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make life a stone grooveMeans to live a happy, adventurous, loving, enjoyable and overall fun-filled life to the fullest, as if each day was your last.Rate it:

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malacia et tranquillitas (B. G. 3. 15)a dead calm.Rate it:

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mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterré“A living dog is better than a dead lion.”—Ecclesiastes ix. 4.Rate it:

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mort de rirelit., as adjective or past tense, dead or died of laughing, so "died laughing" or "dying of laughter"; compare mort de faim for starve. Often appearing as abbreviation "mdr" or "MDR," e.g., in SMS, as the French expression equivalent to LOL; sometimes expanded as the infinitive, mourir de rire.Rate it:

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morte la bête, mort le veninDead dogs cannot bite; Dead men tell no tales.Rate it:

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mortuum in sepulcro condereto entomb a dead body.Rate it:

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naves annotinaeships of last year.Rate it:

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never leave anybody outNever forget a person dead or aliveRate it:

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nice guys finish lastPeople who are decent, friendly, and agreeable tend to be unsuccessful because they are outmaneuvered or overwhelmed by others who are not so decent, friendly, or agreeable.Rate it:

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not a minute too soonat the last possible moment; just in timeRate it:

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not be caught deadTo refuse completely to do something.Rate it:

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nous avons brûlé nos vaisseauxThere is no going back now; We mean to fight to the last.Rate it:

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omegaThe twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.Rate it:

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omegaThe end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.Rate it:

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on one's last legsAbout to die.Rate it:

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on one's last legsAbout to lose viability or become defunct.Rate it:

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on the bubbleHolding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.Rate it:

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one's race is runOne's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.Rate it:

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out of the pictureDead.Rate it:

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over my dead bodyUnder no circumstances; absolutely not.Rate it:

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patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrelsThe appeal to patriotism is often used to distract the public from real issues.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage over him at the last decisive moment.Rate it:

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proximo anno(1) last year; (2) next year.Rate it:

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pull someone's bacon out of the fireTo rescue someone, especially at the last moment.Rate it:

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punch line (of a joke)Usually the last part of a joke that makes it funny.Rate it:

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push up daisiesTo be dead.Rate it:

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pushing up daisiesDead.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsProfessor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.Rate it:

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quand on compte sur les souliers d'un mort on risque de marcher pieds nusIt’s an ill thing to wait for dead men’s shoes; He pulls with a long rope that waits for another’s death.Rate it:

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rakeThe sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.Rate it:

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rira bien qui rira le dernierThey have most to laugh at who laugh last; Let them laugh that win.Rate it:

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rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.Rate it:

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same day last yearSame day last year is a time transformation used in business intelligence to show the value of a given number the same day, but last year.Rate it:

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Saved by the BellSaved from trouble or any embarrassing situation at the last moment, just rescued from dangerRate it:

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set for lifePossessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.Rate it:

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shroudEspecially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.Rate it:

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six feet underBuried six feet underground; not alive; dead.Rate it:

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son affaire est faiteHe is a dead man (of one dying); He is done for; He is a ruined man.Rate it:

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stand the test of timeTo remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.Rate it:

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stone deadUtterly dead.Rate it:

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stop deadTo stop suddenly.Rate it:

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stop on a dimeTo stop dead; stop suddenly.Rate it:

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Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:

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suck hind titTo be last in line.Rate it:

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superiore, priore annolast year.Rate it:

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supremis officiis aliquem prosequi (vid sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)to perform the last offices of affection.Rate it:

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supremo officio in aliquem fungito perform the last rites for a person.Rate it:

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supremo vitae dieon one's last day.Rate it:

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Swan SongA last performance or last words by a singer, writer, actor etc., a last action by someoneRate it:

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