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grasp the nettleTo act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences.Rate it:

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guinea pigA tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.Rate it:

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haerere, haesitare (Catil. 2. 6. 13)to stop short, hesitate.Rate it:

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hail fromto be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residenceRate it:

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hammer outTo come to an agreement after much arguing.Rate it:

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happy trailsan expression wishing someone a good journey (typically on a road or path); short for 'happy trails to you'; a way of saying goodbyeRate it:

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hard to come byDifficult to find; rareRate it:

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have someone by the short and curliesto exercise total control over someone.Rate it:

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have someone by the short hairsTo have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled.Rate it:

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heave toTo come to a halt.Rate it:

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heavy handedCome down hard on something or someone.Rate it:

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here today, gone tomorrowRefers to things that come then go quickly because they seem to be here one day then gone the next dayRate it:

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hold onWait a short while.Rate it:

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honey doesn't fly to the bee. wheat does not make bread.the dream doesn't come to you.AttitudeRate it:

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hop, skip, and a jumpa short distanceRate it:

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hope only lasts when you need itWhen you need hope it will come.Rate it:

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hope only lasts when you need it.When you need hope it will come.Rate it:

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Horse of a Different ColourTotally different from something, to come out different from what is being observedRate it:

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hot stuffAn attractive person, often used as a come-on or pickup line.Rate it:

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how comewhy (the simplest explanation i could give u)Rate it:

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how comeWhy; why is it; for what reason or purpose?.Rate it:

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hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

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i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

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i'll beAn expression of surprise; the same as saying "Isn't that something?" (unexpected); Short version of "I'll be damned," "I'll be darned" or the more clean version, "I'll be a monkey's uncle."Rate it:

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idle hands are the devil's workshopOne who is idle will likely come to do evil.Rate it:

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if the mountain won't come to muhammadif the mountain won't come to muhammadRate it:

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il abonde dans mon sensHe is entirely of the same opinion as I am; He has come round to my opinion.Rate it:

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il est haut comme ma botteHe is a mere sixpennyworth of halfpence; He is very short.Rate it:

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il était dit que j'arriverais trop tardThe Fates had willed that I should come too late.Rate it:

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il faut lui serrer la courroieWe must curtail his allowance; We must keep him on short commons.Rate it:

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il la fait courte et bonneHe is having a short life and a merry one.Rate it:

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il prête de l'argent à la petite semaineHe lends money for a short time at a high rate of interest.Rate it:

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il se trouve à court (d'argent)He is short of money.Rate it:

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imprint onTo come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in brevi conspectu ponere aliquidto make a short survey of a thing.Rate it:

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in existimantium arbitrium venire (Brut. 24. 92)to come before the tribunal of the critics.Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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in lucem edito see the light, come into the world.Rate it:

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in nothing flatA very short amount of time; no time at all.Rate it:

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in possessionem alicuius rei venireto come into the possession of something.Rate it:

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in scaenam prodireto come upon the stage.Rate it:

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in shortbrieflyRate it:

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in the offingNearby, soon to come, in the near future.Rate it:

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in the short runLasting only a short time, shortsightedly.Rate it:

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incidere in aliquemto meet, come across a person; to meet casually.Rate it:

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is anyone here a doctorAsked to call upon a doctor to come forth from a group of people.Rate it:

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it ain't over 'til the fat lady singsThere are more developments yet to come.Rate it:

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it is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how childIt is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how children make meaning in their world, and we come to know what they know and can do.Rate it:

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j'arrive du fin fond de l'afriqueI have come from the very depths of Africa.Rate it:

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