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dummy runA trial or practice before the real attempt.Rate it:

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dye in the woolTo dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.Rate it:

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dyed-in-the-woolDyed before being formed into cloth.Rate it:

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early birdA person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.Rate it:

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Easy Come, Easy GoAnything that comes very easily mostly goes or can be lost easily,Rate it:

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eat itTo fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.Rate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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edit outTo remove before publication or broadcasting.Rate it:

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Eleventh HourLittle before the exact deadline; the latest possible timeRate it:

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en toutes choses il faut considérer la finWe must always look to the end; Look before you leap.Rate it:

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erroribus implicari (Tusc. 4. 27. 58)to fall into error.Rate it:

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escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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être assis entre deux chaisesTo fall between two stools. Rate it:

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être gros jean comme devantTo be no better off than one was before, in spite of all one’s efforts.Rate it:

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être sur le gaillard d'avantTo serve before the mast; To be a common seaman.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

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fall aboard ofTo strike.Rate it:

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fall aboutlaugh uncontrollablyRate it:

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fall about the placeto laugh uncontrollablyRate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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fall apartTo be emotionally in crisis.Rate it:

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fall aroundto fall over continuouslyRate it:

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fall at the last hurdleTo fail near the end of something.Rate it:

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fall awayTo cease to support a person or cause.Rate it:

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fall backTo retreat.Rate it:

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fall back onTo turn to as a substitute.Rate it:

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fall back uponTo fall back on.Rate it:

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fall behindTo be progressively below average in performance.Rate it:

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fall belowTo go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.Rate it:

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fall between the cracksTo wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.Rate it:

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fall between two stoolsTo attempt two tasks and fail at both, when either one could have been accomplished singly.Rate it:

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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.Rate it:

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fall downTo fall to the ground.Rate it:

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fall downTo collapse.Rate it:

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fall flatFail to produce the desired effect; or generally to be unsuccessfulRate it:

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fall forbe deceived byRate it:

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fall forTo fall in love with somebody.Rate it:

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fall forTo be fooled; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick.Rate it:

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fall foulTo collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)Rate it:

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fall foulTo be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer ( + of)Rate it:

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fall foul ofTo be defeated or thwarted by.Rate it:

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fall foul ofTo fall aboard of.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fall from graceThe loss of one's current social position, prestige, status, power, etc.Rate it:

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fall guyThe one who takes the blame.Rate it:

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fall guyscapegoatRate it:

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fall inTo collapse inwards.Rate it:

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