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"a glass of water quenches your thirst, a whole sea drowns you."GlassRate it:

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"those who know the sea of god do not water their lives with tears."TearsRate it:

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"water ignorance with knowledge that wisdom grows."WisdomRate it:

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"water the solutions that problems stop growing."SolutionsRate it:

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à vous le déIt is your turn to play (at dice). [See Avoir.]Rate it:

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above waterOut of difficulty, especially financial.Rate it:

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absent le chat, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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act as tourch bearerWhen someone play significant role in others lifeRate it:

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act outTo go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.Rate it:

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adams alewaterRate it:

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against the run of playContrary to the flow of the game.Rate it:

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airmailTo throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.Rate it:

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all the world's a stagePeople have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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and don't play one on TVA term often used after a person claims to have no expertise in a topic of discussion, but still wants to contribute a comment.Rate it:

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ante upTo pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card gameRate it:

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april showers bring may flowersApril, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.Rate it:

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aqua est umbilīco tenusthe water reaches to the waist.Rate it:

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aqua pectus aequat, superatthe water is up to, is above, the chest.Rate it:

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aqua viva, profluens (opp. stagnum)running water.Rate it:

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aquam ducere per hortumto bring a stream of water through the garden.Rate it:

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aquam ex flumine derivareto draw off water from a river.Rate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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back waterA very remote, rural area.Rate it:

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backwaterThe water held back by a dam or other obstructionRate it:

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backwaterA rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back waterRate it:

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bail outTo remove water from a boat by scooping it out.Rate it:

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blood in the waterIn a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).Rate it:

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blood in the waterAlternative spelling of Blood in the Water.Rate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.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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body of waterUsed other than as an idiom: see body, of, water.Rate it:

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boire secTo drink hard; To drink wine neat (without adding water).Rate it:

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boire un bouillon (lit.)To swallow water (when swimming); To swallow a bitter pill; To lose a lot of money.Rate it:

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bottom fishingFishing with bait, lines, and other gear used to catch aquatic creatures which inhabit the lowest regions of a body of water, including a seabed or riverbed.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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bug outMiss school, play truant, play hooky.Rate it:

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bunk offTo play truant.Rate it:

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by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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c'est le feu et l'eauThey are as opposite as fire and water.Rate it:

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Cambric TeaPlace one Tsp Sugar, one 1/4 Cup Milk in Mug or Coffee Cup, Add boiling Water to Brim While Stirring: When Temperature of 'Tea' Becomes Drinkable, You 'KIDZ" Drink Your 'Cambric Tea'; B-4 It Gitz KOLD!Rate it:

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carry someone's waterTo do someone's bidding; to serve someone's interests.Rate it:

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carry water forTo perform menial tasks for; to serve; to assist.Rate it:

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cela ne tient pas deboutThat won’t hold water.Rate it:

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child's playSomething particularly simple or easy.Rate it:

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chop upTo cause a body of water to become choppy.Rate it:

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