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at the end of one's ropeOut of options; having no more options.Rate it:

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at the end of one's ropeAlternative form of at the end of one's tetherRate it:

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at the end of one's tetherAt the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed..Rate it:

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at the top of one's lungsPossible.Rate it:

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at the top of one's voiceVery loudlyRate it:

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at willAt one's preference; as one sees fit.Rate it:

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at workAt one's workplace.Rate it:

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attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.Rate it:

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audientium animos religione perfundere (Liv. 10. 388)to fill the souls of one's audience with devotion.Rate it:

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auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehenused to encourage someone to have another drink after their firstRate it:

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aures claudere, patefacere (e.g. veritati, assentatoribus)to turn a deaf ear to, to open one's ears to...Rate it:

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aures erigereto prick up one's ears.Rate it:

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autant vaut être mordu d'un chien que d'une chienneOne evil is as bad as the other.Rate it:

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auxilio alicui venireto come to assist any one.Rate it:

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avaler d'un traitTo drink off at one gulp, at a draught.Rate it:

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averso itinere contendere in...to change one's route and march towards...Rate it:

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aves (alites, oscines) addīcunt alicui (opp. abdicunt aliquid)the omens are favourable to some one.Rate it:

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avoir des raisons avec quelqu'unTo have words with any one; To quarrel with any one.Rate it:

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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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avoir la moutarde qui monte au nezto lose one's temperRate it:

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avoir la tête dans les nuagesto have one's head in the cloudsRate it:

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avoir les jambes en cotonto be weak and shaky on one's legs; to be jelly-leggedRate it:

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avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'unTo have a bone to pick (a crow to pluck) with some one.Rate it:

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avoir pignon sur rueTo have a house of one’s own.Rate it:

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avoir quinte et quatorzeTo have the game in one’s own hand.Rate it:

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avoir son affaireTo have what suits one.Rate it:

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avoir son pain cuitTo have one’s bread and cheese, a competency.Rate it:

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avoir toujours la bourse à la mainTo have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.Rate it:

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avoir une araignée dans le (or, au) plafondTo have a bee in one’s bonnet.Rate it:

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avoir une faim de loupto be very hungry, ravenous; to be so hungry one could eat a horseRate it:

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aye aye, sirThe correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or U.S. Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."Rate it:

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Babe in the WoodsSomeone, who is inexperienced in many matters of life and has the habit of trusting others very quicklyRate it:

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babysitter testAn informal method for assessing the maturity, reliability, or probity of a person, inviting one to judge whether one would entrust this person with the care of one's own children.Rate it:

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back burnerA section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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back in harnessTo be restored to one's employment or office. Often said of someone returning to work after recovering from illness.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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back of one's handA slap.Rate it:

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back of one's handA display of disrespect or scorn.Rate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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back on one's heelsIn a state of unease, surprise, or bewilderment, especially such that one's functioning or performance is detracted upon; Forced into a position of disadvantage, retreat, or poor performanceRate it:

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back outTo withdraw from something one has promised to do.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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Back to Square OneA situation in which, one has to return to an earlier state due to certain drawbacks or failuresRate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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bâcler son ouvrageTo do one’s work quickly and badly; To “polish off” (or, scamp) one’s work.Rate it:

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bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.Rate it:

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bad eggSomeone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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bad pennyA person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.Rate it:

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