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(de or ex) provincia decedere or simply decedere (vid. sect. II. 4, note Cf. especially...)to leave a province (at the termination of one's term of office).Rate it:

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a good beginning makes a good endingGood beginnings promise a good end; start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end.Rate it:

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a stich in time saves nineWhat ever work you have you should perform the and there, thereby your work being helped others work.Rate it:

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a stitch in time saves nineA little effort expended sooner to fix a small problem prevents it from becoming a larger problem requiring more effort to fix later; A little preparation can eliminate the need for repairs later; consistency (achieving a set rhythm) is better than trying to rush ahead.Rate it:

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ad vim et arma descendere (vid. sect. V. 9, note Similarly...)to have recourse to force of arms.Rate it:

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aliquem ad officium (cf. sect. X. 7, note officium...) reducere (Nep. Dat. 2. 3)to reduce a people to their former obedience.Rate it:

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aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)to honour, show respect for, a person.Rate it:

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aliquem in integrum (vid. sect. V. 4, note The proper...) restituereto reinstate a person in his right.Rate it:

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aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)to wish any one a prosperous journey.Rate it:

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aliquid in commentarios suos referre (Tusc. 3. 22. 54)to enter a thing in one's note-book.Rate it:

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aliquid optimis ominibus prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)to wish prosperity to an undertaking.Rate it:

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arma ponere (not deponere)to pile arms (cf. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...).Rate it:

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as the twig is bent, so the tree's inclinedAn early influence can have permanent effects.Rate it:

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attention les yeuxCe dont on parle est important, mérite l’attention. Note : cette expression est souvent, mais pas nécessairement, ironique.Rate it:

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avis au lecteurA note to the reader; A word to the wise; Verb. sap.Rate it:

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avoir la vie dure1. To have a hard time. 2. To have nine lives.Rate it:

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bat aroundWhen at least nine batters bat in a half inning.Rate it:

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bear in mindRemember; consider; note.Rate it:

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bent as a nine-bob noteOstentatiously homosexualRate it:

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bent as a nine-bob noteExtremely dishonest or criminally-mindedRate it:

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bent onCompletely determined; obstinate.Rate it:

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bent on a spliceAbout to be married.Rate it:

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blue noteNotes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.Rate it:

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bob upTo rise to the surface; to ascend to the surface and remain floating there.Rate it:

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Bob's your uncle"No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it", you have what you want, all will be well; indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached.Rate it:

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bon matinFormule de politesse amicale ou formelle utilisée pour saluer une personne le matin. Note : Cet usage est critiqué par l’Office québécois de la langue française.Rate it:

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bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)to enjoy good health.Rate it:

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bonne chanceJe vous souhaite bonne chance et du succès dans votre travail. Note : Se dit pour porter bonheur.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthNote. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.Rate it:

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c'est moiC’est moi qui vous remercie. Note : Formule de politesse pour répondre à merci si la relation est mutuellement bénéfique, en particulier par un vendeur à un client.Rate it:

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c'est quoi déjàÀ propos, qu’est-ce que c’est ? — Note : à propos est pris là dans son sens de locution conjonctive.Rate it:

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c'est selonÇa dépend. Note d’usage : Marque le choix, l’aléa ou le doute.Rate it:

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catch-as-catch-canA. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.Rate it:

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cats have nine livesIt looked as though the car ran over the cat, yet the cat walked away as if nothing happened. Cats have nine lives.Rate it:

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ce que poulain prend en jeunesse, il le continue en vieillesse“’Tis education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined.” [Pope , Moral Essays, i. 149.]Rate it:

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ce scandale sera l'affaire de huit joursThat scandal will be a nine days’ wonder.Rate it:

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ceci étantLes choses étant ainsi. Note : Généralement en début de phrase, et suivi d’une virgule.Rate it:

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ch't'aimeJe t’aime. Note : Formule courante pour dire à quelqu’un qu’on l’aime chez les adolescents.Rate it:

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cloud nineA state of happiness, elation or bliss; often used in the phrase on cloud nine.Rate it:

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coloniam deducere in aliquem locum (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to found a colony somewhere.Rate it:

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consilia et facta (cf. sect. X. 1, note For "thoughts and deeds"...)thought and deed.Rate it:

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contumeliosis vocibus prosequi aliquem (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)to use insulting expressions to any one.Rate it:

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copiae cotidianis sumptibus suppetunt (vid. sect. IV. 2, note suppeditare...)his means suffice to defray daily expenses.Rate it:

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couldn't carry a note in a bucketnot musically talented, unable to sing.Rate it:

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crudelitate uti (vid. sect. VI. 8, note uti...)to behave with cruelty.Rate it:

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de capite deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...) aliquidto subtract something from the capital.Rate it:

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de rienFormule de politesse employée en réponse à merci. Note : au dix-neuvième siècle, Littré  le considérait comme populaire, il est courant de nos jours .Rate it:

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descendere ad aliquid, ad omnia (vid. sect. V. 9, note Similarly descendere...)to consent to..., lend oneself to...Rate it:

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doTo cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.Rate it:

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doesn't have two nickels to rub togetherReference an individual whom from all evidence and appearances is badly bent and broken relative to personal finances.Rate it:

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