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money can't buy happinessMoney can buy external things, but true happiness comes from inside.Rate it:

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more than one way to skin a catMore than one way to do something or do thingsRate it:

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much of a muchnessOf two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.Rate it:

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my honey-do'sHoney-do's are the little chores requested by a spouse: A wise man will seek to discover these needs on the part of his spouse and accomplish them promptly:Rate it:

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my spider sense is tinglingMy intuition tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.Rate it:

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ne pas se faire de bile (fam.)To take things easily.Rate it:

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nemesis theoryTheory of animal extinction, suggesting that a sister star to the sun caused extinction of groups of animals such as dinosaurs. The theory holds that the movement of this as yet undiscovered star disrupts the Oort cloud of comets every 26 million years, resulting in the Earth suffering an increased bombardment from comets at these times.Rate it:

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nerd outTo do nerdy things; to geek out.Rate it:

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never say neverAnything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.Rate it:

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no no noAbsolutely. Don't like any of the thingsRate it:

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no offenseI intend no offense by these remarks.Rate it:

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non-starterSomething that is not going to happen.Rate it:

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not courageous than mouseSomeone being very fearful and scared of things.Rate it:

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not evenNot going to happen; noRate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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nous parlions de choses et d'autresWe were speaking of different things.Rate it:

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nous voilà bien (ironic.)Here is a nice state of things.Rate it:

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odds and endsMiscellaneous things.Rate it:

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of all thingsEspecially; more than other things.Rate it:

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of all thingsSurprisingly.Rate it:

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off the radarUnlikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to escape detection or attention.Rate it:

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offensionem habereto give offense to, to shock a person (used of things, vid. sect. V. 18).Rate it:

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offer affordancesTo give elbow room or leeway for something to happen.Rate it:

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oil and waterTwo things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.Rate it:

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omnia modice agereto be moderate in all things, commit no excess.Rate it:

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on se l'arrache(of persons) He is the rage; (of things) There is a regular scramble for it.Rate it:

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on the ballAlert, active, or attentive; on top of things.Rate it:

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on the cardsCertain, likely to happen. Foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass.Rate it:

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On the Horns of a DilemmaHaving to decide between two things, faced with the decision making with both the options unfavorableRate it:

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on the radarLikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to attract attention.Rate it:

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one and the sameThe same person or thing. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things.Rate it:

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one anotherUsed of a reciprocal relationship among a group of more than two people or things; compare each other.Rate it:

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one of these daysOne day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).Rate it:

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one of those thingsAn unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.Rate it:

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one should be so luckyIt is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.Rate it:

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onwards and upwardsThings are getting betterRate it:

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open one's big mouthTo speak about things, when it would be better to stay silent.Rate it:

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où la chèvre est attachée il faut qu'elle brouteOne must bow to circumstances; One must put up with the inconveniences of one’s position if one can get nothing better; One must not expect more from life than life can give; We must take things as we find them.Rate it:

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où sont mes affaires?Where are my things?Rate it:

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out of proportionNot in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size.Rate it:

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Out of the Mouths of BabesYoung or inexperienced people often say remarkable things, children sometimes say insightful thingsRate it:

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packed to the gillsOverly packing a suitcase when it is difficult to close it. Carrying a lot of things with few options to handle it all. Overly packed.Rate it:

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paint the wagonTo get things done.Rate it:

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parting of the waysa separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important oneRate it:

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pass offTo happen.Rate it:

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people personSomeone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.Rate it:

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pics or it didn't happenUsed to request a picture of a reported event.Rate it:

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pics or it didn't happenUsed to demand verifiable evidence for a statement.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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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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