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à propos, viendrez-vous ce soir?By the way, shall you come this evening?Rate it:

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adopt outTo expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.Rate it:

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advesperascitevening is drawing on.Rate it:

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albatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.Rate it:

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beat the rapAvoid fines or punishment, receive forgiveness from family, friends, the law and the Boss for misdemeanors, infractions and Stupid Stunts.Rate it:

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

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black beetleThe oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).Rate it:

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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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blazing starChamaelirium luteum of the lily family.Rate it:

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blazing starAny of various plants including:Chamaelirium luteum of the lily family.Aletris farinosa, also called colicroot and star grass.Mentzelia laevicaulisRate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthBorn rich or in a wealthy family.Rate it:

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Born With a Silver Spoon in Your MouthBorn in a family or environment that is rich, comfortable and luxuriantRate it:

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bring inTo earn money for a company or for the family.Rate it:

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c'est une famille où l'esprit est tombé en quenouilleIn that family only the women are clever; In that family the brains are on the distaff side.Rate it:

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care packageA package sent from home or from friends or family, containing favorite foods or comfort items.Rate it:

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cat's clawCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyRate it:

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cat's clawDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyRate it:

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charity begins at homeyou should primarily pay attention to your own family needs, then care to the others.Rate it:

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close to homeAffecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.Rate it:

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die, caelo vesperascentewhen it is growing dusk; towards evening.Rate it:

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doing the townEngaging in an evening of celebration and reveling with little consideration of expenses.Rate it:

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draw onTo approach, come nearer, as evening.Rate it:

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faire soucheTo found a family.Rate it:

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family jewelsTesticles.Rate it:

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film at 11the video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening.Rate it:

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friendshippeople outside of family to trustRate it:

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generis antiquitate florereto be of noble family.Rate it:

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good eveninggreetingRate it:

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

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homo novusa parvenu (a man no member of whose family has held curule office).Rate it:

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housewarmingThe act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.Rate it:

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I love youAn affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member.Rate it:

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I miss youAn expression of sorrow or sadness about the absence of a family member, close friend, lover or spouse.Rate it:

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il y allait du bonheur de ma familleThe happiness of my family was at stake.Rate it:

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in the family wayto become pregnantRate it:

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kiddie tableAt family events, the dining table where children are seated together, separate from the table reserved for adults.Rate it:

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kingA male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.Rate it:

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le chemin de veloursThe primrose path.Rate it:

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le fils fait affront à sa familleThe son is a disgrace to his family.Rate it:

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long goodbyeNickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:

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look at the winter trees, cold-hearted; cruel; apathetically ignorant.The 'winter trees' are my family, and they are exactly as I have described.Rate it:

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make a livingTo earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.Rate it:

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make a night of itTo continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.Rate it:

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man upTo "be a man about it"; to do the things a good man is traditionally expected to do, such as: taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity; providing for one's family, etc.Rate it:

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man-of-warA jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae, a Portuguese man-of-war or Pacific man-of-war.Rate it:

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neighboring familyFamily who lives near byRate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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