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21 gun saluteA British / Colonial practice of firing 21 artillery pieces or rifles as a way of honouring someone / something.Rate it:

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à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

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a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

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a short drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death by hanging.Rate it:

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ad pedes alicuius accidereto fall at some one's feet.Rate it:

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ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

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apple does not fall far from the stemAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

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apple does not fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient Rate it:

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apple does not fall far from the trunkAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

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apple never falls far from the treeAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

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artus somnus aliquem complectitur (Rep. 6. 10)to fall fast asleep.Rate it:

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au bout du fossé la culbuteAt the end of the run comes the fall.Rate it:

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auf keinen Fallunder no circumstancesRate it:

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bêcher quelqu'un (fam.)To pick a person to pieces.Rate it:

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bits and bobsA random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things.Rate it:

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break the buckFall below the value of one dollar per share.Rate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

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c'est au fruit que l'on connait l'arbreIl faut juger sur pièces.Rate it:

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carve upTo cut into pieces.Rate it:

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caution - slippery when wetWarning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery ground not to fall down and get injured.Rate it:

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chop upTo separate or divide something that was whole. To cut or chop into separate pieces. To convert a sampled audio file into short segments.Rate it:

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come a cropperTo fall headlong from a horse.Rate it:

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conk outTo fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.Rate it:

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conked outTo fall asleep after doing something strenuous.Rate it:

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consilium abicere or deponereto let a plan fall through.Rate it:

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cork offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

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crash outTo fall asleep from exhaustion.Rate it:

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crescere ex aliquoto raise oneself by another's fall.Rate it:

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cut to piecesTo cut, chop, slice etc. so as to form smaller pieces.Rate it:

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cut to piecesTo utterly defeat or overwhelm.Rate it:

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cut upTo cut into smaller pieces.Rate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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domus collapsura, corruitura (esse) videturthe house threatens to fall in (vid. sect. X. 5, note "Threaten"...).Rate it:

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domus ruina impendetthe house threatens to fall in (vid. sect. X. 5, note "Threaten"...).Rate it:

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donner dans le panneauTo fall into the trap.Rate it:

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doze offTo fall asleep unintentionally.Rate it:

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drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

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dripTo fall one drop at a time.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

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drop off the radarTo vanish or fall into obscurity.Rate it:

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eat itTo fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.Rate it:

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

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erroribus implicari (Tusc. 4. 27. 58)to fall into error.Rate it:

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escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:

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