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hope only lasts when you need it.When you need hope it will come.Rate it:

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Horse of a Different ColourTotally different from something, to come out different from what is being observedRate it:

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hospital passA poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.Rate it:

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hot stuffAn attractive person, often used as a come-on or pickup line.Rate it:

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how comewhy (the simplest explanation i could give u)Rate it:

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how comeWhy; why is it; for what reason or purpose?.Rate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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idle hands are the devil's workshopOne who is idle will likely come to do evil.Rate it:

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if the mountain won't come to muhammadif the mountain won't come to muhammadRate it:

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il a cela à cœur1. He is striving hard to do it. 2. He takes a lively interest in it.Rate it:

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il abonde dans mon sensHe is entirely of the same opinion as I am; He has come round to my opinion.Rate it:

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il est à sec (pop.)He is hard up, broke, in low water.Rate it:

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il était dit que j'arriverais trop tardThe Fates had willed that I should come too late.Rate it:

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il le mène bon train dans cette affaireHe drives him hard in that matter.Rate it:

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il se donne du bon tempsHe does not work too hard; He enjoys himself; He has a good time of it.Rate it:

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imprint onTo come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in existimantium arbitrium venire (Brut. 24. 92)to come before the tribunal of the critics.Rate it:

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in lucem edito see the light, come into the world.Rate it:

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in possessionem alicuius rei venireto come into the possession of something.Rate it:

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in scaenam prodireto come upon the stage.Rate it:

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in the cutA secluded or hard to find locationRate it:

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in the offingNearby, soon to come, in the near future.Rate it:

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incidere in aliquemto meet, come across a person; to meet casually.Rate it:

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is anyone here a doctorAsked to call upon a doctor to come forth from a group of people.Rate it:

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it ain't over 'til the fat lady singsThere are more developments yet to come.Rate it:

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it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.It being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly.Rate it:

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it is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how childIt is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how children make meaning in their world, and we come to know what they know and can do.Rate it:

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j'arrive du fin fond de l'afriqueI have come from the very depths of Africa.Rate it:

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je reviens de loin(lit.) I come from a long distance; (fig.) I am recovering from a long illness.Rate it:

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je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).Rate it:

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Johnny-come-latelyA newcomer; a novice; an upstart.Rate it:

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Johnny-Come-LatelySomeone who is amateur in any work, place or group, person who has no earlier experience of something Rate it:

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join forcesto combine labour, to come together, to uniteRate it:

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keep somebody in stitchesTo keep somebody laughing hard or amused.Rate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.Rate it:

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la caque sent toujours le harengWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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leak outTo come out of, because of a leakRate it:

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les deux armées en sont aux mainsThe two armies are in close combat, have come to close quarters.Rate it:

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les eaux sont basses chez luiHe is hard up; He is in low water.Rate it:

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les premiers vont devantFirst come, first served.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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like a rockTough as a rock, Hard as a rockRate it:

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like the clappersVery hard or very rapidly.Rate it:

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lock hornsTo come into conflict.Rate it:

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magic upTo create something or cause something to come forth, by magic or by some other unexplained means.Rate it:

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make an honest pennyTo make an honest living through hard work.Rate it:

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