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tant bien que malSo-so; Neither well nor ill; After a fashion. Rate it:

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tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casseThe pitcher that often goes to the well gets broken at last.Rate it:

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team playerAn individual who is known to work or play well as a member of a team and put team goals before personal gain.Rate it:

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tel maître, tel valetLike master, like man; Like well, like bucket.Rate it:

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tenir la dragée haute à quelqu'unTo make a person pay well (or, wait a long time) for what he desires.Rate it:

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the good die youngWell-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.Rate it:

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the rest is historyUsed to indicate that one does not need to give extra details about a story as it is too complicated or already well-known.Rate it:

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the road to hell is paved with good intentionswell-intended acts can lead to disasterRate it:

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the streets are paved with goldUsed to describe a place where it is easy to become wealthy or live well.Rate it:

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there's many a slip twixt cup and lipIn any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.Rate it:

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thumbs upShowing approval or commending someone for a job well doneRate it:

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tight shipA well-organized and highly disciplined organization.Rate it:

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Tinker to Evers to ChanceA task accomplished quickly by well-executed teamwork; those involved in the teamworkRate it:

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to a fare-thee-wellTo the greatest extent or to completion; to a state of refinement or perfection.Rate it:

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today we are allAn expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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traiter quelqu'un de pair à compagnonTo be hail-fellow-well-met with any one; To treat any one on an equal footing.Rate it:

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trick outTo trick out; to mod or customize an object, typically for the purpose of both personalization as well as enhancing the object's performance capabilities and more particularly for the purpose of performing stunts with that object.Rate it:

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tried and trueWell-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.Rate it:

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triple threatgood at everything, do three things well at the same timeRate it:

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two-fisted drinkerEither someone who can handle their liquor well, or an alcoholic clutching a drink in each hand.Rate it:

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two-fisted drinkerSomeone who can handle their liquor wellRate it:

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un bon averti (or, prévenu) en vaut deuxA man well warned is twice a man; Forewarned, forearmed.Rate it:

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Under the WeatherSlightly ill, not feeling well, low in spirits, not healthy, illRate it:

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une porte mal graissée chanteOne must pay well to keep persons quiet.Rate it:

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up onWell-informed about.Rate it:

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up one's alleyMatching a person's interests or abilities well.Rate it:

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up someone's alleyMatching a person's interests or abilities well.Rate it:

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verba compositawell-arranged words.Rate it:

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very wellUsed other than as an idiom: see very, well.Rate it:

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very wellIndicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.Rate it:

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very wellUsed to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs.Rate it:

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vetus usus inter nos interceditwe have known each other well for several years.Rate it:

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via tritaa well-trodden, much-frequented way.Rate it:

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weary of well-doingTired of always doing the right thingRate it:

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well ain't that the catfish in the trapA sentence commonly spoken in the Southern United States. It can often be used in place of "well, I'll be damned". Used to express surprise.Rate it:

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well and goodBasically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.Rate it:

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well and trulyutterly; completely; without doubtRate it:

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well begun is half doneMuch depends on the beginning of an endeavor.Rate it:

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well donePerformed well.Rate it:

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well done my boyCompletion of something special, a challenging task.Rate it:

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well fricksaid in moments of anger or frustrationRate it:

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well hungHaving been left for a time, normally hanging, to encourage tenderness.Rate it:

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well hungHaving male genitalia of pleasing proportions.Rate it:

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well i thought it was little sylvie hopprunning there for meThis phrase appears in a song by Harry Belafonte. The song is “Sylvie”. I got the lyrics from Internet.Rate it:

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well metUsed other than as an idiom: see well, met.Rate it:

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well metA greeting.Rate it:

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well metWelcome, greeted.Rate it:

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well metGreeted by a person of high respect or social status.Rate it:

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well playedUsed to praise performance in a sport or game.Rate it:

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