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all roads lead to romedifferent paths can take one to the same goalRate it:

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all sizzle and no steakA thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advanced promotion.Rate it:

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all that and a bag of chipseverything one would want and moreRate it:

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All that Glitters is Not GoldA thing or a person that seems attractive at very first glance but actually worth nothingRate it:

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all that glitters is not goldThings that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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all's oneIt is just the same; it makes no difference.Rate it:

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all-conqueringthis is used when you are describing someone or something as better than anyone else. They are at the top level they can beRate it:

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aller au devant de quelqu'un avec la croix et la bannièreTo receive any one with great fuss and ceremony (often used ironically).Rate it:

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alma materthe university, school, or college that one formerly attended.Rate it:

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alone in a crowdFeeling as though one does not fit in with the people around one.Rate it:

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am i right or am i rightRhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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am I under arrestAsked to authority, to ascertain if one is being detained.Rate it:

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ambire aliquem (always with Acc. of person)to solicit the vote or favour of some one.Rate it:

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amicitiam cum aliquo jungere, facere, inire, contrahereto form a friendship with any one.Rate it:

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amorem ex animo eicereto banish love from one's mind.Rate it:

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an insult to one is an insult to allWhen individuals are insulted based on their characteristics, that insult also applies to everybody who shares them.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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anaconda mortgageA loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other property.Rate it:

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and don't play one on TVA term often used after a person claims to have no expertise in a topic of discussion, but still wants to contribute a comment.Rate it:

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and shitUsed after a noun or list of nouns in place of "etc".Rate it:

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and thatAnd the others; used after a name to denote the friends or social group of that person.Rate it:

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and your little dog tooA statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.Rate it:

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animadvertere in aliquemto punish some one.Rate it:

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animam agereto be at one's last gasp.Rate it:

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animam continereto hold one's breath.Rate it:

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animo adesse(1) to be attentive; (2) to keep one's presence of mind.Rate it:

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animo concipere aliquidto form an idea of a thing, imagine, conceive.Rate it:

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animo, cogitatione aliquid fingere (or simply fingere, but without sibi), informareto form an idea of a thing, imagine, conceive.Rate it:

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animo, cogitatione aliquid praecipere (Off 1. 23. 81)to form a conception of a thing beforehand.Rate it:

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animo, mente, cogitatione aliquid comprehendere, complectito grasp a thing mentally.Rate it:

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animos audientium permovere, inflammareto make an impression on one's audience.Rate it:

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animum alicuius ab iracundia revocareto prevent some one from growing angry, appease his anger.Rate it:

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animum attendere ad aliquidto turn one's attention to a thing.Rate it:

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animum explereto cool one's anger.Rate it:

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animum regere, coercere, cohibereto have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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animum vincere (Marcell. 3. 8)to have self-control; to restrain oneself, master one's inclinations.Rate it:

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anno peracto, circumacto, interiecto, intermissoafter a year has elapsed.Rate it:

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another nail in one's coffinOne in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall.Rate it:

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another one in the rowBeing normal/like anybody else/ nothing special, you are another person in the row youre not extraordinary one way or anotherRate it:

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another string to one's bowAnother skill, ability or resource when one fails.Rate it:

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answer toTo respond to; to treat as one's own name.Rate it:

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ante oculos ponere aliquidto bring a thing vividly before the eyes.Rate it:

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ante upTo contribute one's share of a payment, or to pay what is dueRate it:

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ants in one's pantsTo be sexually excited.Rate it:

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ants in one's pantsTo be agitated and constantly fidgeting.Rate it:

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any old thinganything at allRate it:

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