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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 drop in the bucketAn effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.Rate it:

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a drop in the oceanA drop in the bucket.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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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 in servitutem abducere, abstrahereto carry off into slavery.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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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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barking dogs seldom bitePeople who make big threats never usually carry them out.Rate it:

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bawdy basketThe twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.Rate it:

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be camera readyMaintain your photo equipment, prepare for instant accessibility, carry film of various speeds.Rate it:

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bear in mindRemember; consider; note.Rate it:

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bear offTo gain; to carry off, as a prize.Rate it:

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

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bent as a nine-bob noteOstentatiously homosexualRate 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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bolt bucketA machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.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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brain bucketA protective helmet, as worn, for example, by a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or soldier in combat.Rate it:

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brain bucketThe skull.Rate it:

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bucket downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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bucket listA list of things to accomplish before one's death. [Circa 2007]Rate it:

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bucket listUsed other than as an idiom: see bucket, list.Rate it:

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bucket of boltsA piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.Rate it:

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bucket of militancyFull of aggressionRate it:

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bucket of rustSynonym of rustbucketRate 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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carry a torchMaintain a quiet emotional interest in another.Rate it:

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carry a torch forTo harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.Rate it:

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carry a torch forRemain feel the pain of unreciprocated love for.Rate it:

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carry a tuneTo produce music, especially to sing, with accurate pitch.Rate it:

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carry awayTo break under sudden pressure of violent wind.Rate it:

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carry coals to newcastleTo do something that is unneeded or redundant.Rate it:

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Carry Coals to NewcastleTo bring extra, to do anything pointless and needlessRate it:

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carry forwardThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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carry offKnowledge, confidence, or familiarity.Rate it:

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carry offTo transport away.Rate it:

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carry onTo have an illicit sexual liaison.Rate it:

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