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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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a little knowledge is a dangerous thingThe proverb 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing' expresses the idea that a small amount of knowledge can mislead people into thinking that they are more expert than they really are, which can lead to mistakes being made.Rate it:

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ab ovo usque ad mala (proverb.)from beginning to end.Rate it:

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acies inclīnat or inclīnatur (Liv. 7. 33)the line of battle gives way.Rate it:

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acti labores iucundi (proverb.)rest after toil is sweet.Rate it:

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ad arma conclamare (Liv. 3. 50)to call to arms.Rate it:

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ad gubernacula (metaph. only in plur.) rei publicae sedereto hold the reins of government.Rate it:

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ad nomen non respondere (Liv. 7. 4)to fail to answer one's name.Rate it:

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ad palum deligare (Liv. 2. 5)to bind to the stake.Rate it:

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ad teli coniectum venire (Liv. 2. 31)to come within javelin-range.Rate it:

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adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:

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agmen medium (Liv. 10. 41)the centre of the marching column.Rate it:

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animum recipere (Liv. 2. 50)to take courage again.Rate it:

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appellare tribunos plebis (in aliqua re a praetore) (Liv. 2. 55)to appeal to the plebeian tribunes against a praetor's decision.Rate it:

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as the saying goesUsed before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.Rate it:

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as true as a toucherUsed as a proverb to affirm that some evidence previously given earlier was trueRate it:

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assidēre aegroto (Liv. 25. 26)to watch by a sick man's bedside.Rate it:

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audientium animos religione perfundere (Liv. 10. 388)to fill the souls of one's audience with devotion.Rate it:

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aura favoris popularis (Liv. 22. 26)popular favour; popularity.Rate it:

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aurae popularis homo (Liv. 42. 30)a popular man.Rate it:

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auram popularem captare (Liv. 3. 33)to court popularity.Rate it:

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beggars can't be choosers(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard things.Rate it:

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belli sedes (Liv. 4. 31)the seat of war, theatre of operations.Rate it:

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bello se interponere (Liv. 35. 48)to interfere in a war.Rate it:

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bene illo Graecorum proverbio praecipiturthat Greek proverb contains an excellent lesson.Rate it:

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capita conferre (Liv. 2. 45)to put our heads together.Rate it:

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censum habere, agere (Liv. 3. 22)to hold the census.Rate it:

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clamorem tollere (Liv. 3. 28)to raise a shout, a cry.Rate it:

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classes concurrunt (Liv. 26. 39)the fleets charge.Rate it:

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collato pede (Liv. 6. 12)hand to hand.Rate it:

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compressis manibus sedere (proverb.) (Liv. 7. 13)to sit with folded arms; to be inactive.Rate it:

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consiliis arcanis interesse (Liv. 35. 18)to be present at secret consultations.Rate it:

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crassa or pingui Minerva (proverb.)with no intelligence or skill.Rate it:

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cuneum facere (Liv. 22. 47)to draw up troops in a wedge-formation.Rate it:

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dimittere e manibus hostesto let the enemy escape.Rate it:

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discedere (pedibus), ire in alicuius sententiam (Liv. 23. 10)to vote for some one's motion.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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domo profugus (Liv. 1. 1)homeless.Rate it:

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e (de) manibus effugere, elābito slip, escape from the hands.Rate it:

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e manibus dimittereto let go from one's hands.Rate it:

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effugere, elābi e manibus hostiumto escape from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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equo, pedibus merere (Liv. 27. 11)to serve in the cavalry, infantry.Rate it:

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eripere aliquem e manibus hostiumto rescue some one from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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ex instituto (Liv. 6. 10. 6)according to traditional usage.Rate it:

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ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular.Rate it:

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ex or de manibus alicui or alicuius extorquere aliquidto wrest from a person's hand.Rate it:

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exercitum in naves imponere (Liv. 22. 19)to embark an army.Rate it:

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extorquere arma e manibusto wrest weapons from some one's hands.Rate it:

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fidem moliri (Liv. 6. 11. 8)to shake credit.Rate it:

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fiducia sui (Liv. 25. 37)self-confidence.Rate it:

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