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apples and orangesSaid of a comparison of items that are not comparable.Rate it:

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après nous le délugeA short life and a merry one; We need not bother about what will happen after we are gone.Rate it:

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après skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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après-skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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apron string holdAn estate held by a man during his wife's life.Rate it:

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apron-string holdAn estate held by a man during his wife's life.Rate it:

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apud eum sic fui tamquam domi meae (Fam. 13. 69)I felt quite at home in his house.Rate it:

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apud inferos esseto be in the lower world.Rate it:

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ardor animi resēdit, consedithis enthusiasm has abated, cooled down.Rate it:

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are you allergic to any medicationsAsked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain medications should not be given to patients.Rate it:

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are you taking any medicationsAsked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain drugs should not be given to patients, as they may interact adversely with other medications.Rate it:

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are you taking any medications?Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain drugs should not be given to patients, as they may interact adversely with other medications.Rate it:

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argue round and roundto talk with many digressions, not about subjectRate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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arm and a legA relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.Rate it:

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armchair quarterbacksomeone who sits back and tries to second-guess or give advice about the quarterback, coach or other players, but who is not involved in the gameRate it:

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arrows in your quiverTo have more arrows in your quiver means you have other ideas, options, resources, alternative ways and/or strategies to accomplish a goalRate it:

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as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his follyFoolish people repeatedly do foolish things.Rate it:

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as a wholeConsidered all togetherRate it:

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as above, so belowWhat happens on one level of reality also happens on every other level; the microcosm and macrocosm behave alike.Rate it:

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as agile as a monkeyif you say someone is as agile as a monkey then you are saying that the person is able to move as fast and easy as a monkey; therefore, as agile as a monkey means being able to move as swift and easy as a monkeyRate it:

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as it isIn the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations).Rate it:

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as sly as a foxvery cunning and smartRate it:

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As the Crow FliesDirect and shortest distance among two places, distance estimated in a straight lineRate it:

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as well asAnd in addition.Rate it:

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as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:

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asfInitialism of age-sex-from : what is your age, what sex are you, and where are you from?Rate it:

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ashes to ashes, dust to dustyou are made of dust and return to ashes and dust after passing away.Rate it:

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ask my arseA common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.Rate it:

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asphalt jungleA city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.Rate it:

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assault and battery. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.Rate it:

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asspussya person's anus and rectum, especially a male'sRate it:

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assume the positionTo turn away, with your hands in a visible and unmovable position so that you can be searchedRate it:

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at largeIn general; as a whole.Rate it:

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at one's beck and callIn servitude to; at one’s command.Rate it:

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at sixes and sevensIn a state of dispute or disagreement.Rate it:

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at sixes and sevensbe confused or muddled up, unsure of a decisionRate it:

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at sixes and sevensIn a state of confusion.Rate it:

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at someone's disposalAvailable to be used at any time and in any way the user sees fit.Rate it:

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at the high portAt once; unhesitatingly; quickly and vigorously.Rate it:

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attaquez-le au défaut de la cuirasseAttack him on his weak point.Rate it:

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attention whoreAn individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocationRate it:

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attic saltpointed and delicate wit.Rate it:

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au bout du compteUpon the whole; After all.Rate it:

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au vu et au su de tout le villageOpenly, before the whole village.Rate it:

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auctoritas et exemplum (Balb. 13. 31)standard and pattern.Rate it:

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autant prendre la lune avec les dentsYou might just as well try and scale the moon.Rate it:

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autem diverPickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.Rate it:

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averso itinere contendere in...to change one's route and march towards...Rate it:

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avoir les jambes en cotonto be weak and shaky on one's legs; to be jelly-leggedRate it:

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