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s'y prendre comme un mancheÊtre maladroit, s’y prendre maladroitement, faire quelque chose en dépit du bon sens.Rate it:

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saddleA cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backboneRate it:

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saddleA part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.Rate it:

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second fiddleA fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.Rate it:

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sex upTo take part in sexual acts with.Rate it:

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si tu le disExprime le fait que l’on n'est pas convaincu mais qu'en même temps on ne veut pas contrarier l'autre ni se prendre la tête... alors on abrège la discussion par si tu le dis...Rate it:

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sleeping partnerA sleeping partner is a partner who has invested capital in a firm but plays no part in its management.Rate it:

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South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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South TibetThose areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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spark plugcar engine partRate it:

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spear carrierA person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra.Rate it:

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special constablespart-time police volunteersRate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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stop offTo fill with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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stretch outTo fully extend a part of the body.Rate it:

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tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

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take partTo participate or join.Rate it:

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take partTo share or partake.Rate it:

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tel est pris qui croyait prendreÀ force de ruser, on peut se perdre dans ses machinations.Rate it:

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tel est pris qui croyait prendreIt is a case of the biter bit.Rate it:

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the fuckUsed after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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till death do us partA common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating togetherness and commitment.Rate it:

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Tip of the IcebergSmaller part of a bigger problem or even a larger problematic situation.Rate it:

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trade into give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.Rate it:

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un billet de faire partA letter by which a birth, marriage, or death is made known to friends.Rate it:

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un homme averti en vaut deuxLorsqu’on a été prévenu de ce qu’on doit craindre ou de ce qu’on doit faire, on est, pour ainsi dire, doublement en état de prendre ses précautions ou ses mesures.Rate it:

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une bonne fuite vaut mieux qu'une mauvaise attenteDiscretion is the better part of valour.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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valley of the shadow of deathValleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.Rate it:

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vouloir prendre la lune avec les dentsTo attempt impossibilities.Rate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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want inTo want to be a part of something.Rate it:

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weekend warriorA part-time soldier, or reservist.Rate it:

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who caresA reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.Rate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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widow's miteA very small gift or donation which, however, represents a great sacrifice on the part of the giver.Rate it:

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wish-bonepart of a chicken's skeletonRate it:

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word playA technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names.Rate it:

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