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a house is not a homeA home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.Rate it:

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à la mainin one's handRate it:

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à la mainby hand, manuallyRate it:

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à qui se lève matin dieu prête la mainIt is the early bird that catches the worm.Rate it:

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à sa portée (or, à portée de sa main)Within his reach.Rate it:

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aedificatorem esse (Nep. Att. 13. 1)to be fond of building.Rate it:

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avoir la main heureuseTo be lucky at cards (or, at other things).Rate it:

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avoir la main rompue à quelque choseTo be well versed at something.Rate it:

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avoir la main verteto have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.Rate it:

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avoir le cœur sur la mainto be open-handed, to be generousRate it:

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avoir le cœur sur la mainTo be open-hearted, frank.Rate it:

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avoir toujours la bourse à la mainTo have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.Rate it:

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avoir un poil dans la mainTo be very lazy (so that hair grows on the palm of the hand).Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.Rate it:

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big pictureThe main film in a double feature.Rate it:

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bon cavalier monte à toute mainIl faut prendre des risques pour réussir.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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break new groundTo begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:

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brick and mortarBuildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [since the mid-1990s]Rate it:

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buck the trendTo go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.Rate it:

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building me upSupporting me; boosting my confidenceRate it:

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building me upSupporting me; boosting my confidenceRate it:

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bullet pointMain thing that is supported by other stuff.Rate it:

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buzz upTo allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.Rate it:

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c'est là que gît le lièvreThat is the main point; There’s the rub.Rate it:

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c'est un homme que j'ai dans la mainHe is a man I hold in the hollow of my hand, i.e. I can make him do what I like.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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caput cenae (Fin. 2. 8. 25)the main dish.Rate it:

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changer de mainto change handsRate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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close upTo shut a building or a business for a period of time.Rate it:

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curtain-raiserIn a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.Rate it:

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darken someone's doorTo arrive at the entrance of someone's residence or of another building associated with that person, especially as an unwelcome visitor.Rate it:

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de vive forceBy main force.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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developmentsA group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.Rate it:

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domum aedificandam locare, conducereto give, undertake a contract for building a house.Rate it:

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donner un coup de mainTo give a helping hand.Rate it:

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donnez-moi la mainFormule de remerciement chaleureux à un homme.Rate it:

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donnez-moi un coup de mainGive me a helping hand.Rate it:

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donnez-moi une poignée de mainShake hands with me.Rate it:

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drain the main veinTo urinate.Rate it:

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dwarf standing on the shoulders of giantsA person who discovers by building on previous discoveries.Rate it:

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Elvis has left the buildingA phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.Rate it:

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en sommeOn the whole; In the main.Rate it:

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exstruere aedificium, monumentumto erect a building, a monument.Rate it:

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fais du bien à un vilain, il te chie dans la mainSignifie qu'il ne faut rien attendre en retour ou que du mauvais lorsqu'on est bienveillant avec une personne sans scrupule ou manquant de reconnaissance.Rate it:

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fire drillAn organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.Rate it:

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frapper fort et druTo strike with might and main.Rate it:

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front wallThe main and largest wall in a racquetball or squash court, located at the front of the world; the wall which the ball must hit in a rally.Rate it:

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