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vilains taillables et corvéables à merciSerfs taxable and workable at their lord’s will and pleasure.Rate it:

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vim and vigorenergetic spirit, zeal, vitalityRate it:

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vir omni doctrina eruditusa man perfect in all branches of learning.Rate it:

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vires consenescuntto become old and feeble.Rate it:

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viri clari et honorati (De Sen. 7. 22)men of rank and dignity.Rate it:

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vitae ratio bene ac sapienter institutaa sound and sensible system of conduct.Rate it:

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vitae splendori(em) maculas(is) aspergereto sully one's fair fame.Rate it:

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vitam, aetatem (omnem aetatem, omne aetatis tempus) agere (honeste, ruri, in litteris), degere, traducereto live (all) one's life (honourably, in the country, as a man of learning).Rate it:

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vive la différenceUsed to express appreciation of diversity, especially between the sexes; sometimes referring to cultural diversity, and more rarely to diversity of opinion, as in "let's agree to disagree".Rate it:

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vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche (or, claire)To live on bread and cheese and kisses.Rate it:

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você e quem maisyou and whose army ?Rate it:

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vocum et fidium (nervorum) cantusvocal and instrumental music.Rate it:

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voice in the wildernessA person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view.Rate it:

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voilà trois médecins qui ne vous trompent pas: gaîté, doux exercice et modeste repasThe best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merriman.Rate it:

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von nichts kommt nichtsyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursRate it:

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vous heurtez de front tous ses préjugésYou run counter to (or, openly attack) all his prejudices.Rate it:

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vous ne lui allez pas à la chevilleYou are a pigmy compared with him; You are no match for him at all.Rate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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wage warA figurative allusion to pay discrepancies.Rate it:

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wail onTo strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.Rate it:

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wait and seeExpression anglaise signifiant « attendez et voyez » pour encourager une personne à être patiente.Rate it:

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wait for itUsed to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.Rate it:

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wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot, and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait upon hand and footAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wake up and die rightget a gripRate it:

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wake up and smell the ashesSynonym of wake up and smell the coffeeRate it:

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wake up and smell the coffeeTo face reality and stop deluding oneself.Rate it:

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walk all overTo easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.Rate it:

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walk all overUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, all, over.Rate it:

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walk all overTo dominate a person or a group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role.Rate it:

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walk and chew gum at the same timeTo do something very easy.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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walk off withTo win, as in a contest and especially without significant effort.Rate it:

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walk on eggshellsTo be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.Rate it:

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walk softly and carry a big stickAlternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick.Rate it:

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walk the dogPerform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft, and then is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.Rate it:

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walk the floorTo pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.Rate it:

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wall to wallAll over, no stone left unturnedRate it:

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wallow in self pityPity for oneself. Especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity where you believe that you are the victim who has done no wrong and is deserving of condolence from everyone.Rate it:

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wanton kittens make sober catsPeople who are unruly and reckless in youth may nevertheless turn out to be responsible adults.Rate it:

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war brideA woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime.Rate it:

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war brideA company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.Rate it:

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war chestColloquial phrase for reserve funds set aside by companies for unexpected developments or for opportunistic advantagesRate it:

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war comes in three factions: the brutalizers; the brutalized; the neutrals (not my fight).When war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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war of nervesWarfare or other physical conflict in which one or more combatting parties use especially demoralizing and frightening tactics to attempt to unnerve their opponents.Rate it:

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war of nervesA situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.Rate it:

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