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a hot potatoa controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.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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all rights reservedThe copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.Rate it:

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ancipiti Marte pugnaturthe issue of the battle is undecided.Rate it:

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answer backTo issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.Rate it:

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baby elephant in the roomAn obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.Rate it:

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bang to rightsCaught red-handed; in a guilty state.Rate it:

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bigger fish to fryA much more pressing issue to attend to.Rate it:

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blame canadaA catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.Rate it:

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bragging rightsThe prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic.Rate it:

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bring up againstTo cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.Rate it:

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by rightsProperly, in justice.Rate it:

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ça, c'est de bonne guerreHe has only used fair means to defend himself (or, attack you); He has acted within his rights, you cannot complain.Rate it:

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can of wormsA troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.Rate it:

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Chips are DownA certain situation is getting serious and required immediate attention to escape any major issue or problemRate 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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come to gripsseize the day! grasp the meaning, act upon the challenge, address the issue, issue stringent directives, take command, show 'em who's boss!Rate it:

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cut throughto deal with an issue quicklyRate it:

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dead to rightsWith sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.Rate it:

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diu anceps stetit pugnathe issue of the day was for a long time uncertain.Rate it:

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edicere, ut senatus frequens adsit (Fam. 11. 6. 2)to issue a proclamation calling on the senators to assemble in full force.Rate it:

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elephant in the roomA problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.Rate it:

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experiencing a percoonz momentHaving the ability to look beyond the present moment or issue.Rate it:

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fudge the issueAdopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.Rate it:

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Get Down to Brass TacksTo directly hit the basic aspects of the issue; start an extremely important taskRate it:

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get intoTo become involved in a discussion, issue, or activity.Rate it:

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get itTo possess a preferred outlook on a given issue or issues.Rate it:

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give outTo issue; to distribute.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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grey marketDealing in shares using methods that are legal but officially frowned upon - for example, before issue and flotation.Rate it:

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guarded rightsThose rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.Rate it:

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have an axe to grindTo have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something.Rate it:

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hill to die onAn issue to pursue with wholehearted conviction and/or single-minded focus, with little or no regard to the cost.Rate it:

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hot buttonA central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice.Rate it:

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id, de quo agitur or id quod cadit in controversiamthe point at issue.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo evade an issue.Rate it:

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lemon lawA law dealing with defective items, especially automobiles, and consumers' rights.Rate it:

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les rats quittent le navireLes gens se désolidarisent, parce qu’ils ne voient pas d’issue ou de solution.Rate it:

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meet halfwayAdjust to needs and rights of others.Rate it:

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mener une entreprise à bienTo bring an affair to a successful issue.Rate it:

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momentum afferre ad aliquidto determine the issue of; to turn the scale.Rate it:

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no laughing matterA very serious issue, topic, situation, or problem; nothing to joke aboutRate it:

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no rights reservedThe owner of a work, or other copyright holder, releases the work into public domain.Rate it:

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non est factumThe plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.Rate it:

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not that there's anything wrong with thatA signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.Rate it:

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nuclear optionA procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.Rate it:

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omnes ad arma convocareto issue a general call to arms.Rate it:

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on opposite sides of the barricadesOf starkly different, opposite views on an issue.Rate it:

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or maybe notMaybe a different and opposite option on the issueRate it:

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periculum hostis facereto try one's strength with the enemy; to try issue of battle.Rate it:

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