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memoria alicuius rei excidit, abiit, abolevitthe recollection of a thing has been entirely lost.Rate it:

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

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month of sundaysA very long time; 30 weeks.Rate it:

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multus sermoa long conversation.Rate it:

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needed itI was longing for it a long time agoRate it:

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nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairsExtremely nervous.Rate it:

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no love lostDislike, animosity.Rate it:

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noch ist Polen nicht verlorenall isn’t lost; hope springs eternalRate it:

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not longUsed other than as an idiom: see not, long.Rate it:

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not longFairly recently.Rate it:

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not long for this worldUnlikely to remain for much time.Rate it:

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nowhere to be foundnot present; missing or lost.Rate it:

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off the railsWhen you've lost it all, When your world and life is upside down!Rate it:

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old hatSomething uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..Rate it:

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old hatSomething widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.Rate it:

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on endRemarkably long; continuously.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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oriri a longa (De Or. 1. 55. 236)to begin with a long syllable.Rate it:

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outsiderA competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse.Rate it:

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over the river and through the woodsTo be lost.(idiomatic, figuratively) To lose one's mind.Rate it:

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pack offTo send away, with belongings, for a long time.Rate it:

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petit chaudron, grandes oreillesLittle pitchers have long ears.Rate it:

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pick outto send a long pass or cross to.Rate it:

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pickupA short or long bed automotive powered vehicle with enclosed two or three person cab. Utilized in light -weight or modest cargo, short haul, pick-up and delivery agendas.Rate it:

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pour forthTo be uttered, especially in a long flow of speech.Rate it:

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pour un point (or, faute d'un point) martin perdit son âneFor want of a nail the shoe was lost (or, the miller lost his mare); Be careful of trifles.Rate it:

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promittere crinem, barbamto grow one's hair, beard long.Rate it:

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pull throughA length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.Rate it:

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push offTo go away; to get lost.Rate it:

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quand on compte sur les souliers d'un mort on risque de marcher pieds nusIt’s an ill thing to wait for dead men’s shoes; He pulls with a long rope that waits for another’s death.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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qui veut voyager loin ménage sa montureWho wishes to go far spares his horse; He who wishes to live long avoids excess.Rate it:

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quick-and-dirtyDone or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.Rate it:

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rabbit onTo talk for an exceedingly long time, annoying the audience.Rate it:

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rakeA garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.Rate it:

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Rat RaceSevere, long-lasting and stressing competition in the society or in businessRate it:

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razor strappedThe violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroomRate it:

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Red TapeExtra-long formal procedure that consumes lots of time, strict adherence to certain rules and regulationsRate it:

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returns to scalea function describing how returns scale when production increases in the long runRate it:

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rise from the ashesTo make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.Rate it:

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rome wasn't built in a dayIt takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.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 downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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run onTo continue talking for a long time.Rate it:

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run to earthto find someone or something after a long and difficult searchRate it:

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saran (fiber) (us) a term used to describe manufactured fibersSaran (fibre) (US) A Term Used To Describe Manufactured Fibers In Which The Fibre-forming Substance Is Any Long-chain Synthetic Polymer Composed Of At Least 80% By Weight Of 1,1-dichloroethene (vinylidene Chloride) Units. The Iso Generic Name Is ChlorofibreRate it:

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satis longo intervalloafter a fairly long interval.Rate it:

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se casserTo get lost, go away, leaveRate it:

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send awayTo send to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.Rate it:

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short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:

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