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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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there's no crying in baseballQuit complaining about it, go back and do your job.Rate it:

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there's no place like homeone feels the most comfortable at homeRate it:

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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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to be on someone's assTo annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone.Rate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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toujours benSe dit pour corriger une réalité perçue comme contraire au bon sens.Rate it:

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tout est ditN’en parlons plus, c’est une chose convenue, conclue, décidée.Rate it:

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tout nouveau, tout beauSe dit d’une chose qui a beaucoup d’attraits parce qu’elle est nouvelle.Rate it:

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tout y va, la paille et le blése dit en parlant d’une dépense ruineuse pour celui qui la fait.Rate it:

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trouble in river cityAn expression to indicate there is trouble somewhere/ Often said There's trouble in River City or "There's" is omitted, for shortRate it:

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tu l'as dit bouffiTu as raison ! C’est bien vrai !Rate it:

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tu m'en diras tantSe dit pour montrer son manque d’intérêt à la discussion en cours.Rate it:

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tu m'étonnesExpression qui se dit pour quelque chose qui semble évident.Rate it:

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un homme à la merSe dit pour donner l’alerte quand un homme tombe à la mer. Se dit figurément d’un homme dont la situation matérielle et morale est perdue.Rate it:

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une heure plus tard dans les MaritimesSe dit lorsqu'une personne arrive ou réagit en retard par rapport aux autres ou par rapport à la situation. Note : L'expression est utilisée telle quelle, quel que soit le lieu dont il est question dans l'énoncé.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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up in herehere; in this place; it doesn't mean "up" (higher) literallyRate it:

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va-t'en voir s'ils viennentSe dit pour marquer qu’on ne croit pas à une chose.Rate it:

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vee have vaysThis phrase is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. It is an alternative pronunciation with a German accent and a shortened version of the movie quote "We have ways of making you talk."Rate it:

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vee have vays of making you talkThis is a German accent version of the American movie quote "We have ways of making you talk." It is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies.Rate it:

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voilà qui est ditN’en parlons plus, c’est une chose convenue, conclue, décidée.Rate it:

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voilà qui est parlerSe dit lorsque quelqu’un fait des propositions plus avantageuses qu’on ne s’y attendait.Rate it:

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voilà qui est parlerSe dit pour louer quelqu’un qui a dit, sur une question longtemps agitée, des choses claires, lumineuses, péremptoires.Rate it:

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vous me faites rireSe dit à une personne qui tient des discours ou qui fait des propositions déraisonnables ou ridicules.Rate it:

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vous ne m'avez pas regardéSe dit par manière de menace ou de défi.Rate it:

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vous voulez rireSe dit à quelqu’un qui fait une proposition peu convenable, ou qui dit des choses peu croyables.Rate it:

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voyons voirSe dit pour exprimer sa réflexion, sa tentative de se remémorer une chose, etc.Rate it:

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we have waysA shortened version of "We have ways of making you talk." Usually said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. Also pronounced as "Vee have vays" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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we have ways of making you talkThis movie quote is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies; also pronounced as "Vee have vays of making you talk" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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we're goodthere is nothing wrong between us; our relationship is okay, not in jeopardy; alternate way of saying it: we goodRate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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what's going downWhat's been happening; the latest news; current goings-on; can be used in place of ‘what's coming off’Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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who are youShort for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different personRate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wouldn't want to walk from here to thereUsed to denote a massive difference/distance when comparing (usually 2) ideas, items, people, or anything else.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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