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up and downVertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut.Rate it:

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up and runningoperational, in operationRate it:

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up hill and down daleHere and there; everywhere.Rate it:

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up someone's streetperfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.Rate it:

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up with the chickensAwake and out of bed early in the morning.Rate it:

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up with the larkAwake and out of bed early in the morning.Rate it:

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up-and-comerSomeone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future.Rate it:

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up-and-comersomeone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the futureRate it:

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up-and-comingEmerging; aspiring; improving; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.Rate it:

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up-and-comingemerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaimRate it:

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ups and downsPeriods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.Rate it:

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urban fabricThe physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes; while excluding without prejudice to this useful term, environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.Rate it:

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use it or lose itProperty and privileges will be lost if they are not utilized.Rate it:

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use your noodleUse your brains and work it out yourselfRate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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valley of deathThe phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.Rate it:

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vee have vaysThis phrase is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. It is an alternative pronunciation with a German accent and a shortened version of the movie quote "We have ways of making you talk."Rate it:

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vela armamentaquesails and rigging.Rate it:

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vendre en gros et en détailTo sell wholesale and retail.Rate it:

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vent out one's blood, sweat and tearsA person's determination and hard work.Rate it:

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ventre affamé prend tout en gré“They that have no other meat, Bread and butter are glad to eat.”Rate it:

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vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicareto distinguish true and false.Rate it:

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vestimenta (et calceos) mutareto change one's clothes (and shoes).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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vicissitudines dierum noctiumquethe succession of day and night.Rate it:

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victoria multo sanguine ac vulneribus stetit (Liv. 23. 30)the victory cost much blood and many wounds, was very dearly bought.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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vieil ami et vieux vin sont vraiment deux bons vieux, mais vieux écus sont encore mieuxOld friends and old wine are good, but old gold is better than both.Rate it:

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viginti anni et amplius, aut plustwenty years and more.Rate it:

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vilains taillables et corvéables à merciSerfs taxable and workable at their lord’s will and pleasure.Rate it:

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vim and vigorenergetic spirit, zeal, vitalityRate it:

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vires consenescuntto become old and feeble.Rate it:

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viri clari et honorati (De Sen. 7. 22)men of rank and dignity.Rate it:

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vitae ratio bene ac sapienter institutaa sound and sensible system of conduct.Rate it:

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vive la différenceUsed to express appreciation of diversity, especially between the sexes; sometimes referring to cultural diversity, and more rarely to diversity of opinion, as in "let's agree to disagree".Rate it:

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vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche (or, claire)To live on bread and cheese and kisses.Rate it:

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você e quem maisyou and whose army ?Rate it:

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vocum et fidium (nervorum) cantusvocal and instrumental music.Rate it:

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voilà trois médecins qui ne vous trompent pas: gaîté, doux exercice et modeste repasThe best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merriman.Rate it:

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von nichts kommt nichtsyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursRate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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wail onTo strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.Rate it:

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wait and seeExpression anglaise signifiant « attendez et voyez » pour encourager une personne à être patiente.Rate it:

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wait for itUsed to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.Rate it:

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wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot, and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait upon hand and footAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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