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mars venteux et avril pluvieux font le mai gai et gracieuxMarch winds and April showers Make way for May flowers.Rate it:

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might makes rightThe stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.Rate it:

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misfortunes never come singlybad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.Rate it:

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mit sozialistischem GrußA politically correct way to close a note or letter.Rate it:

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moral compassAn inner sense which distinguishes what is right from what is wrong, functioning as a guide (like the needle of a compass) for morally appropriate behavior.Rate it:

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More than One Way to Skin a CatSeveral ways are present to attain the goalRate it:

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more than one way to skin a catMore than one way to do something or do thingsRate it:

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move the goal postsTo unilaterally change the rules, or terms of an agreement, especially in an unfair or underhand way.Rate it:

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muddle alongTo live or work in an unplanned and unorganised way.Rate it:

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multum (nihil) ad communem utilitatem afferreto considerably (in no way) further the common good.Rate it:

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muscle upTo force one's way into or through.Rate it:

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my country, right or wrongan expression of patriotism.Rate it:

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my name isA common way to identify oneself.Rate it:

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my spider sense is tinglingMy intuition tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.Rate it:

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my way or the highwayYou can do it my way or you can leave - go down the highway (be excluded)Rate it:

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na-na na-na boo-boo[c. mid 20th century?] A taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune (a schadenfreude).Rate it:

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na-na na-na boo-booA taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune.Rate it:

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nailed itTo succeed at something in a particularly impressive wayRate it:

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ne venez pas ainsi me corner aux oreillesDo not come and din it into my ears in that way.Rate it:

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ne vous amusez pas en routeDo not lose an instant on the way.Rate it:

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necessity is the mother of inventionA person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.Rate it:

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new schoolA style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.Rate it:

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ni hablarno way, don't go thereRate it:

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nice to almost meet youAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in personAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in person; a friendly and informal way of acknowledging that the encounter is not happening in person at the moment but might occur in the future. It is often used humorously or to convey a sense of anticipation.Rate it:

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no jodasno way; fuck off )Rate it:

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no mamesno way!; are you fucking kidding?; gimme a breakRate it:

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no more Mr. Nice GuyAn implied individual has ceased being pleasant, and will now resort to unpleasant means to get their way.Rate it:

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no shitNo body will stand an obstacle on my wayRate it:

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no wayIn no way; nowise.Rate it:

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no way in sam hellAbsolutely notRate it:

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no way jose (pronounced 'hoe-say')Absolutely not; nothing doing.Rate it:

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no way!Absolutely Not! Nothing Doing!Rate it:

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not a chanceAbsolutely not; no way.Rate it:

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not do someone any favorsTo reflect badly on or to hurt in some way.Rate it:

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not in the leastnot at all, not in any wayRate it:

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not in the slightestnot at all, not in any wayRate it:

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not on your tintypeAn answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.Rate it:

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not that there's anything wrong with thatA signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.Rate it:

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NTTAWWTAbbreviation of not that there's anything wrong with that.Rate it:

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o così o nientemy way or the highwayRate it:

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odd and curiousA way to designate special coins, namely coins that are both odd and imperfect or seriously damaged.Rate it:

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of sortsResembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat.Rate it:

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Off the Beaten Track (Path)Uncommon, something out of the way, not widely known, unpopularRate it:

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Off Your RockerSilly, insane, out of control, behaving in strange wayRate it:

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off-colorOf the wrong color.Rate it:

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often wrong, never in doubtHaving overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.Rate it:

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old ladya disrespectful way of saying wife or girlfriend, regardless of actual ageRate it:

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on the booksFinished; concluded; able to be regarded as a matter of record; any completed task, accomplishment, or event that has been documented or recorded in some way.Rate it:

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on the right trackUsing the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.Rate it:

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on the wayComing, approaching.Rate it:

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