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idiot mittensMittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.Rate it:

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idle hands are the devil's workshopOne who is idle will likely come to do evil.Rate it:

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if anythingUsed in questions when the speaker does not know for sure if the listener will have an answer.Rate it:

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if ever there was oneUsed to emphasize the truth of a characterizationRate it:

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if fait mine de ne pas comprendreHe pretends not to understand.Rate it:

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if I do say so myselfAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.Rate it:

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if I were youA phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.Rate it:

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if I'm lying, I'm dyingA promise that one is telling the truth.Rate it:

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if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:

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if it's not one thing it's anotherMany problems are happening simultaneously or in close succession.Rate it:

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if it's the last thing I doAt any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.Rate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellowIn order to save water, do not flush the toilet every time you urinate.Rate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it downIn order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.Rate it:

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if not forif were not there; in the absence of; withoutRate it:

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if pigs had wings they would fly(colloquial) Expresses speakers skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.Rate it:

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if the shoe fitsMore common version of the original "If the shoe fits, wear it"; If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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if you ask meUsed to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for itRate it:

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if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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if you don't mind me sayingUsed to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be takenRate it:

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if you don't want to slip up, stay out of slippery placesTo avoid temptation, triggers, Toxicity Or anything that doesn't do you any justice mentally or otherwise. To Stay away from if not to be tempted to repeat mistakes.Rate it:

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if you lie with dogs you will get fleasIt is important whom to choose as one's closest acquanitances.Rate it:

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if you love somebody, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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if you love someone, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

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if you pay peanuts, you get monkeysOffering a low salary will not attract skilled employees.Rate it:

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if you want a thing done well, do it yourselfIt is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.Rate it:

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if you're not Dutch, you're not muchThe Dutch culture is vastly superior to all other cultures in existence.Rate it:

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ignorantia juris non excusatIgnorance of the law is not a valid excuse.Rate it:

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ihnInitialism of I hope not.Rate it:

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IJSInitialism of I'm just saying : indicates that the accompanying statement is merely a helpful comment of some kind, and not intended to be the last word on the topic.Rate it:

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il a battu les buissons, un autre a pris l'oiseauHe did the work and another had the profit.Rate it:

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il a beau parler, il ne me convaincra pasIt is of no use for him to speak, he will not convince me; Let him say what he will, he will not convince me.Rate it:

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il a bientôt assemblé son conseilHe makes up his mind without consulting any one.Rate it:

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il a craché en l'air et ça lui est retombé sur le nez (pop.)He wished to do harm to another but it recoiled on himself.Rate it:

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il a l'esprit aux talonsHe shines at the wrong end; He is not witty.Rate it:

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il a l'esprit de traversHe has an awkward temper; He does not see things as they are; He is cross-grained.Rate it:

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il a mis du foin dans ses bottesHe has feathered his nest; He has taken care of number one.Rate it:

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il a une chambre grande comme la mainHe has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.Rate it:

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il demeura tout camusHe had not a word to say for himself; He was “stumped.”Rate it:

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il en sait bien d'autresHe knows more than one trick.Rate it:

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il en sait plus d'une (fam.)He knows more than one trick; He knows a trick or two.Rate it:

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il est avec le ciel des accommodementsOne can arrange things with heaven.Rate it:

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il est bon cheval de trompetteHe is not easily dismayed.Rate it:

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il est connu comme le loup blancHe is known to every one.Rate it:

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il est coutumier du faitIt is not the first time he has done it.Rate it:

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il est de peu de foiHe is not to be trusted.Rate it:

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il est la risée de tout le mondeHe is the laughing-stock of every one.Rate it:

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il est plus gênant que gênéHis free and easy manners are unpleasant to others, but he does not mind that.Rate it:

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il est sujet à cautionHe is not to be relied upon.Rate it:

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