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"life is a mathematical complex that you gain or lose with your actions."LifeRate it:

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'el que quiere celeste que le cueste (gt)*no pain no gainRate it:

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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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à fleur de terreOn a level (or, flush) with the ground.Rate it:

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ad alicuius amicitiam se conferre, se applicareto gain some one's friendship; to become intimate with.Rate it:

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agros fertiles deserereto leave fertile ground untilled.Rate it:

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agrum colere (Leg. Agr. 2. 25. 67)to till the ground.Rate it:

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aliquid ab aliquo impetrareto gain one's point with any one.Rate it:

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arm candyAn attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.Rate it:

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auctoritatem or dignitatem sibi conciliare, parareto gain dignity; to make oneself a person of consequence.Rate it:

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avoir le vent en poupeto gain popularity, to enjoy increasing successRate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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bargain basementAn area within a retail store, especially an area located below ground level, where the least costly merchandise can be found.Rate it:

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base onTo ground on.Rate it:

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bear offTo gain; to carry off, as a prize.Rate it:

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blaze a trailTo set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.Rate it:

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bluewashTo tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.Rate it:

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boldly go where no man has gone beforeTo break new ground.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThe ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.Rate it:

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bottom edgeA deflection of a ball off of the bottom edge of a bat, onto the ground and potentially into the wicket.Rate it:

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bottom edgeThe edge of a bat closest to the ground.Rate it:

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bottom outTo touch or drag along the ground.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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break evenTo neither gain nor lose money.Rate it:

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break groundTo begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:

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break groundTo initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.Rate it:

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break groundTo lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.Rate it:

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break new groundTo begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:

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break new groundBy extension, to initiate a new venture.Rate it:

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break throughTo gain popularity.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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bulk upTo gain weight.Rate it:

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bunny hopA jump made where both wheels leave the ground.Rate it:

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bunny hopA ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.Rate it:

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burn some rubberAn expression of intent to drive ruthlessly, speedily, wildly, illegally: Express the intention to perform tasks, agendas in wild abandon, in order to impress, gain an advantage, recover lost time or missed opportunity:Rate it:

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butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.Rate it:

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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cat and mouseA relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.Rate it:

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cat and mouse gameTwo individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.Rate it:

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catch big airSuperlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.Rate it:

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catch outTo put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.Rate it:

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causam inferiorem dicendo reddere superiorem (λόγον κρείττω ποιειν) (Brut. 8. 30)to gain a weak case by clever pleading.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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cela fera parfaitement l'affaireThat will do capitally; That will suit down to the ground.Rate it:

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cela me va comme un gantThat fits me to a T; That suits me down to the ground.Rate it:

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centuriam, tribum ferre (Planc. 49)to gain the vote of a century or tribe.Rate it:

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cheaters never prosperOne does not gain from cheating.Rate it:

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churn upTo make the ground uneven, generally unintentionally.Rate it:

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come in from the coldTo gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.Rate it:

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