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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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aliquid a consuetudine sermonis latini abhorret, alienum estthe expression is not in accordance with Latin usage.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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banyan dayIn modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.Rate 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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bird bathCommon usage of word bird Place where birds clean themselvesRate it:

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bon matinFormule de politesse amicale ou formelle utilisée pour saluer une personne le matin. Note : Cet usage est critiqué par l’Office québécois de la langue française.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 selonÇa dépend. Note d’usage : Marque le choix, l’aléa ou le doute.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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ce serait manquer d'usageThat would be a breach of good manners.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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communis sermonis consuetudothe ordinary usage of language, everyday speech.Rate it:

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consuetudinem suam tenere, retinere, servareto keep up a usage.Rate it:

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consuetudo sermonis, loquendito usage of language.Rate it:

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consuetudo vitiosa et corrupta (opp. pura et incorrupta) sermonisincorrect usage.Rate it:

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cotidiani sermonis ususthe ordinary usage of language, everyday speech.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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ex instituto (Liv. 6. 10. 6)according to traditional usage.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-cocked: To take a premature or ill-considered action.Rate it:

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

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grammar NaziA person who habitually corrects or criticizes the language usage of others.Rate it:

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grammar policeOne or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.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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hay is for horsessaid as a retort to someone saying hey, used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.Rate it:

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