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never look a gift horse in the mouthAlternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.Rate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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oculos circumferreto look in every direction.Rate it:

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oculos tollere, attollere ad caelumto raise the eyes to heaven; to look up to the sky.Rate it:

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old-fashioned lookUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see old-fashioned,‎ look.Rate it:

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old-fashioned lookA glance of disdain or disapproval.Rate it:

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only fools and horses workPhilosophy of life that people who do not look for an easy way of earning a living are foolish.Rate it:

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ouvrez l'œil, et le bon! (fam.)Look out!Rate it:

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painful on the eyesUgly, disagreeable to look at.Rate it:

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pass asTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.Rate it:

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People Who Live in the Glass House Shouldn't Throw StonesYou should not point fingers at other and first look at yourselfRate it:

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per speciem (alicuius rei)apparently; to look at.Rate it:

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pick overTo choose all of the desirable items from; to look for the most desirable items among.Rate it:

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pick throughTo look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.Rate it:

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piss aroundto joke or playRate it:

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piss aroundto misbehave; to act foolishlyRate it:

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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate it:

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play aroundTo behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way.Rate it:

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play aroundTo work with in a non-serious manner.Rate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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plus vite que ça (fam.)Look sharp about it.Rate it:

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poke aroundTo search for something, especially in an unorganized wayRate it:

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potter aroundTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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propenso animo, studio esse or propensa voluntate esse in aliquem (opp. averso animo esse ab aliquo)to look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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PTALAcronym of please take another look; please review and comment at the proposed change to software source code.Rate it:

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push aroundTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bullyRate it:

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put oneself in someone's shoesTo try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.Rate it:

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put out feelersTo explore or watch for; ask around; investigate.Rate it:

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putter aroundTo engage in meaningless activity.Rate it:

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rally aroundrally roundRate it:

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rationibus alicuius prospicere or consulere (opp. officere, obstare, adversari)to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.Rate it:

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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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reach-aroundManual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind.Rate it:

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reach-aroundAn ostensibly thoughtful gesture, especially one performed to win favour or mitigate unfair treatment.Rate it:

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regarder de haut en basTo treat contemptuously; To look down upon with contempt.Rate it:

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rei frumentariae prospicere (B. G. 1. 23)to look after the commissariat.Rate it:

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rem frumentariam comparare, providereto look after the commissariat.Rate it:

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rendre un homme camusTo stop a man’s mouth; To make a man look small.Rate it:

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représenter les armes de bourgesTo look stupid.Rate it:

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res spectat ad vim (arma)there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence.Rate it:

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respice finemlook to the end; consider the final outcomeRate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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roll aroundto move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's bodyRate it:

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roll aroundto be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mindRate it:

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roll aroundTo indulge in sexual intercourse (with)Rate it:

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roll aroundto happen, occur, take placeRate it:

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rolling stoneA person who moves around a lot and never settles down.Rate it:

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root aboutTo rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion.Rate it:

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