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a dime a dozensomething very plentiful, common, and therefore, inexpensive.Rate it:

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a lie comes back sooner or laterYou can't run from a lie, it will return to you at some point.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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Aaron's beardA common name for several plants, which have tufts of stamens.[First attested in the late 19 century.]Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)Hypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage, strawberry geranium)Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent prickly pear, Aaron's beard cactus)Rate it:

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against the run of playContrary to the flow of the game.Rate it:

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all hollowCommon misspelling of all hallow.Rate it:

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aller comme un chat maigreTo run like a lamplighter. Rate it:

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any oldAny, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (T)A pitcher who leads the league in three major categories: earned run average, wins, and strikeouts.Rate it:

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as the fella saysas the saying goes; as someone once said, invoking the wisdom of the common man on the streetRate it:

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ask my arseA common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.Rate it:

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au bout du fossé la culbuteAt the end of the run comes the fall.Rate it:

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back upFor the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.Rate it:

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beat feetTo run.Rate it:

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below the saltCommon, vulgar; of low standing.Rate it:

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bird bathCommon usage of word bird Place where birds clean themselvesRate it:

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black beetleA common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:The African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.The European species Feronia nigrita.Rate 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 one's duckTo score one's first run in an innings.Rate it:

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brickbatFor example, it's quite common for magazines to have a section called Bouquets and Brickbats for compliments and criticisms.Rate it:

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brûler une station (une étape)To run through a station (or, a halting-place) without stopping.Rate it:

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but, satisfaction brought it backa common rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat"Rate it:

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castra coniungere, iungere (B. C. 1. 63)to make a camp in common.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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center fieldThe defensive position in the outfield in the middle, typically played by a player that can run fast.Rate it:

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ces plantes sont montées en graineThose plants have run to seed.Rate it:

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charge downTo run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward.Rate it:

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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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cockney slangLondon slang most common in London, ukRate it:

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come with the territoryTo be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.Rate it:

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common causeUsed other than as an idiom: see common, cause.Rate it:

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common causeShared purpose.Rate it:

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common causeAnacoenosis.Rate it:

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common crossingUsed other than as an idiom: see common, crossing.Rate it:

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common crossingThe part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross; a frog.Rate it:

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common groundA characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems.Rate it:

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common lawcommon law (law developed by judges)Rate it:

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common lawUsed other than as an idiom: see common, law.Rate it:

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common lawLaw developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals (also called case law), as distinguished from legislative statutes or regulations promulgated by the executive branch.Rate it:

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common lawOne of two legal systems in England and in the United States before 1938 (the other being equity).Rate it:

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common nameThe name by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.Rate it:

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common nameUsed other than as an idiom: see common, name.Rate it:

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common or garden varietyOrdinary, standard. Nothing special.Rate it:

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common purseA shared or community fund.Rate it:

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common touchThe personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people.Rate it:

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common-and-gardenOrdinary, standard.Rate it:

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common-or-gardenOrdinary, standard.Rate it:

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companyA group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.Rate it:

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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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consilia cum aliquo communicare(1) to communicate one's plans to some one; (2) to make common cause with a person. Similarly c. causam, rationem.Rate it:

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