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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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à voile et à vapeurAC/DC; literally on sail and on steam powerRate it:

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above one's bendOut of one's control or power.Rate it:

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alicui regnum deferre, tradereto invest some one with royal power.Rate it:

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all bark and no biteFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all hat and no cattleFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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at the mercy ofIn the power of; defenceless/defenseless against.Rate it:

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bald is boldShaving your head is a signal of power, dominion, focus - changing a bad situation into a brand-new trail...Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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benevolent overlordA person in a position of power.Rate it:

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big boysThe people or bodies with the most influence and/or power.Rate it:

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big shotA person with a reputation of importance or power.Rate it:

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big wheelA person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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blue-eyed boyThe favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy,Rate it:

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bottom handWith a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.Rate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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brown powerThe production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.Rate it:

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charge downTo lose electrical powerRate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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check and balanceProvide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.Rate it:

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choke upTo lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc.Rate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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crank upTo increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.Rate it:

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cum imperio esse (cf. XVI. 3)to have unlimited power; to be invested with imperium.Rate it:

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de savoir vient avoirKnowledge is power.Rate it:

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deadCompletely inactive; without power; without a signal.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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dominari in aliquemto have unlimited power over a person.Rate it:

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éminence griseA secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne.Rate it:

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engine roomThe source of power in a team or other group.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.Rate it:

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fall from graceThe loss of one's current social position, prestige, status, power, etc.Rate it:

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Feel Your OatsTo feel energetic, playful or frisky, to be in high spirits and aware of one’s power or energyRate it:

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flower power60s youth movementRate it:

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fountain of youthAnything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance.Rate it:

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grass topsPeople in a position of power or influence at a local level.Rate it:

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grasstopsPeople in a position of power or influence at a local level.Rate it:

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grey powerThe collective political, economic, and social influence of senior citizens, especially when they are mobilized by a common interest.Rate it:

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gunboat diplomacyThe pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.Rate it:

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have someone on toastTo have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.Rate it:

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high and mightyA social or economic group wielding undue power, influence or economic clout.Rate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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hold the purse stringsTo be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.Rate it:

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hollow outTo reduce the power or influence of something.Rate it:

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hook upTo connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.Rate it:

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il a fait jouer tous les ressortsHe used all the means in his power.Rate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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imperium deponere (Rep. 2. 12. 23)to lay down one's power.Rate it:

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imperium obtinereto maintain power, authority.Rate it:

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