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cry out forTo say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.Rate it:

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culpa carere, vacareto be free from blame.Rate it:

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culpam alicuius rei sustinereto bear the blame of a thing.Rate it:

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cupiditate alicuius rei accensum, inflammatum esseto be fired with desire of a thing.Rate it:

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cupiditate alicuius rei ardere, flagrareto have an ardent longing for a thing.Rate it:

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curae habere aliquidto have laid something to heart; to take an interest in a thing.Rate it:

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curate's eggA thing which has good and bad parts.Rate it:

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curtain-raiserA prelude or introduction to an activity or thing.Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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damn by associationDiscredit or condemn a position, person, or thing by attacking those things with which he/she/it is associated.Rate it:

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damn YankeeA person from the northern United States (a Yankee) who moves to the South to reside there.Rate it:

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dare, concedere aliquidto grant, admit a thing.Rate it:

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daylightTo provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.Rate it:

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de fil en aiguilleBit by bit; One thing leading to another.Rate it:

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de manu in manus or per manus tradere aliquidto pass a thing from hand to hand.Rate it:

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de perdidos al ríoin for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to loseRate it:

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dead airAn unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.Rate it:

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deep pocketsAn ample supply of money, especially money which one is willing to spend; the possessor of such money.Rate it:

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deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

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dégât des eauxAn incident, such as a burst pipe or overflowing tub, that causes water damage.Rate it:

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delectari aliqua reto take pleasure in a thing.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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demittere aliquid in pectus or in pectus animumque suumto take a thing to heart.Rate it:

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der Amtsschimmel wiehertthere is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucraticRate it:

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des goûts et des couleurs il ne faut (pas) discuterThere is no disputing about tastes.Rate it:

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describere aliquem (Cael. 20. 50)to allude to a person or thing (not alludere).Rate it:

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desiderio alicuius rei teneri, affici (more strongly flagrare, incensum esse)to long for a thing, yearn for it.Rate it:

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dickyAn insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.Rate it:

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dicky-birdA insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:

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dicky-birdAn insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:

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dire tantôt blanc, tantôt noirTo say first one thing and then another.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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do one's thingTo do what one habitually does.Rate it:

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do the right thingTo do what is ethical or just.Rate it:

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do you have Wi-FiAsks if there is any available Wi-Fi connection.Rate it:

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does someone look likeUsed if the interlocutor seems to believe something inaccurate about; this question serves to free someone of a misconception.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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dolorem alicui eripere (Att. 9. 6. 4)to free a person from his pain.Rate it:

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dolorem capere (percipere) ex aliqua reto be vexed about a thing.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't be a fool, wrap your toolThere are consequences to not wearing a condom on your penisRate it:

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Don't Count Your Chickens before They HatchTo warn someone to wait until the expected good thing has really happened till then avoid making further plansRate it:

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don't feed the trollSaid to urge another not to respond to disruptive attention-seeking behavior, particularly in online contexts, by pointing out any such response is likely to be counterproductive.Rate it:

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don't go thereDon't start talking about that.Rate it:

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don't just stand there like dying calf in a hailstorm.My mom said this to me sometimes when I had misbehaved if I just stood there during the scolding.Rate it:

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don't put all your eggs in one basketDon't dedicate all your resources into one thing.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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double-tonguedSaying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.Rate it:

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drive inTo hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores.Rate it:

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drop a brickTo commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.Rate it:

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