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verbum pro verbo reddereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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verbum prorsus nullum intellegerenot to understand a single word.Rate it:

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vertu gît au milieuDo not rush into extremes.Rate it:

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very goodUsed other than as an idiom: very good.Rate it:

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

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vetamur vetere proverbioan old proverb tells us not to...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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vicar of brayA person who changes their beliefs and principles to stay popular with people above them is a Vicar of Bray. The religious upheavals in England from 1533 to 1559 and from 1633 to 1715 made it almost impossible for any individual to comply with the successive religious requirements of the state.Rate it:

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vice versawith the main items in the preceding statement the other way around.Rate it:

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victory at seaOcean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.Rate it:

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virgin territoryBy extension, ideas or concepts or activities that have not yet been tried, explored or developed.Rate it:

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viviparous lizardUsed other than as an idiom: see viviparous, lizard.Zootoca vivipara, known as the common lizard in its relatively northerly Eurasian range.Rate it:

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você e quem maisUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see você, e, quem, mais.Rate it:

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voice in the wildernessA person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view.Rate it:

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voilà un discours qui n'est pas piqué des versThat’s a fine speech if you like [lit. not worm-eaten.]Rate it:

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voilà un nom à coucher dehors (avec un billet de logement dans la poche)That’s a name too ugly for words; That’s an outlandish name if you like.Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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vous arrivez on ne peut mieuxYou could not have come at a more opportune moment.Rate it:

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vous êtes hors de causeYou are not concerned in the matter; This has nothing to do with you.Rate it:

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vous êtes orfèvre, monsieur josse!That is a bit of special pleading; That is not disinterested advice; There’s nothing like leather!Rate it:

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vous faites la sourde oreilleNone so deaf as those who will not hear.Rate it:

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vous lui avez tenu têteYou did not give in to him.Rate it:

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vous moquez-vous du monde de parler ainsi?Are you making fun of people (are you serious) in speaking thus? Do you take people for a pack of fools?Rate it:

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vous n'y êtes pasYou do not understand it; “You are out of it.”Rate it:

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vous ne le prendrez pas sans vertYou will not catch him napping.Rate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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vous ne me tirerez pas les vers du nezYou will not pump me (i.e. make me tell secrets).Rate it:

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vous ne savez pas où le bât le blesseYou do not know where the shoe pinches him.Rate it:

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vous ne vous y entendez pasYou do not know how to set about it, how to manage it.Rate it:

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vous ne voyez point votre chapeau? mais il vous crève les yeux!You do not see your hat? Why, it stares you in the face! (it’s just under your nose).Rate it:

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vous vous payez de motsYou are the dupe of words; You are taken in by empty words.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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walk all overUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, all, over.Rate it:

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walk awayUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, away.Rate it:

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walk backUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, back.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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walk off withTo make the strongest favorable impression in a theatrical or similar performance, in comparison to other performers.Rate it:

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walk on eggshellsTo be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.Rate it:

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walk overUsed other than as an idiom: to walk over.Rate it:

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walk the talkTo do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises. To walk one's talk is to be innocent of hypocrisy.Rate it:

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walk throughUsed other than as an idiom: walk through.Rate it:

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wallow in the mireUsed other than as an idiom. To roll around in mud or dirtRate it:

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wanton kittens make sober catsPeople who are unruly and reckless in youth may nevertheless turn out to be responsible adults.Rate it:

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war comes in three factions: the brutalizers; the brutalized; the neutrals (not my fight).When war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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war of nervesWarfare or other physical conflict in which one or more combatting parties use especially demoralizing and frightening tactics to attempt to unnerve their opponents.Rate it:

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war of nervesA situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.Rate it:

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war of wordsA heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements.Rate it:

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warm bodyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see warm,‎ body.Rate it:

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