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manger à tous les râteliersto run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, to support both sides of an argumentRate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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ménager la chèvre et le chouTo run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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métro, boulot, dodometonymy for the everyday routine of a Parisian or more generally urban worker. Roughly, same old same old or also rat race.Rate it:

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mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterré“A living dog is better than a dead lion.”—Ecclesiastes ix. 4.Rate it:

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mind one's ps and qsTo be very careful to behave correctly; an alternate spelling of mind one's p's and q's; same as mind your mannersRate it:

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mon chien est de bonne gardeMine is a good watch-dog.Rate it:

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money for old ropeMoney exchanged for goods of low value.Rate it:

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move in onTo come closer to, as if to catch or hunt.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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muck outTo clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.Rate it:

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nager entre deux eaux(lit.) To swim under water; (fig.) To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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ne faites pas de cornes à ce livreDo not dog’s-ear that book.Rate it:

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ne'er do wellsomeone who isn't going anywhere in lifeRate it:

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neither a borrower nor a lender bedon't borrow or lend money (so you won't have regrets or hurt relationships)Rate it:

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new wine in old wineskinsNew policies put into established ones.Rate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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ni come, ni deja comerdog in the mangerRate it:

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no lube, no loveWhen one doesn't have lube. They won't get anal.Rate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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none of your bee's waxAlternative form of none of your beeswax.Rate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate 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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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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now you're talkingA phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.Rate it:

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oat operaA, film, or novel depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.Rate it:

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off the chainCrazy and exciting; delirious and wild. By analogy to a frenetic dog when unleashed.Rate it:

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oh, ye of little faithPointing out one's lack of faith; people sometimes leave the "O" or "Oh" out of the saying when they say itRate it:

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old age is not a state of mind, it's a frontal assault!About getting old.Rate it:

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old as a fossilvery oldRate it:

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old as the hillsExtremely old.Rate it:

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old baileycentral criminal courtRate it:

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old billpoliceRate it:

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old boy networkA presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism and usually at the exclusion of certain other people; often specifically at the exclusion of womenRate it:

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old chestnutA well-worn story.Rate it:

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old college tryA vigorous, committed attempt or effort.Rate it:

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old enough to voteold, decrepit.Rate it:

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old enough to voteUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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old fartAn elderly person who holds views that are considered old-fashioned.Rate it:

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old flameA previous girlfriend or boyfriend; a former romantic partner, especially one for whom one still has romantic feelings.Rate it:

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old fogeyOld person.Rate it:

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old habits die hardExisting habits are hard to change.Rate it:

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old handA person who is experienced at a certain activity.Rate it:

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old hatSomething uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..Rate it:

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Old HatOld fashioned, obsolete, not exciting, uninterestingRate it:

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old hatSomething widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.Rate it:

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old hatSomething with which one is very familiar, or in which one is experienced or skilled.Rate it:

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old head on young shouldersAlternative form of good head on one's shouldersRate it:

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old head on young shouldersSomeone that has have the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth.Rate it:

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