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not your father'sRecently changed, made unconventional through modernisation.Rate it:

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notam turpitudinis alicui or vitae alicuius inurereto injure a man's character, tarnish his honour.Rate it:

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nothing doingAbsolutely not; definitely no.Rate it:

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nothing is sacredUsed to lament the lack of respect for traditions, ideas, values, etc. and conveys that not much is still considered inviolable or untouchableRate it:

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nothing to sneeze atNot bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile.Rate it:

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nothing to write home aboutNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.Rate it:

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Nothing Ventured, Nothing GainedIf you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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noughts and crossespen and paper gameRate it:

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nous faisons peu d'état de cet hommeWe consider that man very little; We take little account of that man.Rate it:

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nous n'avons pas gardé les cochons ensemble (pop.)We have not been dragged up together.Rate it:

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nous n'avons pas un brin de feuWe have not got a bit of fire.Rate it:

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nous ne sommes pas ici pour enfiler des perlesWe are not here to trifle our time away.Rate it:

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nous parlions de la pluie et du beau tempsWe were not talking of anything important or confidential; We were talking of indifferent matters.Rate it:

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nous sommes à deux de jeuWe are even; We are a match for each other; Two can play at that game.Rate it:

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nous sommes allés chercher de la laine et nous sommes revenus tondusWe went out to shear and returned shorn; The biter bit.Rate it:

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now and againSometimes; occasionally; intermittently.Rate it:

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now and thenSometimes; occasionally; also said with the word every in front: every now and thenRate it:

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now hear thisAn instruction to cease activity and listen to the announcement that will follow.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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nowhere to be foundnot present; missing or lost.Rate it:

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NTIMInitialism of not that it matters.Rate it:

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NTTAWWTAbbreviation of not that there's anything wrong with that.Rate it:

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null and voidHaving no legal validity, not enforceable legallyRate it:

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nullam partem sensus habereto possess not the least spark of feeling.Rate it:

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nullo meo meritoI had not deserved it.Rate it:

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nullum (omnino) verbum facereto not say a word.Rate it:

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nullum tempus a labore intermitterenot to leave off work for an instant.Rate it:

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nuntium remittere alicui (De Or. 1. 40)to separate, be divorced (used of man or woman).Rate it:

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nuts and boltsThe basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.Rate it:

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obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam (not obscurare aliquem)to render obscure, eclipse a person.Rate it:

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occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendumto give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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oculos figere in terra and in terramto keep one's eyes on the ground.Rate it:

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odd and curiousA way to designate special coins, namely coins that are both odd and imperfect or seriously damaged.Rate it:

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odd and curiousOn the Isle of Man, the common or general man.Rate it:

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odd one outA visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.Rate it:

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odd one outSomething or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.Rate it:

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odds and endsMiscellaneous things.Rate it:

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odds and sodsMiscellaneous items.Rate it:

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odds and sodsOrdinary people who lack distinction.Rate it:

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odium alicuius inflammareto kindle hatred in a person's heart; to fill some one with hatred (not implere, vid. sect. IX. 2, note gaudio...).Rate it:

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odium implacabile suscipere in aliquemto conceive an implacable hatred against a man.Rate it:

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of all the gin jointsan expression of astonishment (and possibly of good or bad luck) at a coincidence, especially of seeing someone somewhere unexpectedly; A shortened version of, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."Rate it:

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of courseAsserts that the associated phrase should not be argued, particularly if it is obvious or there is no choice in the matter.Rate it:

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of sortsResembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat.Rate it:

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off and onoccasionallyRate it:

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off and runningLaunched or launching vigorously into a course of action.Rate it:

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off balanceNot physical balanced; not having physical equilibrium.Rate it:

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off boardNot on or in a means of transportation.Rate it:

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off boardNot participating.Rate it:

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off chanceA condition of not being likely or probable.Rate it:

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