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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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a fly by nightUnreliable or untrustworthy, especially in business or financial matters.Rate it:

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a noite é uma criançathe night is youngRate it:

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ad multam noctemtill late at night.Rate it:

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all cats are gray at nightVariant of all cats are grey in the dark.Rate it:

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all cats are grey at nightVariant of all cats are grey in the dark.Rate it:

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all cats are grey by nightVariant of all cats are grey in the dark.Rate it:

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at all hoursLate into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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bar starA female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.Rate it:

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because you touch yourself at nightUsed to humourously deflect a request for a reason.Rate it:

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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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bene darkmansGood night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.Rate it:

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blue stateA state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.Rate it:

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bona nochyGood night.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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call it a nightTo cease what one has been doing for the night.Rate it:

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call it a nightTo go to bed to sleep.Rate it:

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caucus raceThe competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, esp. presidential; a primary election via caucus.Rate it:

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comitia magistratibus creandismeetings for the election of officers.Rate it:

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creature of the nightA prostitute.Rate it:

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day and nightAll the time; round the clock; unceasingly.Rate it:

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day or nightAt any time; 24/7Rate it:

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de nocte, de diewhile it is still night, day.Rate it:

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dead of nightMiddle of the night.Rate it:

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don't let the bedbugs biteUsed to wish a person a good night's sleep.Rate it:

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drop the writTo call a federal or provincial election.Rate it:

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faire noirTo be dark, especially when it's night.Rate it:

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first nightplay's openingRate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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fresh meatA person or group of people who arouse one's interest, either as a new target for deception, humiliation or ridicule, or as a potential love interest or one night stand.Rate it:

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front runnerThe most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.Rate it:

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go blueOf states and counties, to be carried by a Democratic candidate in a given U.S. election.Rate it:

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go out on the townTo party all night long.Rate it:

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go redOf states or counties, to be carried by a Republican candidate in a given U.S. election.Rate it:

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gong showAn event that was a disaster, often in a way that is fun or memorable. (e.g. "Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show.") Or, an initially serious event that went completely out of control (e.g. "That biology class was a gong show")Rate it:

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good nightA farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.Rate it:

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Good Night, ViennaAlternative form of goodnight ViennaRate it:

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gute Nachtgood nightRate it:

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habemus papamAnnonce de l’élection d’un nouveau pape.Rate it:

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how can you sleep at nightA rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.Rate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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ils sont arrivés bien avant dans la nuitThey arrived very late at night.Rate it:

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intempesta, concubia noctein the dead of night; at midnight.Rate it:

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itinera diurna nocturnaquetravelling day and night.Rate it:

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j'ai passé une nuit blancheI have not slept a wink all night.Rate it:

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