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let there be no reprisals, said the widow of the murdered manThe widow urged/begged that there should be no reprisals.Here the speaker could be ordering, advising, urging or begging (let there be) .Rate it:

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lick someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinionRate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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like there is no tomorrowto an excessive degree, desperately, very quickly or very muchRate it:

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like there was no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate it:

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live the dreamTo experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.Rate it:

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live wireAn electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.Rate it:

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look out! there's a car coming!Pay attention, otherwise you can be ran over.Rate it:

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looking for devils under doilieslooking for something that isn't there, paranoia or hypochondria.Rate it:

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magna caedes hostium fugientium facta estthere was great slaughter of fugitives.Rate it:

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man is the measure of all thingsthe doctrine that all knowledge is subjective, being derived from observations made by humans, and there can be no objective truthRate it:

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mare ventorum vi agitatur et turbaturthere is a storm at sea.Rate it:

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maximam ab omnibus laudem adipiscito win golden opinions from every one.Rate it:

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may as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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mener les gens à la baguetteTo rule men with a rod of iron; To be a martinet.Rate it:

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might as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate 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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money creates loveWhen you are in state of success in every aspect of you life meaning that one success brings the other like a dominoRate it:

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monitored by exceptionBy monitoring eks. hardware you can do it by exception as you can or will not monitore all components.Rate it:

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monkeys might fly out of my buttusually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurringRate it:

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montha collection of days make up a month, there are 12 months in a year, or 56 weeks in a year, or 365 days in a yearRate it:

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move mountainsTo make every possible effort in order to achieve something.Rate it:

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nasciturus ruleAn unborn child, if subsequently born alive, is considered as already in existence whenever it is to its own advantage.Rate it:

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ne'er cast a clout til may be outAdvice not to change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.Rate it:

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neither here nor thereit does not matter.Rate it:

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neither here nor thereNot important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent.Rate it:

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nemesis theoryTheory of animal extinction, suggesting that a sister star to the sun caused extinction of groups of animals such as dinosaurs. The theory holds that the movement of this as yet undiscovered star disrupts the Oort cloud of comets every 26 million years, resulting in the Earth suffering an increased bombardment from comets at these times.Rate it:

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neque id mirum est or videri debetthere is nothing strange in that.Rate it:

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nest eggA natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.Rate it:

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ni hablarno way, don't go thereRate it:

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NIBMARAbbreviation of no independence before majority rule : a policy adopted by the United Kingdom requiring the implementation of majority rule in a colony, rather than rule by the white colonial minority, before the colony could be granted independence.Rate it:

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nihil antiquius or prius habeo quam ut (nihil mihi antiquius or potius est, quam ut)there is nothing I am more interested in than...Rate it:

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no glove, no loveWithout a condom, there will be no sex.Rate it:

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no hard feelings(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); There's no bad blood between (us, etc.).Rate it:

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no harm, no foulEncapsulation of the idea that although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred there is no need for punishment, apology or retribution if no actual damage occurred.Rate it:

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no matter how flat you make a pancake, it has two sidesThere are always two sides to an argumentRate it:

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no matter how one slices itfrom any perspective; in every caseRate it:

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no plan survives contact with the enemyIt is a reality of conflict that, after a plan against an enemy is begun, there will always be unexpected elements resulting from opposition that require improvisation and deviation from the original plan.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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non c'è trippa per gattithere isn't a snowball's chance in hellRate it:

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non nullus odor est dictaturae (Att. 4. 18)there are whispers of the appointment of a dictator.Rate it:

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nose out of jointAn emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because he/she has been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action.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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not the brightest bulb in the chandelierThere are more intelligent (i.e. brighter) people in the room or in existence generally.Rate it:

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not to worryThere is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem.Rate it:

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nothing 'bout himThere was nothing found guilty about himRate it:

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nous avons brûlé nos vaisseauxThere is no going back now; We mean to fight to the last.Rate it:

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now and thenSometimes; occasionally; also said with the word every in front: every now and thenRate it:

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

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nullam officii partem deserereto fulfil one's duty in every detail.Rate it:

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