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

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à prime abordAt first sight; At the first blush.Rate it:

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abire ex oculis, e conspectu alicuiusto go out of sight, disappear.Rate it:

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animo cadere, deficereto lose courage; to despair.Rate it:

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animum demittereto lose courage; to despair.Rate it:

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avoir la moutarde qui monte au nezto lose one's temperRate it:

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be absorbed byLose one's identity in.Rate it:

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bite the dustTo quit, or fail or lose any chances of successRate it:

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black outTo lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.Rate it:

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blank outTo become blank.To temporarily lose memoryHe blanked out five minutes into the meeting.I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid.Rate it:

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blank outTo temporarily lose memoryRate it:

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blow a fuseTo lose one's temper; to become enraged.Rate it:

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blow one's topTo be explosively angry. To lose one's temper.Rate it:

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boire un bouillon (lit.)To swallow water (when swimming); To swallow a bitter pill; To lose a lot of money.Rate it:

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break evenTo neither gain nor lose money.Rate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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c'est un beau venir y voirA pretty sight indeed!Rate it:

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catch sight ofto see for a brief period; to get a glimpse ofRate it:

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causā or lite cadere (owing to some informality)to lose one's case.Rate it:

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causam or litem amittere, perdereto lose one's case.Rate it:

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cet homme est ma bête noire (mon cauchemar)That man is my pet aversion; I hate the very sight of that man.Rate it:

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changer son cheval borgne contre un aveugleTo lose in an exchange.Rate it:

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charge downTo lose electrical powerRate it:

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choke upTo lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc.Rate it:

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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come down to earthTo be brought back to reality; to lose one's dreams.Rate it:

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come unhingedTo become angered or crazy; to lose control of one's senses or sanity.Rate it:

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comme vous voilà arrangé!What a sight you look!Rate it:

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coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:

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cough upTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.Rate it:

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coup de foudrebolt from the blue; love at first sightRate it:

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coup de foudreA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.Rate it:

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de gradu deici, ut diciturto lose one's composure; to be disconcerted.Rate it:

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de perdidos al ríoin for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to loseRate it:

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de prime abordAt first sight; At the first blush.Rate it:

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de statu suo or mentis deici (Att. 16. 15)to lose one's composure; to be disconcerted.Rate it:

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Dead as a DoornailTo lose hope, to become hopeless about successRate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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devenir chèvreto get worked up, to lose patienceRate it:

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dichosos los ojos que te venlong time no see, you're a sight for sore eyesRate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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enough to make the angels weepSomething so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.Rate it:

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eye candyAny object or sight with considerable visual appeal.Rate it:

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fade awayTo lose strength, become weaker; to waneRate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.Rate it:

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