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à force de forger on devient forgeronPractice makes perfect; Drawn wells are seldom dry.Rate it:

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according toAccording to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.Rate it:

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ager publicuspublic land; state domain.Rate it:

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agros assignare (Leg. Agr. 1. 6. 17)to allot land.Rate it:

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anaconda mortgageA loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other property.Rate it:

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appellere navem (ad terram, litus)to land (of people).Rate it:

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appelli (ad oram) (Att. 13. 21)to land (of ships).Rate it:

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as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.Rate it:

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bone dryCompletely dry; without any trace of moisture.Rate it:

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bone-drytotally dry; without moisture.Rate it:

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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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c'est un pays de cocagneIt is a land flowing with milk and honey.Rate it:

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c'est un pince-sans-rireHe is a dry joker.Rate it:

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chew upto ruin (especially land), by diggingRate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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ciel pommelé et femme fardée ne sont pas de longue duréeA mackerel sky, not long wet and not long dry.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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domestica (externa) nosseto be acquainted with the history of one's own land.Rate it:

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DRYAcronym of don't repeat yourself.Rate it:

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dry as a bonecompletely dry; totally dryRate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery dry, extremely dry.Rate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery thirsty.Rate it:

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dry behind the earsSeasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment.Rate it:

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dry eyeKeratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.Rate it:

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dry eyeAn eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.Rate it:

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dry offTo become dry.Rate it:

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dry one's eyesTo cease crying.Rate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.Rate it:

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dry outTo sober up; to cease to be drunk.Rate it:

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dry powderUsed other than as an idiom: see dry, powder.Rate it:

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dry powderA powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fireRate it:

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dry powdercash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.Rate it:

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dry rottimber decayRate it:

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dry runA practice; a rehearsal.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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dry upTo cause to become dry.Rate it:

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dry upTo manually dry dishesRate it:

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dry upTo deprive someone of.Rate it:

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dry upTo cease to exist; to disappearRate it:

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dry upTo stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.Rate it:

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dry up and blow awayTo go away; to disappear.Rate it:

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e patria exire iubere aliquemto banish a man from his native land.Rate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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escensionem facere (of troops)to land, disembark.Rate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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exire ex, de navito land, disembark.Rate it:

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exire, egredi in terramto land, disembark.Rate it:

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fat of the landThe greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.Rate it:

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flavor explosionOne can experience a 'flavor explosion' upon imbibing a beverage you have hither-to not sampled. You anticipated myriad taste treats. Upon the first sip you wantonly begin your 'slake' in a cascade of foaming, bubbling, refreshing, exhilarating deluge of dashing delicacy, dancing from cheek to cheek, then explosively and divinely diving into the depths of your desert-dry throat channel!.Rate it:

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flogging the landDamaging agricultural land through excessive grazing or clearing.Rate it:

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