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incumbere in (ad) aliquidto be energetic about, throw one's heart into a thing.Rate it:

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initium capere; incipere ab aliqua reto begin with a thing.Rate it:

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initium facere, ducere, sumere (alicuius rei)to commence a thing.Rate it:

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inopia alicuius rei laborare, premito suffer from want of a thing.Rate it:

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it is what it isThis thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.Rate it:

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it's a thingIt's something known; something that people know about; it's something people say or doRate it:

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it's not even funnyUsed to indicate that a person, thing, or situation possesses a described characteristic to an extreme or unusual degree.Rate it:

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its sucks!Its a terrible thing or situation/momentRate it:

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j'ai votre affaireI have got the very thing for you.Rate it:

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já vi esse filmeI've already seen that same thing happeningRate it:

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jack upTo raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.Rate it:

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je n'y ai vu que du feuIt was impossible for me to find out how the thing was done (as it was done so quickly); It was done so quickly (or, cleverly) that I could not make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je ne mange pas de ce pain-làI don’t go in for that sort of thing.Rate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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junk-cicanA person of any race, color, or nationality who drives a big truck and buys stuff to resell for profit in flea markets and other venues.Rate it:

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keep a close watchto pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keeping it realKeeping every thing on the level, honest.Rate it:

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kick in the ballsa big setback or disappointmentRate it:

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knee-deep in the Big MuddyStuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.Rate it:

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Know the RopesTo be well aware of everything around, to have knowledge of doing any complicated thingRate it:

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la duda ofendeHow could you think such a thing?Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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laetitiam capere or percipere ex aliqua reto take pleasure in a thing.Rate it:

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last of the big spendersSomeone who doesn't spend much money.Rate it:

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last thinglate in the dayRate it:

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last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:

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laugh a minuteA funny thing or person.Rate it:

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le cas échéantShould such a thing happen; If such should be the case.Rate it:

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le fort portant le faibleOne thing with another; On an average.Rate it:

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le loup mourra dans sa peauA bad thing never dies; A bad man will die a bad man.Rate it:

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le repentir vient ordinairement trop tardDo a thing in haste and repent at leisure.Rate it:

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les grands esprits se rencontrentGreat wits always jump together; We both said the same thing at the same moment.Rate it:

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leviter significare aliquidto hint vaguely at a thing.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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little pitchers have long earsAlternative form of little pitchers have big ears.Rate it:

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live onTo survive solely by consuming a certain thing.Rate it:

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live oneA person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.Rate it:

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living proofA real-life person or thing which demonstrates the validity of a hypothesis.Rate it:

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lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.Rate it:

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Lock, Stock, and BarrelTo mean the whole thingRate it:

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look who's talkingused when someone receives criticism for something by someone else who is guilty of the same thingRate it:

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lucrum facere (opp. damnum facere) ex aliqua reto make profit out of a thing.Rate it:

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luctum percipere ex aliqua reto feel sorrow about a thing.Rate it:

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magnas pecunias ex aliqua re (e.g. ex metallis) facereto have a large income from a thing (e.g. from mines).Rate it:

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magnum usum in aliqua re habereto have had great experience in a thing.Rate it:

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main thingYour special friendRate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.Rate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo call attention to or publicize.Rate it:

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