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cradle robberA person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.Rate it:

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cradle snatcherA person who prefers to date people significantly younger than themselves.Rate it:

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crash diveA rapid descent by a person or thing ending in a violent collision.Rate it:

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crashing boreA person who talks in a loud and boring fashion who everyone tries to avoidRate it:

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Cream of the CropThe best part or person or excellent choiceRate it:

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creature comfortAny small item or detail that makes a person comfortable and at home.Rate it:

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cross someone's palmTo give money to a person, especially as a bribe or as an inducement to perform a service.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.Rate it:

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cry someone a riverTo weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.Rate it:

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cui bonoThe principle that the ultimate initiator of an action is likely the person who stands to gain from the action.Rate it:

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culo veo, culo quieroUsed when someone wants something that another person hasRate it:

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culture heroA mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.Rate it:

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cumulum gaudii alicui afferre (vid. sect. V. 6) (Fam. 16. 21. 1)to add the crowning point to a person's joy.Rate it:

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cupiditatem alicuius accendereto rouse a person's interest, cupidity.Rate it:

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curb appealThe visual attractiveness which a house, commercial establishment, or other real estate property has when initially seen by a prospective buyer or other person standing in front of the property "at the curb".Rate it:

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cut to the quickTo hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.Rate it:

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Cut Your Eyeteeth on SomethingTo become sensible at a young age; to have experienceRate it:

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cutie pieA cute person.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 venenum in paneto give a person poison in bread.Rate it:

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darken someone's doorTo arrive at the entrance of someone's residence or of another building associated with that person, especially as an unwelcome visitor.Rate it:

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de fide deducere or a fide abducere aliquemto undermine a person's loyalty.Rate it:

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de gloria, fama alicuius detrahereto detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person.Rate it:

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de ingenio moribusque alicuius exponereto make a character-sketch of a person.Rate it:

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de, e civitate aliquem eicereto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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Dead DuckA ruined person; a person or plan that is certain to die or failRate it:

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death warmed upUsed to describe a person who appears pale or sickly.Rate it:

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déchirer quelqu'un à belles dentsTo criticise some one mercilessly; To tear a person’s reputation to shreds.Rate it:

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deducere aliquem de domoto escort a person from his house.Rate it:

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deep thinkerA person whose thoughts are profound; an intellectual.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garciaWhat we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.Rate it:

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demovere, deicere aliquem de possessioneto dispossess a person.Rate it:

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deprehendere aliquem (in aliqua re)to catch a person, find him out.Rate it:

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deprehendere aliquem in manifesto scelereto take a person in the act.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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deversari apud aliquem (Att. 6. 1. 25)to stop with a person, be his guest for a short time when travelling.Rate it:

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devincire aliquem consuetudineto attach a person to oneself.Rate it:

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dextram iungere cum aliquo, dextras inter se iungereto shake hands with a person.Rate it:

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diamond in the roughA person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.Rate it:

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dick munchidiot, foolish person.Rate it:

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dicky-birdEndearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children.Rate it:

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dicta dicere in aliquemto make jokes on a person.Rate it:

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dictated but not readDictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated the text so annotated.Rate it:

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dictatorem dicere (creare)to name a person dictator.Rate it:

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dicto audientem esse alicuito obey a person's orders.Rate it:

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did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.Rate it:

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die Sonne geht aufremark made when a particularly pleasant person appearsRate it:

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diem dicere alicuito summon some one to appear on a given day; to accuse a person.Rate it:

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dig up dirtTo examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.Rate it:

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