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à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

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almost doesn't countNear success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness).Rate it:

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ante oculos aliquid versatursomething presents itself to my vision.Rate it:

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appropinquare urbi, rarely ad urbemto draw near to a city.Rate it:

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at handNear; soon; approaching; imminent.Rate it:

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at the feet ofUsed other than as an idiom: Situated near the feet of.Rate it:

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blind as a batNearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.Rate it:

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brown outTo experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.Rate it:

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búho común americano. Búho solitario de gran tamaño natural de América, ampliamente extendido en el continente en varias subespecies. Tiene el rostro rojizo, la garganta blanca, y un color variable entre el pardogrisáceo claro y el castaño muy oscuro en el lomo y alas. Es sedentario, habitando en zonas rurales y urbanas indistintamente; un voraz predador, caza pequeños mamíferos y otras aves por las noches haciendo uso de su excelente visión nocturna. Su llamada es grave y sonora, y el tono espectral de la misma ha llevado a su asociación con los espíritus de los difuntos.Rate it:

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búho cornudo. Búho solitario de gran tamaño natural de América, ampliamente extendido en el continente en varias subespecies. Tiene el rostro rojizo, la garganta blanca, y un color variable entre el pardogrisáceo claro y el castaño muy oscuro en el lomo y alas. Es sedentario, habitando en zonas rurales y urbanas indistintamente; un voraz predador, caza pequeños mamíferos y otras aves por las noches haciendo uso de su excelente visión nocturna. Su llamada es grave y sonora, y el tono espectral de la misma ha llevado a su asociación con los espíritus de los difuntos.Rate it:

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búho de Virginia. Búho solitario de gran tamaño natural de América, ampliamente extendido en el continente en varias subespecies. Tiene el rostro rojizo, la garganta blanca, y un color variable entre el pardogrisáceo claro y el castaño muy oscuro en el lomo y alas. Es sedentario, habitando en zonas rurales y urbanas indistintamente; un voraz predador, caza pequeños mamíferos y otras aves por las noches haciendo uso de su excelente visión nocturna. Su llamada es grave y sonora, y el tono espectral de la misma ha llevado a su asociación con los espíritus de los difuntos.Rate it:

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búho grande. Búho solitario de gran tamaño natural de América, ampliamente extendido en el continente en varias subespecies. Tiene el rostro rojizo, la garganta blanca, y un color variable entre el pardogrisáceo claro y el castaño muy oscuro en el lomo y alas. Es sedentario, habitando en zonas rurales y urbanas indistintamente; un voraz predador, caza pequeños mamíferos y otras aves por las noches haciendo uso de su excelente visión nocturna. Su llamada es grave y sonora, y el tono espectral de la misma ha llevado a su asociación con los espíritus de los difuntos.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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castle in the airA visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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close in onTo near a goal or completion.Rate it:

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close in onTo catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.Rate it:

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close shaveA near accident or mishap; a dangerous or risky encounter or incident.Rate it:

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close shaveA shave that is very short or near the skin.Rate it:

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close to the windNear a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.Rate it:

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coffin cornerThis is an aerodynamics term which refers to a narrow and critical altitude range where an aircraft’s stall speed approaches its maximum speed, which can lead to catastrophic instability. This phrase is also used in American football to refer to the section of playing field, near the endzone, between the goal line and the 5 yard line in which punters attempt to pin the opposing team within, by executing a ‘coffin corner’ kick. This manuever is highly difficult and requires immense precision.Rate it:

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come byTo come near to; to pass.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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DNAThe fundamental values or vision of an organization.Rate it:

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double visiondiplopiaRate it:

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drawing nearapproachingRate it:

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dust off a batterfor a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.Rate it:

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evil twinA rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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fall at the last hurdleTo fail near the end of something.Rate it:

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fixing toGoing to, preparing to, about to, planning on doing, with the implication that it will not happen or be done immediately, but some time in the near future; can be used conditionally.Rate it:

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gota serenaPérdida de la visión.Rate it:

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have the biscuitTo be of no further use; to be near death.Rate it:

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head scratcherJuly 2002, Fox News - Attorney: Williams' Kids Near Compromise About Father's Remains.Rate it:

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heave in sightTo appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.Rate it:

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in the offingNearby, soon to come, in the near future.Rate it:

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in the woodsIn critical condition; near death's door.Rate it:

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is anyone sitting hereUsed to ask whether a seat near the interlocutor is currently occupied.Rate it:

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keep aroundto keep something near one.Rate it:

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leave me alonestop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my lifeRate it:

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like a hawkWith particular vigilance or attention, implying sharp vision.Rate it:

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mentis quasi luminibus officere (vid. sect. XIII. 6) or animo caliginem offundereto obscure the mental vision.Rate it:

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Mexican standoffA near-collision between two trains, an averted cornfield meet.Rate it:

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mind the gapBe careful of the gap between the vehicle and the platform it is near, in boarding or alighting.Rate it:

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near missnarrowly avoided accidentRate it:

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near postThe goalpost nearest from where a cross is made.Rate it:

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near the knuckleRisqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety..Rate it:

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nearly never bulled a cow(Irish) Near enough is not good enough.Rate it:

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neighboring familyFamily who lives near byRate it:

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nervio ópticoNervio craneal par sensible que capta las señales de la luz en la retina y permite la visión, al transmitirlas al cerebro. En el quiasma óptico se cruzan el nervio óptico izquierdo que se dirige al hemisferio cerebral derecho, con el nervio óptico derecho que va hacia el hemisferio opuesto.Rate it:

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