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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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por la boca muere el pezwhat you say can do you harm; silence is golden; keep mumRate it:

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Power behind the ThroneThe actual force or person behind ones success, the real person in chargeRate it:

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presistKeep's GoingRate it:

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pull the wool over someone's eyesTo deceive (someone).Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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put wool over one's eyesdeceive someoneRate it:

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quantum mechanicsThe branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.Rate it:

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queen elizabeth iiOnly two affectionate eyes of one woman, were able to make the entire planet go to tears - – Queen Elizabeth IIRate it:

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rationem diligenter conficereto keep the accounts (day-book) carefully.Rate it:

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Real McCoyGenuine or the original articles and not the fake ones; something original or best in qualityRate it:

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rem domesticam, familiarem administrare, regere, curareto keep house.Rate it:

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renfermer le loup dans la bergerieTo set the fox to keep the geese.Rate it:

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roll one's eyesTo deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.Rate it:

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roll the pillTo stimulate ones clitoris; to masturbate.Rate it:

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Rolling Stone Gathers No MossSomeone who’s always trying to move on or someone who frequently changes his jobs wouldn’t be able to keep a lot for himRate it:

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Rub Elbows with SomeoneTo keep yourself with others at the same place, or to associate with othersRate it:

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são seus olhosA phrase to humbly counter flattering by claiming that said good qualities are merely a distorting effect of the praiser's eyes.Rate it:

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Save for a Rainy DayTo save something for bad time or for a time of need, To keep something in store for future useRate it:

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scanning eyesVery observantRate it:

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servabo fidemI shall keep faith.Rate it:

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set eyes onTo see; to observe.Rate it:

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she was batting her eyes like a frog in a hailstorm.A phrase used to describe a woman flirting with a man in a most obvious way to the point that it’s comical.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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Show Must Go OnTo continue doing something despite difficulty or trouble, to keep working on your plan what so everRate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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Sight for Sore EyesA pleasant and good surprise, an unexpected thing that can relieve you of your troubleRate it:

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sight for sore eyesA pleasing sight, something that is beautiful to look at.Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

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snake eyesTwo ones, after rolling two dice.Rate it:

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squint like a bag of nailsTo squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.Rate it:

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stars in one's eyesThe state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.Rate it:

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stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.Rate it:

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steady as she goesA cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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store awayTo keep a supply of something, in a place or container.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

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suspicere(in) caelumto raise the eyes to heaven; to look up to the sky.Rate it:

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take a licking and keep on tickingTo be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.Rate it:

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Take the Bitter with the SweetAccepting bad things along with the good onesRate it:

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taking to ones heelsrunning awayRate it:

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tenere all'oscurokeep someone in the darkRate it:

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tenir paroleTo keep one’s word.Rate it:

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tenir table ouverteTo keep open house.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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there is no nobel soul.A person who always keep a promises.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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