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cookie-cutterishLooking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.Rate it:

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Cool Your HeelsTo wait for a long time due to some problem, influence or effectRate it:

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copias (arma) cum aliquo iungere or se cum aliquo iungereto join forces with some one.Rate it:

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cosy up toTo form a relationship with some one or some thing for the purpose of obtaining some benefit.Rate it:

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coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:

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cough upTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.Rate it:

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crank the handleTo perform a process; to do some work.Rate it:

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cream of the cropThe best or most desirable among some selection.Rate it:

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crudelitatem adhibere in aliquemto exercise one's cruelty on some one.Rate it:

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crudelitatem exercere in aliquoto exercise one's cruelty on some one.Rate it:

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culpa alicuius rei est in aliquosome one is to blame in a matter; it is some one's fault.Rate it:

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culpam alicui attribuere, assignareto attribute the fault to some one.Rate it:

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culpam committere, contrahereto commit some blameworthy action.Rate it:

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cum aliquo facere (Sull. 13. 36)to take some one's side.Rate it:

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cut somebody some slackTo be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations.Rate it:

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cutting edgeThe forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.Rate it:

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damer le pion à quelqu'unTo outwit some one.Rate it:

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de gradu deici, ut diciturto lose one's composure; to be disconcerted.Rate it:

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de perdidos al ríoin for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to loseRate it:

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de statu suo or mentis deici (Att. 16. 15)to lose one's composure; to be disconcerted.Rate it:

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Dead as a DoornailTo lose hope, to become hopeless about successRate it:

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death spiralThe situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.Rate it:

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deathblowSomething that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.Rate it:

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déchirer quelqu'un à belles dentsTo criticise some one mercilessly; To tear a person’s reputation to shreds.Rate it:

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deicere aliquem de saxo Tarpeioto throw some one down the Tarpeian rock.Rate it:

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der Amtsschimmel wiehertthere is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucraticRate it:

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devenir chèvreto get worked up, to lose patienceRate it:

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dextram alicui porrigere, dareto give one's right hand to some one.Rate it:

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dicere contra aliquem or aliquid (not contradicere alicui)to contradict some one.Rate it:

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dicksize warA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:

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diem dicere alicuito summon some one to appear on a given day; to accuse a person.Rate it:

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dip intoTo spend some of one's savingsRate it:

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dirty laundryUnflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.Rate it:

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discedere (pedibus), ire in alicuius sententiam (Liv. 23. 10)to vote for some one's motion.Rate it:

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disciplina alicuius uti, magistro aliquo utito receive instruction from some one.Rate it:

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disciplinam alicuius profiterito be a follower, disciple of some one.Rate it:

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docere aliquem fidibusto teach some one to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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double-edged swordA benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.Rate it:

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double-edged swordA benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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du fil à retordrea hard time, some difficultiesRate it:

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dumb downTo convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.Rate it:

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dummy upTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.Rate it:

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e disciplina alicuius profectum esseto be brought up in some one's school.Rate it:

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écrire de bonne encre à quelqu'unTo write to some one in strong terms.Rate it:

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edge outTo win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.Rate it:

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