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(2) cavere (in iure) (Off. 2. 65)to point out what precautions, what formal steps must be taken to insure immunity.Rate it:

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à bon vin point d'enseigneCe qui est bon se recommande de soi même.Rate it:

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à bon vin point d'enseigneGood wine needs no bush.Rate it:

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à chemin battu il ne croît point d'herbeIl n’y a pas de profit à faire dans un négoce dont trop de gens se mêlent.Rate it:

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a chip on your shoulderBeing angry about something that happened in the past; holding a grudge.Rate it:

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à chose faite point de remèdeWhat is done cannot be undone.Rate it:

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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepeven the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting pointRate it:

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a lie comes back sooner or laterYou can't run from a lie, it will return to you at some point.Rate it:

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à méchant ouvrier, point de bon outilCelui qui fait mal son affaire trouve toujours une excuse ou un prétexte.Rate it:

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à parti pris point de conseilAdvice is useless when a man’s mind is made up.Rate it:

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a proposito aberrare, declinare, deflectere, digredi, egredito digress from the point at issue.Rate it:

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à sotte question point de réponseAnswer a fool according to his folly; A silly question needs no answer.Rate it:

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ab exitio, ab interitu aliquem vindicareto rescue from destruction.Rate it:

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about timeFar past the desired time.Rate it:

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achilles' heela weak point or fault in someone or something otherwise perfect or excellentRate it:

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ad felicitatem (magnus) cumulus accedit ex aliqua rehis crowning happiness is produced by a thing; the culminating point of his felicity is...Rate it:

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ad propositum reverti, redireto come back to the point.Rate it:

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ad rei publicae rationes aliquid referreto consider a thing from a political point of view.Rate it:

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ad rem redireto come back to the point.Rate it:

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aliquem ex periculo eripere, servareto rescue from peril.Rate it:

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aliquid ab aliquo impetrareto gain one's point with any one.Rate it:

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aliquid ab oblivione vindicareto rescue from oblivion.Rate it:

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aliquid alicui probare (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)to prove one's point to a person's satisfaction.Rate it:

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aliquid felicitatem magno cumulo augethis crowning happiness is produced by a thing; the culminating point of his felicity is...Rate it:

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aliquid felicitatis cumulum afferthis crowning happiness is produced by a thing; the culminating point of his felicity is...Rate it:

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all kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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amuser le tapisTo talk a great deal without coming to the point; To talk time away.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if that's not X, I don't know what isUsed to point at something that is obvious, clearly seen from the context.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/that's X for youUsed to point out that a previously described behavior is typical of something, usually someone or a class of persons.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X Y is XUsed to point out an obvious characteristic.Rate it:

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are you feeling betterAsked to find out whether someone has recovered to some degree from past illness or unwellness.Rate it:

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are you for real?Statements, actions. Body language, past history create an image of an individual in a particular situation.Rate it:

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argumentum premere (not urgere)to persist in an argument, press a point.Rate it:

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around the HornFollowing the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America.Rate it:

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as everconsistent with past behaviour, as expectedRate it:

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at a loss for wordsHaving nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.Rate it:

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at this point in timeRight now.Rate it:

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attaquez-le au défaut de la cuirasseAttack him on his weak point.Rate it:

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auxilium, opem, salutem ferre alicuito bring aid to; to rescue.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad old daysthe past, seen as a time when things were worse.Rate it:

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bail outTo rescue, especially financially.Rate it:

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balls aboutTo bullshit; to speak or act as a joke or with no real point.Rate it:

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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.Rate it:

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be pastTo have recovered from; to no longer believe that an experience is important.Rate it:

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be withTo understand someone's point or intention.Rate it:

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Beat Around the BushTo avoid getting to some point or answering any question that is relevant, the approach of some people, which is quite far from the real objective or center of focus.Rate it:

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because reasonsUsed to avoid specifying the reasons for something, perhaps because specifying them would be tangential to the point at hand, or perhaps because they are not sound or are not known to the speaker.Rate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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