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it's a zoo out thereThings/conditions/situations are chaotic, disordered, unpredictableRate it:

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it's all goodThe same as saying: you don't need to worry about it; I'm not worried about it;. there's nothing to worry about; nothing is wrong; used to express unconcern.Rate it:

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it's a jungle out thereRefers to a threatening environment where it is difficult to survive.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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it's been realAn informal farewell indicating the speaker's enjoyment of the time spent together. Often used ironically.Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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i’ll believe it when i see itA phrase used by someone who wants to express they are wary of what they have been told.Rate it:

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j'y vais de ce pasI am going there directly.Rate it:

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je la connais, celle-là (pop.)That is nothing new; I’ve been “had” before.Rate it:

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je ne veux pas y aller et pour causeI do not want to go there, and for a very good reason.Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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jump the queueTo move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.Rate it:

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jump the sharkTo undergo a storyline development which is so ridiculous that previous quality is considered to have been lost.Rate it:

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just a minuteStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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just a secondStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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just in caseIn the event; should there be a need.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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killThe result of killing; that which has been killed.Rate it:

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knock some sense into his headDepression Expression: During the Depression, there was little empathy for the unemployed. Pundits identified the loafer, the hobo, the bum, the specified lazy-boy, the uninspired, those lacking ambition as needing a wakeup Call.Rate it:

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knock yourself outHave as much as you like there's plenty of things available.Rate it:

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knock-on effectThe continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.Rate it:

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know every trick in the bookto know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.Rate it:

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la fin justifie les moyensSuccess justifies the means by which it has been attained.Rate it:

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la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleureMight is right; There is no arguing with a large fist.Rate it:

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lá se foithere goesRate it:

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lá se vaithere goesRate it:

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lame jokeAn attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.Rate it:

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laundry listOriginally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.Rate it:

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leave it at thatTo agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.Rate it:

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left me out thereConfused, lost; not understanding the situation.Rate it:

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les loups ne se mangent pas entre euxDog does not eat dog; There is honour among thieves. Rate it:

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let slipTo divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.Rate it:

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let there be lightUsed as a metaphor for the spread of wisdomRate it:

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let there be lightUsed other than as an idiom: see let, there, be, light.Rate it:

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let there be no reprisals, said the widow of the murdered manThe widow urged/begged that there should be no reprisals.Here the speaker could be ordering, advising, urging or begging (let there be) .Rate it:

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liber deperditusa book which has been entirely lost sight of.Rate it:

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liber intercidit, periitthe book has been lost.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.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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like there is no tomorrowto an excessive degree, desperately, very quickly or very muchRate it:

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like there was no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate 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 wireAn electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.Rate it:

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long timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.Rate it:

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look out! there's a car coming!Pay attention, otherwise you can be ran over.Rate it:

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looking for devils under doilieslooking for something that isn't there, paranoia or hypochondria.Rate it:

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loose endThe end of a rope that has not been fastened.Rate it:

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loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.Rate it:

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lost in translationUnable to understand due to having been poorly translated.Rate it:

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magistratus vitio creatimagistrates elected irregularly (i.e. either when the auspices have been unfavourable or when some formality has been neglected).Rate it:

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