarrassing position.Rate it:

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in proscriptorum numerum referre aliquem (Rosc. Am. 11. 32)to place a person's name on the list of the proscribed.Rate it:

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in the first placeTo begin with; earlier; first; at the start.Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate 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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in the wrong place at the wrong timeDescribing actions or activities that the speaker considers inappropriate, misdirected, or unlikely to yield good results.Rate it:

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integros defatigatis summittereto send fresh troops to take the place of those wearied with fighting.Rate it:

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it's a small worldUsed to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.Rate it:

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iter aliquo dirigere, intendereto journey towards a place.Rate it:

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je ne sais plus où j'en suis1. I have lost the place where I left off (in reading, etc.). 2. I do not know what I am about.Rate it:

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jiminy cricketAn expression of surprise or annoyance; a euphemism for Jesus Christ used in place of swearing or taking the Lord's name in vainRate it:

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jiminy cricketa phrase used in place of taking Christ's name in vain when someone wants to swearRate it:

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Johnny-Come-LatelySomeone who is amateur in any work, place or group, person who has no earlier experience of something Rate it:

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jump offTo move from an elevated place by one jump.Rate it:

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keep outTo refrain from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep outTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo stay away from a place or condition.Rate it:

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keep out ofTo restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.Rate it:

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kiddie tableThe gathering place, forum, or venue assigned to less prominent, less capable, or less popular participants in an event.Rate it:

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king of the castleA children's game in which one player is located on something elevated and other players attempt to take his or her place.Rate it:

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knacker's yardA place to send a person or object that is spent beyond all reasonable use.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo be in an unknown place.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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la royauté, place noyée de lumière où toute tache paraît une fange sordide“In that fierce light which beats upon a throne And blackens every blot.” [Tennyson , Idylls of the King, Dedication.]Rate it:

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ladies' loungeA room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.Rate it:

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le roi dit nous voulonsPar allusion à l'usage des rois, qui s'expriment à la première personne du pluriel, réponse qu'on fait aux enfants impérieux qui exigent en disant « Je veux … », pour les remettre à leur place.Rate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.Rate it:

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left and rightAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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left, right and centerAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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lie aroundTo be in an unknown place.Rate it:

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lightning never strikes twice in the same placeA lucky or unusual event is unlikely to occur again in the same way.Rate it:

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link whoringThe practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.Rate it:

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lion's denAny dangerous or frightening place.Rate it:

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live outto pass time or to pass the remainder of one's life, especially in a particular place or situationRate it:

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lock awayTo lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.Rate it:

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lock upTo close all doors and windows of a place securely.Rate it:

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loco or vestigio se non moverenot to stir from one's place.Rate it:

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