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je n'y ai vu que du feuIt was impossible for me to find out how the thing was done (as it was done so quickly); It was done so quickly (or, cleverly) that I could not make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je ne mange pas de ce pain-làI don’t go in for that sort of thing.Rate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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keep a close watchto pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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Keep Body and Soul TogetherTo have just reason to be alive, just surviving but not living in real senseRate it:

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Keep Up With the JonesesTo live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors haveRate it:

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keeping it realKeeping every thing on the level, honest.Rate it:

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knock the living daylights out ofTo knock out; to hit and cause to be unconscious.Rate it:

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Know the RopesTo be well aware of everything around, to have knowledge of doing any complicated thingRate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.Rate it:

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la duda ofendeHow could you think such a thing?Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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laetitiam capere or percipere ex aliqua reto take pleasure in a thing.Rate it:

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last thinglate in the dayRate it:

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last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:

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laugh a minuteA funny thing or person.Rate it:

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le cas échéantShould such a thing happen; If such should be the case.Rate it:

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le fort portant le faibleOne thing with another; On an average.Rate it:

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le loup mourra dans sa peauA bad thing never dies; A bad man will die a bad man.Rate it:

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le repentir vient ordinairement trop tardDo a thing in haste and repent at leisure.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.Rate it:

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leave homeTo stop living with one's parents.Rate it:

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les grands esprits se rencontrentGreat wits always jump together; We both said the same thing at the same moment.Rate it:

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leviter significare aliquidto hint vaguely at a thing.Rate it:

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life's molecular danceThe phrase "life's molecular dance" refers to the dynamic and coordinated interactions between molecules within living organisms. It signifies the intricate and harmonious movements of various biomolecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites, as they carry out essential functions in cellular processes. This metaphor highlights the complexity and beauty of these molecular interactions, which are crucial for sustaining life and maintaining the delicate balance within biological systems.Rate it:

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life's a bitch and then you dieyour life had been a living hell from the start to your grave.Rate it:

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life-or-deathOf critical importance to the survival of a living organism.Rate it:

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live and learnAn exhortation to gain knowledge from living experiences. Commonly used after an accident or misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.Rate it:

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live onTo survive solely by consuming a certain thing.Rate it:

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live oneA person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.Rate it:

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living deathA condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.Rate it:

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living endThe most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events - whether favorable or unfavorableRate it:

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living high on the hogLiving richly, often above one's meansRate it:

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living impairedDead.Rate it:

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living on borrowed timeContinue living past the point where you might have died.Rate it:

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living proofA real-life person or thing which demonstrates the validity of a hypothesis.Rate it:

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lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.Rate it:

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Lock, Stock, and BarrelTo mean the whole thingRate it:

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look who's talkingused when someone receives criticism for something by someone else who is guilty of the same thingRate it:

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lost twinStill birth of one of two twins leaving only 1 living twinRate it:

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lucrum facere (opp. damnum facere) ex aliqua reto make profit out of a thing.Rate it:

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luctum percipere ex aliqua reto feel sorrow about a thing.Rate it:

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made in the shadeIn a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.Rate it:

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magnas pecunias ex aliqua re (e.g. ex metallis) facereto have a large income from a thing (e.g. from mines).Rate it:

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magnum usum in aliqua re habereto have had great experience in a thing.Rate it:

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main thingYour special friendRate it:

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make an honest pennyTo make an honest living through hard work.Rate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.Rate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo call attention to or publicize.Rate it:

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