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it's a long storyThe situation is too embarrassing to talk about.Rate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too complicated or extensive to talk about.Rate it:

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it's been realAn informal farewell indicating the speaker's enjoyment of the time spent together. Often used ironically.Rate it:

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it's curtains for him!Black curtains, and clothing were often part of decor at funeral services in olden days.Rate it:

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it's never too late to mendYouRate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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it's too expensiveIndicates the speaker thinks that the price is too high.Rate it:

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it's too late for sorryAn expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing great harm.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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j'en suis tout bleu (fam.)Well! I am surprised.Rate it:

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jack inTo stop doing a regular activity. Often a job or studies.Rate it:

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jack upTo raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates. See also jack up the price.Rate it:

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je connais la carte du paysI know the country well.Rate it:

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je l'ai fait tant bien que malI did it as well as I could, though I know it is not well done.Rate it:

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je n'y vois pas clairI cannot see, it is too dark.Rate it:

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je ne suis pas au courant de l'affaireI have not the latest information on the point; I am not up (well posted) in the matter.Rate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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jive turkeySomeone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.Rate it:

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Johnny-one-noteA person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.Rate it:

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Johnny-one-noteA person who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo act or begin too soon or without due caution.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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jumped-upthat has risen from a lowly station or an inferior position: often with implication of conceit or arroganceRate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep upTo ensure that one remains well-informed about something.Rate it:

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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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Keep Your Ear to the GroundBe focused and well aware of what is happening aroundRate it:

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kick up a fussTo show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.Rate it:

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kicking bootsAbility to kick well.Rate it:

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Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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knock-on effectA secondary, often unintended effect.Rate it:

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know one's shitTo be well-informed concerning a particular subject; to have a capable command of a particular area of expertise.Rate it:

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Know the RopesTo be well aware of everything around, to have knowledge of doing any complicated thingRate it:

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know what is whatTo be experienced or well-informedRate it:

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l'épée (or, la lame) use le fourreauThe mind is too active for the body.Rate it:

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la fin couronne l'œuvreThe end crowns all; All’s well that ends well.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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land on one's feetTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.Rate it:

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lang may yer lum reekUsed to wish someone well.Rate it:

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last minutePoint in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.Rate it:

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laute vivere (Nep. Chab. 3. 2)to live well.Rate it:

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lay offFrom employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.Rate it:

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le beurre et l'argent du beurreone's cake and eating it too; two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over anotherRate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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le mieux est l'ennemi du bienLeave well alone.Rate it:

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le rouge va bien aux brunesRed suits dark women well.Rate it:

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