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au grand jourin broad daylight, in the openRate it:

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beam from ear to earTo have a broad, enthusiastic smile.Rate it:

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big tentA group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract a broad range of members or constituents.Rate it:

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broad across the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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broad churchA wide scope of philosophies and ideas.Rate it:

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broad in the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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broad shouldersThe ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility.Rate it:

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broad strokesDevelopments, movements, or descriptions presented in a bold or sweeping manner, without intricacy, adornment, or subtlety.Rate it:

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broad strokesMajor features or key points; outline.Rate it:

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broad-beamedWide across body parts such as the hips.Rate it:

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BroadwayA street name, typically for a wide road; a broad way.Rate it:

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built like a tankBroad shouldered and of solid, muscular build.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de têteHe has a head on his shoulders; He is a man of resource.Rate it:

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Carry the Weight of the World on Your ShouldersTo think yourself responsible to resolve the problems of whole worldRate it:

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cut a wide swathTo clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.Rate it:

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dai lineamenti grossolanibroad-featuredRate it:

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devil's shouldersThe illiac furrows.Rate it:

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devil's shouldersUsed other than as an idiom: see devil, shoulders.Rate it:

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drive-by mediaMedia that provides broad or misleading statements in quick succession without context or explanation.Rate it:

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dwarf standing on the shoulders of giantsA person who discovers by building on previous discoveries.Rate it:

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en plein jourIn broad daylight.Rate it:

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faire la courte échelle à quelqu'unTo allow some one to climb on one’s shoulders to scale a height; To give a lift to some one.Rate it:

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fish-eating grinA broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.Rate it:

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good head on one's shouldersintelligent or shrewd; have good sense or judgementRate it:

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head and shouldershead and shouldersRate it:

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head and shouldersTo a considerable degree; better; outstanding.Rate it:

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Head and Shoulders above SomeoneTo be superior in something, to be better in quality and talent than othersRate it:

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:

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il a bon dosHis back is broad enough to stand a good deal.Rate it:

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in broad daylightIn a blatant and publicly visible manner.Rate it:

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in broad daylightIn ample natural illumination, during the daytime.Rate it:

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magno animo esseto be magnanimous, broad-minded.Rate it:

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old head on young shouldersSomeone that has have the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth.Rate it:

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old head on young shouldersAlternative form of good head on one's shouldersRate it:

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paint with a broad brushTo describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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rub shouldersTo associate closely; to socialize or mingle.Rate it:

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senso latoIn the broad sense.Rate it:

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shit-eating grinA broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment.Rate it:

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Turkish breadA broad, round and flat bread made from wheat, sometimes considered a type of pita; pide.Rate it:

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wide arraya broad/diverse set of itemsRate it:

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wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of old head on young shouldersRate it:

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you can't put a wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of you can't put an old head on young shoulders.Rate it:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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衫短褲闊人矮鼻直A phrase used to memorise the eight tones in Min Nan. the clothes short, the pants broad, the person short, the nose straight.Rate it:

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