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aliquid ab aliquo impetrareto gain one's point with any one.Rate it:

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aliquid alicui probare (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)to prove one's point to a person's satisfaction.Rate it:

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aliquid alienum (a) dignitate sua or merely a se ducereto consider a thing beneath one's dignity.Rate it:

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aliquid animo mentique penitus mandare (Catil. 1. 11. 27)to impress a thing on one's memory, mind.Rate it:

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aliquid in commentarios suos referre (Tusc. 3. 22. 54)to enter a thing in one's note-book.Rate it:

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aliquid in usum suum conferreto employ in the furtherance of one's interests.Rate it:

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aliquid infra se ducere or infra se positum arbitrarito consider a thing beneath one's dignity.Rate it:

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aliquis est mihi in oculisto cherish as the apple of one's eye.Rate it:

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aliquis reus fit (Fam. 13. 54)some one is accused.Rate it:

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aliquis simulat aegrum or se esse aegrumsome one feigns illness.Rate it:

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aliquo teste utito use some one's evidence.Rate it:

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aliter sentire ac loqui (aliud sentire, aliud loqui)to think one thing, say another; to conceal one's opinions.Rate it:

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all and someone and allRate it:

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all and sundryEach one.Rate it:

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all bets are offIndicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain.Rate it:

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all of one's taste is in one's mouthAlternative form of all one's taste is in one's mouthRate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketInvesting heavily in just one area.Rate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketDevoting all of one’s resources to one thing.Rate it:

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all one's life's worthA momentous matter; a very serious risk; a difficult task or situation.Rate it:

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all one's taste is in one's mouthOne lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.Rate it:

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all roads lead to romedifferent paths can take one to the same goalRate it:

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all that and a bag of chipseverything one would want and moreRate it:

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All ThumbsUncomfortable for doing things, specifically with handsRate it:

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all thumbsClumsy; awkward; not dextrous.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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all's oneIt is just the same; it makes no difference.Rate it:

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aller au devant de quelqu'un avec la croix et la bannièreTo receive any one with great fuss and ceremony (often used ironically).Rate it:

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alma materthe university, school, or college that one formerly attended.Rate it:

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alone in a crowdFeeling as though one does not fit in with the people around one.Rate it:

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am I under arrestAsked to authority, to ascertain if one is being detained.Rate it:

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ambire aliquem (always with Acc. of person)to solicit the vote or favour of some one.Rate it:

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amicitiam cum aliquo jungere, facere, inire, contrahereto form a friendship with any one.Rate it:

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amorem ex animo eicereto banish love from one's mind.Rate it:

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an insult to one is an insult to allWhen individuals are insulted based on their characteristics, that insult also applies to everybody who shares them.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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anaconda mortgageA loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other property.Rate it:

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and don't play one on TVA term often used after a person claims to have no expertise in a topic of discussion, but still wants to contribute a comment.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.Rate it:

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animadvertere in aliquemto punish some one.Rate it:

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animam agereto be at one's last gasp.Rate it:

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animam continereto hold one's breath.Rate it:

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animo adesse(1) to be attentive; (2) to keep one's presence of mind.Rate it:

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animos audientium permovere, inflammareto make an impression on one's audience.Rate it:

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animum alicuius ab iracundia revocareto prevent some one from growing angry, appease his anger.Rate it:

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animum attendere ad aliquidto turn one's attention to a thing.Rate it:

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animum explereto cool one's anger.Rate it:

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animum regere, coercere, cohibereto have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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animum vincere (Marcell. 3. 8)to have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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