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"whoever sleeps at the wheel, wakes up in heaven."WheelRate it:

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(supinas) manus ad caelum tendereto raise the hands to heaven (attitude of prayer).Rate it:

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AYTInitialism of are you there? : a telnet command sequence sent from client to server to verify that the connection is still active.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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cela ne sent pas bon(fig.) I don’t like the look of that.Rate it:

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dei propitii (opp. irati)the favour of heaven.Rate it:

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di prohibeant, di meliora!heaven forfend!Rate it:

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être aux angesTo be delighted, in raptures, in the seventh heaven.Rate it:

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for heaven's sakeExpresses frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.Rate it:

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give outTo send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth.To put forth, utter (prayers).Rate it:

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grates agere (dis immortalibus)to give thanks to heaven.Rate it:

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heaven forbidTo say that one hopes that something does not happen.Rate it:

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heaven helps those who help themselvesA maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.Rate it:

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heaven knowsAlternative form of God knowsRate it:

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heaven only knowsAlternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.Rate it:

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heaven-sentAn unexpected opportunity; appearing or arriving as peculiarly fortunate, appropriate, or opportuneRate it:

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hog heavenA state of contented bliss.Rate it:

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il est avec le ciel des accommodementsOne can arrange things with heaven.Rate it:

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il lança un ballon d'essai avant de produire son grand ouvrageHe sent out a feeler before publishing his great work.Rate it:

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il n'y a que la vérité qui blesseOn se sent d’autant plus offensé ou blessé que les remarques désobligeantes ou reproches qui nous sont faits sont justes et mérités.Rate it:

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il sent le terroirHe is racy of the soil; He savours of his country.Rate it:

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in heaven's nameAn intensifier used with questions.Rate it:

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je l'ai envoyé paître (fam.)I sent him about his business.Rate it:

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je l'ai envoyé promener (or, fam., paître)I sent him about his business.Rate it:

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je l'ai envoyé promener (or, paître)I sent him about his business.Rate it:

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je lui ai mis la puce à l'oreilleI made him feel uneasy (by rousing his suspicions, etc.); I sent him away with a flea in his ear.Rate it:

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knocking on heaven's doorDying, close to death.Rate it:

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l'argent est un bon passe-partoutGold goes in at any gate, except heaven.Rate it:

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la caque sent toujours le harengWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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la caque sent toujours le harengLa vraie nature d’une personne finit toujours par ressortir.Rate it:

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laundry listOriginally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.Rate it:

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match made in heavenA marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.Rate it:

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match made in heavenA very successful combination of two people or things.Rate it:

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move heaven and earthTo do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.Rate it:

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neither heaven nor hellA person very unconfirmed undecided or uncertainRate it:

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oculos tollere, attollere ad caelumto raise the eyes to heaven; to look up to the sky.Rate it:

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Promised LandHeaven or the afterlife.Rate it:

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qui se sent galeux, se gratte (fam.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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qui se sent morveux se moucheQue ceux qui reconnaissent en eux le défaut, le tort dont on parle, s’appliquent ce qu’on en dit, si bon leur semble.Rate it:

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qui se sent morveux se mouche (pop.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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quod bonum, faustum, felix, fortunatumque sit! (Div. 1. 45. 102)may heaven's blessing rest on it.Rate it:

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quod di immortales omen avertant! (Phil. 44. 11)and may heaven avert the omen! heaven preserve us from this!Rate it:

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remuer ciel et terreTo move heaven and earth; To leave no stone unturned.Rate it:

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sa toux sent le sapinHe has a churchyard cough.Rate it:

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sell my clothes, I'm going to heavenA hyperbolic phrase expressing elation.Rate it:

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sent him home to his mamaGot a divorce.Rate it:

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sent to coventryOstracised, ignored.Rate it:

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snipe huntA prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.Rate it:

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suspicere(in) caelumto raise the eyes to heaven; to look up to the sky.Rate it:

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sweet hereafterHeaven; paradise as enjoyed in the afterlife.Rate it:

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