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scratch beneath the surfaceTo look or see beyond what is obvious.Rate it:

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se mettre en campagne(lit., of a general) To take the field; (fig.) To canvass or look out for a post; To start working.Rate it:

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se regarder en chiens de faïenceTo look at one another without talking (like stuck pigs).Rate it:

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sementem facere (B. G. 1. 3. 1)to look after the sowing.Rate it:

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shabby chica style of furniture or other things that are intentionally made to look old or shabby in an obviously fake wayRate it:

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sideways glanceA silent, somewhat disapproving look from someone with body language to boot, which causes one to be somewhat uncomfortable and a bit in wonderment.Rate it:

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sight for sore eyesA pleasing sight, something that is beautiful to look at.Rate it:

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skoffedDo sartastically whistle air out of your mouth and look awayRate it:

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smarten upTo wear smart clothes and look more stylishRate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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specie (De Amic. 13. 47)apparently; to look at.Rate it:

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steal a glanceTo look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.Rate it:

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steely-eyedHaving a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.Rate it:

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stink eyeAn unpleasant look (as in a gaze).Rate it:

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studere, favere alicuito look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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studiosum esse alicuiusto look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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suis rebus or sibi consulereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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summon upTo look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.Rate it:

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suspicere(in) caelumto raise the eyes to heaven; to look up to the sky.Rate it:

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take a ganderTo take a look; to check or examine.Rate it:

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take a lookTo examine or observe.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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talk dirtyTo use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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the jig is upWhen one's plans, schemes, distractions, falsifications, feints, sleight of hand's, and 'dirty tricks' fail, one must admit.Rate it:

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tintlikeThe carshades that look like a tinted windowsRate it:

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turnabout is fair playIt is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against him.Rate it:

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Tweedledum and TweedledeeA pair of people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly.Rate it:

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twinkle in one's father's eyeA notional look of anticipation or hope (either for sex or a child) in one's father's eyes at or around the time of one's conception.Rate it:

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un chien regarde bien un évêqueA cat may look at a king.Rate it:

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veillez au grainKeep a sharp look-out.Rate it:

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voir tout en noirTo look on the black side of things; To have the blues.Rate it:

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wash one's dirty linen in publicSynonym of air one's dirty laundry in publicRate it:

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watch one's headTo look out for things one's head might bump into.Rate it:

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watch outTo be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.Rate it:

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what would you likeUsed to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at.Rate it:

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where there's muck there's brass(UK, Irish) There is money to be made in unpleasant dirty jobs.Rate it:

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witha flint and a meat axeA Depression Expression: A violent verbal assertion and call for action as a result of a dirty trick or mischevious misdemeanor.Rate it:

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同……一個餅印to look identical to; to closely resembleRate it:

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愛媠莫命to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractiveRate it:

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要靚唔要命to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractiveRate it:

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要風度不要溫度be fashionable than comfortable; wears little on a cold day to look attractiveRate it:

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黑口黑面to scowl; to look displeased; with a scowlRate it:

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