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horse playTo fool aroundRate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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idem sentire (opp. dissentire ab aliquo)to hold the same views.Rate it:

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if there's grass on the pitch, play ballOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are sexually accessible.Rate it:

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il a la langue trop longueHe cannot hold his tongue.Rate it:

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il corrige le hasardHe cheats at play.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas jouer avec le feuOne should not play with edged tools.Rate it:

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in imperio esseto hold a high office (such as conferred imperium, i.e. consulatus, dictatura, praetura).Rate it:

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irae indulgere (Liv. 23. 3)to give free play to one's anger.Rate it:

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it is all fun and games until someone loses an eyeRough play results in injury.Rate it:

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it's not for us to wonder why, it's for us to do or die!Ask no questions, ponder nothing, hold no reservations, withhold no loyalty; Simply fall-in, join forces, obey my orders, follow through and prepare to make the supreme sacrifice in this horrific challenge!Rate it:

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jam sessionAn ad-hoc meeting where whoever shows up joins the group to play music.Rate it:

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je fais bon marché de celaI hold that very cheap.Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jeu d'enfantchild's playRate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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jouer à pile ou faceTo play pitch and toss, heads or tails.Rate it:

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jouer avec le feuplay with fireRate it:

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jouer avec ses armesTo play one's own gameRate it:

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jouer cartes sur tableTo play openly; To act frankly.Rate it:

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jouer devant les banquettes(of actors) To play to empty benches.Rate it:

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jouer gros jeu(lit.) To play for high stakes; (fig.) To risk very much in an attempt.Rate it:

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jouer la belleTo play the rubber (or third game, to see which of the players is the conqueror).Rate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

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keep underTo hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.Rate it:

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kill the messengerTo blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.Rate it:

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l'arc toujours tendu se gâteAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Rate it:

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la pièce n'est que quelconqueThe piece (i.e. the play) is quite an ordinary one.Rate it:

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lâcher priseTo let go one’s hold.Rate it:

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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo seize; catch; apprehend.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo obtain.Rate it:

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le chat parti les souris dansentWhen the cat’s away the mice will play.Rate it:

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le chat parti, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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lead the lineTo play as centre forward.Rate it:

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lectisternium facere, habere (Liv. 22. 1. 18)to hold a lectisternium.Rate it:

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let goTo no longer hold on.Rate it:

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look down one's noseTo regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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manu or in manu tenere aliquidto hold something in one's hand.Rate it:

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mató tunco tu tataName of a game adults play with little childrenRate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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Monopoly moneyPlay money printed on paper, especially differently colored denominations of the board game Monopoly.Rate it:

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montrer le soleil avec un flambeauTo hold a farthing rushlight to the sun; To paint the lily.Rate it:

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mordicus tenere aliquidto hold fast in the teeth (also metaphorically, obstinately).Rate it:

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no hard feelings(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); There's no bad blood between (us, etc.).Rate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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