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le beurre et l'argent du beurreone's cake and eating it too; two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over anotherRate it:

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le fond emporte la formeSe dit pour exprimer que, dans le jugement d’un procès, le fond prévaut sur la forme, c’est-à-dire qu’un simple défaut de forme ne peut pas faire échouer dans les prétentions les mieux fondées.Rate it:

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le vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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les extrêmes se touchentExtremes meet; Too far east is west; Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.Rate it:

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less is moreThat which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieresRate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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life is just a bowl of cherrieslife is going great; sometimes this phrase is said sarcastically and then it means life is not greatRate it:

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life is too shortDon't waste time on trivial issuesRate it:

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life's too shortAlternative form of life is too shortRate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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long armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.Rate it:

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look before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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magic bulletA simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.Rate it:

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make an exhibition of oneselfShe had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.Rate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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mama's boyA male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy; alternate spelling: Momma's boyRate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureGetting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureTwo things together too soon will lead to problems.Rate it:

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mature decedereto die young.Rate it:

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me threeUsed to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".Rate it:

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me tooThat applies to me as well.Rate it:

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methinks the lady doth protest too muchAlternative form of the lady doth protest too muchRate it:

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methinks thou dost protest too muchAlternative form of the lady doth protest too muchRate it:

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metooDeliberate misspelling of me too, used to indicate agreement.Rate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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

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mort de rirelit., as adjective or past tense, dead or died of laughing, so "died laughing" or "dying of laughter"; compare mort de faim for starve. Often appearing as abbreviation "mdr" or "MDR," e.g., in SMS, as the French expression equivalent to LOL; sometimes expanded as the infinitive, mourir de rire.Rate it:

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mouthed offsimple past tense and past participle of mouth offRate it:

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muffin topUsed other than as an idiom: see muffin, top; the top of a muffin, sometimes removed to be eaten separately.Rate it:

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mutton dressed as lambA mature woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if a deliberate attempt to appear young.Rate it:

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mutual admiration societyA group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.Rate it:

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n'avoir que la cape et l'épéeTo be titled but penniless (generally used of young officers who have nothing but their pay).Rate it:

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navem deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to launch a boat.Rate it:

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ne chassez pas deux lièvres à la foisDo not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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neque id immerito (iniuria)and rightly too.Rate it:

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neque immerito (iniuria)and rightly too.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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ninguém é de ferroExpresses the belief that sometimes, or to some extent, it's normal or understandable succumbing to temptations.Rate it:

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no frillsBasic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.Rate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate it:

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no spring chickenSaid of a person who is no longer particularly young.Rate it:

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no-frillsbasic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancyRate it:

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non id ad vivum reseco (Lael. 5. 8)I do not take that too strictly.Rate it:

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none tooNot veryRate it:

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not a minute too soonat the last possible moment; just in timeRate it:

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