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1/dOnce per day, used for prescription directions.Rate it:

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à bon jour, bonne œuvreThe better the day, the better the deed.Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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à chaque jour suffit sa peineSufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.Rate it:

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a cold day in hellAn event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a cold day in JulyThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortAction that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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à demain les affaires sérieusesI will not be bothered with business to-day; Time enough for business to-morrow.Rate it:

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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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al fin y al caboat the end of the dayRate it:

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all in a day's workA nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.Rate it:

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alternis diebusevery other day.Rate it:

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an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

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annus (mensis, dies) intercalaristhe intercalary year (month, day).Rate it:

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another day, another dollaran expression recognizing a balance in life, normalcy, and routinenessRate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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après skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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après-skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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as the day is longUnceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.Rate it:

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ash wednesdayfirst day of lentRate it:

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at the end of the dayA colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayIn summary; ultimately.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when several things seems to be unmanageable or go wrong.Rate it:

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bankers' hoursAny easy job, especially one with a short working day.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.Rate it:

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bash inTo break or dent badly by hitting violently.Rate it:

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bene lightmansGood day; a greeting said in the morning or daytime.Rate it:

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big breakA breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.Rate it:

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bite the big oneo break down; to be impossible to repair or not worth repairing.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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blaze a trailTo set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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boldly go where no man has gone beforeTo break new ground.Rate it:

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break a butterfly on a wheelTo use unnecessary force to destroy something fragile or achieve something insignificantRate it:

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break a lawTo violate a law.Rate it:

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break a leggood luckRate it:

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break a legA wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.Rate it:

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break a legTo perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.Rate it:

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Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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break a sweatJanuary 2008, The Age - Walkovers blaze a trail for women's equal-pay theory.Rate it:

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break a sweatTo put effort into something.Rate it:

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break a sweatTo start sweating.Rate it:

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break a sweat , Karon Karter - The Complete Idiots Guide to the Pilates Method page 119.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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