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a method to one’s madnessThere is a reason, rational purpose, plan, or intention behind one’s seemingly crazy or absurd behaviorRate it:

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à plus forte raisonAll the more reason; A fortiori.Rate it:

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a rey muerto, rey puestoThe king is dead, long live the kingRate it:

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abide withTo remain or live with someone.Rate it:

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ad bonam frugem se recipereto recover one's reason, be reasonable again.Rate it:

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ad sanitatem reverti, redireto recover one's reason, be reasonable again.Rate it:

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ad summam senectutem pervenireto live to a very great age.Rate it:

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adopt outTo send a son or daughter away to live in another country..Rate it:

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aequo iure vivere cum aliquoto live with some one on an equal footing.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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all sizzle and no steakSomeone or something does not live up to its reputationRate it:

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animam, spiritum ducereto breathe, live.Rate it:

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apropos of nothingWithout any apparent reason or purpose.Rate it:

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bawdy basketThe twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo remain youthful; to live a long, healthy life.Rate it:

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because you touch yourself at nightUsed to humourously deflect a request for a reason.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickBetter than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.Rate it:

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bitch outTo back out of an agreement for any reason.Rate it:

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brickbatReason Magazine: Daily Brickbat.Rate it:

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by dint ofBy reason of; by means of.Rate it:

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by the same tokenFor a similar reason; in a similar manner; similarly; likewise; along the same lines.Rate it:

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by virtue ofBecause of; on the grounds of; by reason of; due to; based on.Rate it:

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causam afferreto quote as a reason; give as excuse.Rate it:

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causam interponere or interserereto interpose, put forward an argument, a reason.Rate it:

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cela va sans direThat is a matter of course; It stands to reason.Rate it:

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celui qui sème le vent récolte la tempêteHe who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind; Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Rate it:

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centum annos complereto reach one's hundredth year, to live to be a hundred.Rate it:

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ces gens vivent au jour le jourThose men live from day to day, from hand to mouth.Rate it:

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chercher une querelle d'allemandTo pick a quarrel about nothing, without rhyme or reason.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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claim to fameThat for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.Rate it:

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cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

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cut one's coat according to one's clothLive according to your means.Rate it:

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de suo (opp. alieno) vivereto live on one's means.Rate it:

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delicate ac molliter vivereto live a luxurious and effeminate life.Rate it:

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diem videre, cum...to live to see the day when...Rate it:

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doto have a purpose or reasonRate it:

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do the best and live the restFirst do your work with your 100% dont think about the resultRate it:

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Dog-Eat-Dog WorldTo live a life associated by severe competition wherein people struggle ruthlessly to live or attain successRate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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dum vita suppetit; dum (quoad) vivoas long as I live.Rate it:

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en directliveRate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo live in a newly-built house (and therefore damp). Rate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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exsulare (Div. 2. 24. 52)to live in exile.Rate it:

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fail overTo automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.Rate it:

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faire vie qui dureTo live temperately; To husband one’s resources.Rate it:

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famam ante collectam tueri, conservareto live up to one's reputation.Rate it:

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for the heck of itFor no particular reason, just because it is fun, entertaining; for to relieve boredom.Rate it:

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