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methinks thou dost protest too muchAlternative form of the lady doth protest too muchRate it:

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metooDeliberate misspelling of me too, used to indicate agreement.Rate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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moitié figue, moitié raisin1. Partly willingly, partly by force. 2. Half one thing and half another. 3. Half in jest, half in earnest.Rate it:

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month of sundaysA very long time; too long.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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navem deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to launch a boat.Rate it:

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ne chassez pas deux lièvres à la foisDo not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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neque id immerito (iniuria)and rightly too.Rate it:

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neque immerito (iniuria)and rightly too.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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non id ad vivum reseco (Lael. 5. 8)I do not take that too strictly.Rate it:

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none tooNot veryRate it:

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

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not half badPretty good; okay; decent.Rate it:

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not to put too fine a point on itUsed to apologise for a possibly impolite statement one is making.Rate it:

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oh wellAn expression of mild disappointment or resignation; too bad; pity.Rate it:

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oh, wellAn expression of disappointment or resignation; too bad; pity.Rate it:

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on boardEven when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.Rate it:

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on est un sot“They-say-so” is half a liar.Rate it:

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on t'en donnera des tabliers propres pour les salirYou ask too much.Rate it:

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on the cheapEconomically, especially if too economically.Rate it:

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one too manyUsed other than as an idiom: see one, too, many.Rate it:

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one too manyOne or more serving too much of alcohol, which leads to drunkenness.Rate it:

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one who hesitates is lostA person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.Rate it:

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other halfA spouse.Rate it:

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out of dateNot current, outmoded, out of style, or too old to be used.Rate it:

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out the wazooexcessive or excessively; too much.Rate it:

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pays ruiné vaut mieux que pays perduHalf a loaf is better than no bread.Rate it:

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péché avoué est à demi pardonnéA fault confessed is half redressed.Rate it:

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pecunia praesens (vid. sect. V. 9, note Notice too...) or numeratacash; ready money.Rate it:

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pitA section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.Rate it:

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pride goeth before a fallIf you have too arrogant of an attitude, you will failRate it:

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protest too muchTo insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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push itTo make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to expect too much.Rate it:

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put downTo administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.Rate it:

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quand on prend du galon on n'en saurait trop prendreAs well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; One cannot make too much of a favourable opportunity.Rate it:

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quand on veut trop serrer l'anguille, elle s'échappe“Much would have more and lost all”; He who is too greedy loses everything. Rate it:

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que mal lhe pergunteSaid preceding a question that may be seem as too rude or personal, to reduce the impact of said question.Rate it:

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qui dit trop ne dit rienHe who wants to prove too much proves nothing.Rate it:

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qui se fait bête, le loup le mangeIf one is too confiding, one is imposed upon. Rate it:

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qui se fait brebis, le loup le mangeHe who is too confiding is imposed upon; Daub yourself with honey and you’ll be covered with flies.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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razor-sharpVery clever or quick-witted.Rate it:

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rede wenig, rede wahr trinke mäßig und zahll bar.One should speak not too much and should say true and even drinking a lot should ever pay cash.Rate it:

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rumble onTo continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little likelihood of reaching an acceptable conclusion.Rate it:

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run agroundFor a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.Rate it:

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se démener comme un diable dans un bénitierTo rush about half-mad.Rate it:

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