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a cat can look at a kingAlternative form of a cat may look at a king.1982, A J Ayer, Rate it:

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a cat may look at a kingEven a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superiorRate it:

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a latere regis esseto belong to the king's bodyguard.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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a rey muerto, rey puestoThe king is dead, long live the kingRate it:

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Abbot's PriorySynonym of King's Bench PrisonRate it:

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aliquem in regnum restituereto restore a king to his throne (not in solium).Rate it:

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aliquem regem, tyrannum constituereto establish some one as king, tyrant.Rate it:

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aliquem regno spoliare or expellere (Div. 1. 22. 74)to depose a king.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.Rate it:

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captivos redimere (Off. 2. 18)to ransom prisoners.Rate it:

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captivos sine pretio reddereto restore prisoners without ransom.Rate it:

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dans le royaume des aveugles les borgnes sont roisAmong the blind, the one-eyed is king.Rate it:

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de par le roiBy the king’s command.Rate it:

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donner un soufflet à vaugelasTo murder the King’s English; To offend Lindley Murray.Rate it:

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drag kingA female who dresses up in men's clothing, typically for public performance.Rate it:

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every king needs a queenEvery man needs a woman to be with for the rest of his life.Rate it:

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fit for a kinglavish; luxuriousRate it:

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i had a dreamIt was said by Martin Luther King Jr.Rate it:

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in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is kingAmong others with a disadvantage or disability, the one with the mildest disadvantage or disability is regarded as the greatest.Even someone without much talent or ability is considered special by those with no talent or ability at all.Rate it:

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instinctIchigo, what's the difference between a king and his horse? I don't mean kiddy shit like "One's a person and one's an animal" or "One has two legs and one has four." If their form, ability and power were exactly the same, why is it that one becomes the king and controls the battle, while the other becomes the horse and carries the king?! There's only one answer. Instinct! In order for identical beings to get stronger and gain the power they need to become king, they must search for more battles and power! They thirst for battle, and live to mercilessly, crush, shred, and slice their enemies! Deep, deep within our body lies the honed instinct to kill, and slaughter our enemies! But you don't have that! You don't have those pure, base instincts! You fight with your brain. You try to defeat your enemies with logic! And it doesn't work! You're trying to cut them with a sheathed sword! That's why you're weaker than me, Ichigo!Rate it:

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kingA male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.Rate it:

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kingA playing card with the image of a king on it.Rate it:

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kingA powerful or influential person.Rate it:

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king of beastsThe lion.Rate it:

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king of heartspicture cardRate it:

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king of the castleA children's game in which one player is located on something elevated and other players attempt to take his or her place.Rate it:

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king of the castleAn individual who assumes a position of greater importance, authority, or prominence than others.Rate it:

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king of the hillA person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field.Rate it:

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king of the hillA child's game in which one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, and attempts to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position.Rate it:

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King Shit of Fuck MountainAn important person within a small domain.Rate it:

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King Shit of Turd IslandA person with pretensions of great importance.Rate it:

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king's ransomA very large sum of money.Rate it:

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la royauté, place noyée de lumière où toute tache paraît une fange sordide“In that fierce light which beats upon a throne And blackens every blot.” [Tennyson , Idylls of the King, Dedication.]Rate it:

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le roi convoqua le ban et l'arrière-banThe king assembled all his dependants.Rate it:

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le roi jean a crevé les yeux à arthurKing John caused Arthur’s eyes to be put out.Rate it:

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le roi n'est pas son cousinHe is very haughty (so that he would not acknowledge the king as his cousin).Rate it:

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les fous sont aux échecs les plus proches des roisIn chess the fool stands next to the king. (Régnier , Sat. xiv.)Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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mene mene tekel upharsinWords written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty.Rate it:

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pato anteojilloAnas specularis King. La cabeza es negra café por encima y por debajo café rojiza. Una mancha blanca ovalada a los lados de la cara le da su nombre. En Chile está presente desde Valparaíso al sur.Rate it:

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picture cardking, queen or jackRate it:

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pressure is a privilegeSaying by Billy Jean King and hanging as a plaquette in one of the stadiums in the US openRate it:

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regem restituereto restore a king to his throne (not in solium).Rate it:

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the hedgebirds raised a strainFrom Thomas Hardy's poem The King's Experiment. It means small song birds in hedges were singing.Rate it:

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the jetset wayThe JetSet Way is the only way. People who live this way are straight alpha/sigma males and have the ability at will to ethically attain any and every woman they shall desire, own any car they shall want, wear whatever brand clothes they want, get VIP access everywhere and will spend more time on planes traveling to foreign countries than they do at their home. The Jet Set Way was coined by JetSetFly (also known as Josh King Madrid) himself.Rate it:

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un chien regarde bien un évêqueA cat may look at a king.Rate it:

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尊王攘夷revere the king and expel the barbariansRate it:

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王家king; sovereign; monarchRate it:

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