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à votre air on ne vous donnerait pas vingt-cinq ansFrom your looks I should take you for less than five-and-twenty.Rate it:

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AICMFPInitialism of and I claim my five pounds.Rate it:

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bat five hundredTo be successful half of the time, to have a success rate of 50%.Rate it:

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blank outTo become blank.To temporarily lose memoryHe blanked out five minutes into the meeting.I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid.Rate it:

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choca esos cincogive me fiveRate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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Dutch reckoningUsed other than as an idiom. as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?).Rate it:

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every good boy deserves fudgeA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.Rate it:

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faire huit kilomètres à pied, à cheval, en voitureTo walk, ride, drive, five miles.Rate it:

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Finger in Every PieTo be involved in different activities and matters, to take interest in everythingRate it:

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finger lickin' goodIt is a common expression of praise for good food.Rate it:

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five by fiveI hear you loud and clearRate it:

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five will get you tenI strongly believe.Rate it:

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five-finger discountTheft or pilferage, typically of a small item; shoplifting.Rate it:

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flick offTo insult by showing them the back of one's fist with the middle finger extended.Rate it:

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flick offTo masturbate by flicking her clitoris with one's finger or fingers.Rate it:

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flip the birdTo make a rude or obscene gesture; particularly, to extend the middle finger.Rate it:

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fucked by the fickle finger of fateVictimized by bad luck.Rate it:

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get one's finger outTo free one's finger.Rate it:

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get one's finger outTo proceed with the matter in hand.Rate it:

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gimme a fiveA request to receive a high five.Rate it:

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Give Me FiveTo hit or slap your open hand to greet or rejoice something, as a gesture of sound agreementRate it:

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give some skinTo greet or congratulate someone by slapping his or her palm; see slap me five.Rate it:

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hang fiveTo perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.Rate it:

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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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high fiveWhen someone says "high five" they are asking you to give them a high five--to tap the palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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il est poète jusqu'au bout des onglesHe is a poet to his finger-tips.Rate it:

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il faut qu'il fourre le doigt (or, more fam., nez) partoutHe must have a finger in every one’s pie.Rate it:

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il veut toujours fourrer son nez partout (fam.)He wants to have his finger in every pie. Rate it:

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index fingerdigitRate it:

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itchy trigger fingerA tendency to act in haste or without consideration.Rate it:

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lay a finger onIf you lay a finger on my little brother, I'll have your guts for garters.Rate it:

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lay a finger onTo merely touch.Rate it:

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lift a fingerTo make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.Rate it:

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long fingerA state of postponement or procrastination.Rate it:

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long finger[hire purchase]] or credit.Rate it:

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long fingerMiddle finger.Rate it:

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look the other wayDeliberately overlook something, especially something of an illicit nature. For example, They're not really entitled to a discount but the sales manager decided to look the other way .Rate it:

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manum non vertere alicuius rei causato make not the slightest effort; not to stir a finger.Rate it:

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nose-pickingTo insert a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.Rate it:

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pick one's noseThe act of picking one's nose, insertion of a finger or other object into one's nostril.Rate it:

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point outTo identify with a bodily gesture, notably by pointing a finger or implement.Rate it:

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point the fingerTo accuse; to direct or imply blame.Rate it:

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point the finger atTo accuse or blame.Rate it:

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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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pull one's finger outTo stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.Rate it:

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put one's finger onTo identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative)Rate it:

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Put Your Finger on SomethingTo be accurate in pointing out something, to precisely recognize or recall somethingRate it:

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