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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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a bird of ill-omenSomeone who is always delivering bad news, or bringing bad luck.Rate it:

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à quelque chose malheur est bonIt is an ill wind that blows no one any good.Rate it:

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aegrotare coepithe fell ill.Rate it:

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aquae, aquarum inopsill-watered.Rate it:

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bad actorIll-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person.Rate it:

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bad bloodFeelings of hostility or ill will.Rate it:

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bad luckill-fortuneRate it:

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be taken illTo become ill.Rate it:

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be taken illDue to sudden illness.Rate it:

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bed blockerAn elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.Rate it:

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bene, male audire (ab aliquo)to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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bona, mala existimatio est de aliquoto have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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born in a barnLacking a sense of etiquette; ill-mannered.Rate it:

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bozo eruptionA remark-usually unscripted-by a politician or other public figure which is especially ill-considered and foolish, and which has negative repercussions for that individual and for his or her affiliated group.Rate it:

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brain fartSomething ill-considered and said or done impulsively.Rate it:

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c'est un manantHe is a coarse, ill-educated boor.Rate it:

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c'est un ours mal léchéHe is an ill-licked cub; He is an ill-bred [or, ill-shapen] fellow.Rate it:

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casser du sucre sur la tête de quelqu'un (pop.)To speak ill of any one in his absence.Rate it:

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cet homme a très mauvaise mine1. That man looks a regular ruffian. 2. That man looks very ill.Rate it:

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chemically imbalancedMentally ill.Rate it:

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dissimulare morbumto pretend not to be ill.Rate it:

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do a number onTo damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.Rate it:

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do illTo harm, to injure.Rate it:

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do you think you can walkAsked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.Rate it:

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elle fait la carpe pâmée (fam.)She turns up the whites of her eyes; She pretends to be ill; She looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.Rate it:

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être sur le côté (or, flanc)To be on one’s back, ill.Rate it:

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excusare morbum, valetudinemto plead ill-health as an excuse for absence.Rate it:

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favete ore, linguis = εὐφημειτεmaintain a devout silence (properly, utter no ill-omened word).Rate it:

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give as good as one getsTo behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated.Rate it:

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go off half-cockedTo take a premature or ill-considered action.Rate it:

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go off half-cocked: To take a premature or ill-considered action.Rate it:

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gravi morbo affectum esse, conflictari, vexarito be seriously ill.Rate it:

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green about the gillsHaving the appearance of being ill.Rate it:

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half-bakedIncomplete; not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; foolish or having no common sense.Rate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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head tripA state of mind in which one is distracted, disturbed, or unnerved, whether self-induced or resulting from ill-treatment by others.Rate it:

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house of ill fameA brothelRate it:

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il ne faut qu'une brebis galeuse pour infecter tout le troupeauOne scabby sheep will taint the whole flock; One ill weed mars a whole pot of pottage.Rate it:

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il vous fera un mauvais partiHe will try and pick a quarrel with you so as to ill-use you, to do you harm.Rate it:

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ill fateddoomedRate it:

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ill fatedunluckyRate it:

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ill healthA state of illness, or bad health.Rate it:

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ill usemaltreatRate it:

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ill-advisedlyunwiselyRate it:

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in morbum incidithe fell ill.Rate it:

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infirma, aegra valetudine esse or utito be ill, weakly.Rate it:

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it's an ill windAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows no goodAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows no one any goodAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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