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it takes all kinds to make a worldDiversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike.He irons his clothes how?! That's crazy! Well, I guess it takes all kinds.Rate it:

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it's best to leave well enough aloneDon't do anything; don't aggravate a situationRate it:

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it's a long road that has no turningencouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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j'en suis tout bleu (fam.)Well! I am surprised.Rate it:

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je connais la carte du paysI know the country well.Rate it:

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je l'ai fait tant bien que malI did it as well as I could, though I know it is not well done.Rate it:

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je ne suis pas au courant de l'affaireI have not the latest information on the point; I am not up (well posted) in the matter.Rate it:

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keep upTo ensure that one remains well-informed about something.Rate it:

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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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Keep Your Ear to the GroundBe focused and well aware of what is happening aroundRate it:

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kicking bootsAbility to kick well.Rate it:

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know one's shitTo be well-informed concerning a particular subject; to have a capable command of a particular area of expertise.Rate it:

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Know the RopesTo be well aware of everything around, to have knowledge of doing any complicated thingRate it:

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know what is whatTo be experienced or well-informedRate it:

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la fin couronne l'œuvreThe end crowns all; All’s well that ends well.Rate it:

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lang may yer lum reekUsed to wish someone well.Rate it:

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laute vivere (Nep. Chab. 3. 2)to live well.Rate it:

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le mieux est l'ennemi du bienLeave well alone.Rate it:

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le rouge va bien aux brunesRed suits dark women well.Rate it:

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le vert fait bien avec le roseGreen goes well with pink; Pink and green are fit for a queen.Rate it:

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Leave Someone Holding the BagTo fully accuse someone for something when the accusation is equally shared and applied to somebody else as wellRate it:

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leave well enough aloneDo not interfere, change, disturb, get involved or try to make a situation better because you might make a situation worse; (also known as "let well enough alone" "leave well alone and "let well alone")Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficientRate it:

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leave well enough aloneIf things are fine, then leave the situation alone; don't do anything to disturb the current situation.Rate it:

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les deux font la paire (fam.)They are well matched; Arcades ambo.Rate it:

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les pots fêlés sont ceux qui durent le plusThe door with the creaking hinge hangs longest; The cracked pitcher goes oftenest to the well.Rate it:

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less is moreThat which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieresRate it:

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let the good times rollTo have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed.Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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like a million bucksExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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like a million dollarsExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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live on the edgeTo be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, which threatens one's well-being or life, and which causes distress.Rate it:

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made for each otherWell suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.Rate it:

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made in the shadeIn a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.Rate it:

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may as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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me neitherUsed to say that a negative-containing statement of the previous speaker applies to the speaker as well.Rate it:

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me tooThat applies to me as well.Rate it:

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memoriam rerum gestarum (rerum Romanarum) tenereto be well versed in Roman history.Rate it:

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might as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisseto be well-informed, erudite.Rate it:

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multarum rerum cognitione imbutum esse (opp. litterarum or eruditionis expertem esse or [rerum] rudem esse)to be well-informed, erudite.Rate it:

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multum (mediocriter) in graecis litteris versarito be well (slightly) acquainted with Greek literature.Rate it:

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ne in re nota et pervulgata multus simnot to be diffuse on such a well-known subject.Rate it:

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ne'er do wellsomeone who isn't going anywhere in lifeRate it:

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ne'er do welluselessRate it:

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no doywell duh! no shit; no shit, SherlockRate it:

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non sum ignarus, nescius (not non sum inscius)I know very well.Rate it:

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not a bother on someoneSomeone is fine; all is well with someone.Rate it:

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