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corner the marketTo have exclusive possession; to possess something to a high or excessive degree.Rate it:

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corner the marketTo monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.Rate it:

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corpus curare (cibo, vino, somno)to refresh oneself, minister to one's bodily wants.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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couple upTo get into pairs.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a mudroom to remove the grime from the outdoors and the workday, before entering into a home or ranchhouse.Rate it:

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cozy upWith "to", to ingratiate oneself .Rate it:

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crack a cribTo break into a house.Rate it:

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crap one's pantsTo defecate into one's pants or other clothing.Rate it:

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crazy as all outdoorsA joking way of describing someone who is always getting into trouble from decisions they make.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter surreptitiously.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter something or somewhere by creeping.Rate it:

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crescere ex aliquoto raise oneself by another's fall.Rate it:

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crescere ex invidia senatoriato profit by the unpopularity of the senate to gain influence oneself.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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crowd togetherTo push into an excessively small space; to pack tightly.Rate it:

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cruising for a bruisingFollowing a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.Rate it:

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cry in one's beerTo feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.Rate it:

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culpam a se amovereto exonerate oneself from blame.Rate it:

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curl upto curl, make curly, shape into curlsRate it:

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curl upto coil or shrivel, make into a coilRate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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cut a dashTo make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.Rate it:

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cut inWhen painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.Rate it:

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cut off one's nose to spite one's faceTo harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.Rate it:

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cut upTo cut into smaller pieces.Rate it:

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cuver son vinTo sleep oneself sober.Rate it:

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dalla padella alla braceout of the frying pan, into the fireRate it:

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dare spettacolo di sémake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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de se (ex se de aliis) coniecturam facereto judge others by oneself.Rate it:

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de, e civitate aliquem eicereto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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descendere ad aliquid, ad omnia (vid. sect. V. 9, note Similarly descendere...)to consent to..., lend oneself to...Rate it:

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desidiae et languori se dedereto abandon oneself to inactivity and apathy.Rate it:

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desudare et elaborare in aliqua re (De Senect. 11. 38)to exert oneself very considerably in a matter.Rate it:

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desudare in scholae umbra or umbraculisto exert oneself in the schools.Rate it:

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devincire aliquem consuetudineto attach a person to oneself.Rate it:

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dial intoTo join a computer network.Rate it:

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dig intoTo begin eating heartily.Rate it:

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dig intoTo research a particular subject.Rate it:

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dig one's own graveTo behave in a way that is likely to have future negative effects on oneself.Rate it:

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dig oneself in a holeTo put oneself in even more trouble.Rate it:

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diminishing returnsA condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.Rate it:

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dip a toe intoTo enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.Rate it:

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dip intoTo spend some of one's savingsRate it:

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dip intoUsed other than as an idiom: dip into.Rate it:

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dip intoTo read parts of something.Rate it:

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dissipatos homines in (ad) societatem vitae convocare (Tusc. 1. 25. 62)to unite isolated individuals into a society.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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divide upTo divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.Rate it:

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