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bad money drives out goodDebased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.Rate it:

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body of waterAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.Rate it:

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break groundTo begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate 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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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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clayAn earth material with ductile qualities.Rate 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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cost the earthto be a huge expenseRate it:

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coûter les yeux de la têteto cost arm and a leg, to cost the earth: to cost too much, to be very expensiveRate it:

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diable vauverta million miles away, to the ends of the earthRate it:

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Down to EarthRealistic; Sensible; PracticalRate it:

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down-to-earthPractical; realistic; pragmatic.Rate it:

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Earth toUsed to call the attention of a distracted person.Rate it:

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earth upTo cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.Rate it:

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ecotropism is a philosophyFrom "eco" the hearth and "tropism" to turn toward. Ergo--to turn toward the earthRate it:

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end of the worldEnd of habitability for life on Earth.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of the planet Earth.Rate it:

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flat-eartherA person who believes or advocates the theory that the planet Earth is flat.Rate it:

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flat-eartherA person who believes or advocates the theory that the earth is flat.Rate it:

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Four Corners of the EarthFrom all across the world, from all over the placeRate it:

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go to the ends of the earthTo do everything possible to achieve something.Rate it:

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God's green earthThe world.Rate it:

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happens once in a blue moonAn astronomical event which occurs quite infrequently and observable from the earth.Rate it:

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hell on earthA very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.Rate it:

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in terram cadere, decidereto fall to the earth.Rate it:

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in terram demergito sink into the earth.Rate it:

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inner coreThe solid material found in the centre of some planets at extremely high temperature and pressure, distinct from the liquid outer core.(geology) The innermost part of the Earth, believed to be made of a nickel-iron alloy.Rate it:

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inner coreThe innermost part of the Earth, believed to be made of a nickel-iron alloy.Rate it:

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just folksUnpretentious, informal, down-to-earth.Rate it:

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l'enfant tombe par terre, mais le fruit tombe à terreA child falls on the ground, while fruit falls to the earth.Rate it:

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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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last trumpThe moment of God's final judgement on Earth.Rate it:

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move heaven and earthTo do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.Rate it:

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my very educated mother just served us nachosMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.Rate it:

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my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkinsA mnemonic used to remember the order and names of the nine planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.Rate it:

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my very educated mother just served us noodlesMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.Rate it:

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nemesis theoryTheory of animal extinction, suggesting that a sister star to the sun caused extinction of groups of animals such as dinosaurs. The theory holds that the movement of this as yet undiscovered star disrupts the Oort cloud of comets every 26 million years, resulting in the Earth suffering an increased bombardment from comets at these times.Rate it:

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orbis terrae, terrarumthe earth; the globeRate it:

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out of house and homeGlobal Checkup: How Healthy is Earth?, Science NOW.Rate it:

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outer coreThe part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.Rate it:

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outer coreThe hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core.(geology) The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field.Rate it:

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paradise on earthAn ideal or idyllic place.Rate it:

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remuer ciel et terreTo move heaven and earth; To leave no stone unturned.Rate it:

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run to earthto find someone or something after a long and difficult searchRate it:

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salt of the earthA decent, dependable, unpretentious person.Rate it:

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Salt of the EarthSomeone who is considered good, upright and nobleRate it:

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salt of the earthA most worthy person.Rate it:

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scum of the earthAn unwanted individual, the worst type of person or people.Rate it:

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terra effert (more rarely fert, but not profert) frugesthe earth brings forth fruit, crops.Rate it:

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terra fundit frugesthe earth brings forth fruit abundantly.Rate it:

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