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à beau demandeur beau refuseurDiamond cut diamond.Rate it:

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à bon chat bon ratA Roland for an Oliver; Tit for tat; Diamond cut diamond.Rate it:

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à gens de village, trompette de boisRough tools for rough work.Rate it:

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à la guerre comme à la guerreOne must take things as they come; We must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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average upto calculate an average or rough figure.Rate it:

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back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified, especially of a calculation, estimation or other reasoning.Rate it:

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back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified.Rate it:

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ballpark estimateA ballpark figure, a very rough approximation.Rate it:

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Ballpark FigureTo give a rough estimate or an idea of anythingRate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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c'est fin contre finIt is diamond cut diamond.Rate it:

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caeli asperitasrough climate.Rate it:

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carmen incondituma rough poem; an extempore effusion.Rate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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diamond in the roughA person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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diamond in the roughAn uncut diamond.Rate it:

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dishpan handsHands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.Rate it:

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grab atTo grasp, or attempt to grasp, something or somebody, using one's hand, usually in a rough or rude manner.Rate it:

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hit a rough patchWhen things are going smoothly for a time, and then a tough time begins.Rate it:

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il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesOne must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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inconditum dicendi genus (Brut. 69. 242)a rough, unpolished style.Rate it:

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it is all fun and games until someone loses an eyeRough play results in injury.Rate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopBoisterous, awkward, rough, disrespectful, careless. :Rate it:

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loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)rough and hilly ground.Rate it:

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mess upTo manhandle; beat up; rough up.Rate it:

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play hardballTo act rough and ruthless, especially in politics or business.Rate it:

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rough and readyCrude or unpolished, but still fit for use; good enough.Rate it:

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rough around the edgesIn need of refinement; unsophisticated.Rate it:

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rough outto produce (a plan, diagram etc.) in roughRate it:

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rough sleddingA difficult period of time.Rate it:

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rough sleeperA homeless person.Rate it:

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rough trotA series of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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rough upTo manhandle or beat up.Rate it:

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rough upTo make rough, to roughen.Rate it:

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roughen upto make something rough or rougherRate it:

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sauter à pieds joints sur quelqu'un(fig.) To ride rough-shod over any one.Rate it:

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screamA form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.Rate it:

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sleep roughTo sleep outdoors, without a place to go home to.Rate it:

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soft as a baby's bottomextremely soft (not rough)Rate it:

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taking the rough with the smoothDéfinition manquante ou à compléter. …Rate it:

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third degreeIntensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession.Rate it:

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нашла коса на камень (a scythe hit a rock)Means that two strong characters confronted and do not want to give in; similar to "he met his match" or "diamond cut diamond" Ни один ни другой ни в чём не хотят уступить друг другу. Имеется в виду одинаковое упрямство в отношении чего-либо, непримиримая оппозиция двух лиц, равных по силе характеров, по настойчивости в отношении � елаемого; столкновение взглядов, интересов, характеров.Rate it:

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