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a drowning man will clutch at a strawWhen hope is slipping, desperation grasps at the slightest chanceRate 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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as luck may have itby chance, luckilyRate it:

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au petit bonheur!I will chance it!Rate it:

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audi alteram partem"Hear both sides." A legal principle of fairness given to ensure that the accused has the chance to refute an accusation.Rate it:

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aux innocents les mains pleinesLes novices disposent parfois de plus de chance.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-hearted, frank.Rate it:

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avoir le cœur sur la mainto be open-handed, to be generousRate 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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bite of the cherryA chance; an attempt at something.Rate it:

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blow one's chanceTo ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.Rate it:

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

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bonne chanceJe vous souhaite bonne chance et du succès dans votre travail. Note : Se dit pour porter bonheur.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthBy extension, any last chance or final opportunity.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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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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Buckley's and noneA supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.Rate it:

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Buckley's chanceA very small chance; no chance at all.Rate it:

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

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bump intoTo meet someone by chance.Rate it:

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by any chancepossibly; perhapsRate 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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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas demain la veilleExpression familière employée pour souligner qu’une éventualité a peu de chance de se produire prochainement.Rate it:

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chance uponto find by chanceRate it:

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chance vaut mieux que bien jouerLuck is better than wit or brains.Rate it:

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chance would be a fine thingAlternative form of chance'd be a fine thingRate it:

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chance'd be a fine thingGiven to indicate that an aforementioned thing would be desirable but unlikely. Comparable to if I should be so lucky.Rate it:

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changer de mainto change handsRate it:

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Chinaman's chanceNo chance; zero possibility; a high or almost certain risk of death or failure.Rate it:

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come byTo obtain; to get, now especially by chance or involuntarily.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.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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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.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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