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a fly by nightUnreliable or untrustworthy, especially in business or financial matters.Rate it:

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a noite é uma criançathe night is youngRate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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ad multam noctemtill late at night.Rate it:

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ad reliqua pergamus, progrediamurto pass on.Rate it:

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aliquem in oblivionem alicuius rei adducere (pass. in oblivionem venire)to make a person forget a thing.Rate it:

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all cats are gray at nightVariant of all cats are grey in the dark.Rate it:

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all cats are grey at nightVariant of all cats are grey in the dark.Rate it:

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all cats are grey by nightVariant of all cats are grey in the dark.Rate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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appelli (ad oram) (Att. 13. 21)to land (of ships).Rate it:

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at all hoursLate into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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bar starA female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.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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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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bene darkmansGood night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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bona nochyGood night.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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call it a nightTo cease what one has been doing for the night.Rate it:

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call it a nightTo go to bed to sleep.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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chip shotA shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.Rate it:

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chrome hornThe front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle, that the first car would like to pass.Rate it:

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come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.Rate it:

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come byTo come near to; to pass.Rate it:

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come home to roostBad consequences of actions inevitably coming to pass.Rate it:

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couler à fond(of ships) To founder; (of persons) To be ruined.Rate it:

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creature of the nightA prostitute.Rate it:

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day and nightAll the time; round the clock; unceasingly.Rate it:

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day or nightAt any time; 24/7Rate it:

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de manu in manus or per manus tradere aliquidto pass a thing from hand to hand.Rate it:

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de nocte, de diewhile it is still night, day.Rate it:

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dead of nightMiddle of the night.Rate it:

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deep waterWaters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.Rate it:

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dicendi mora diem extrahere, eximere, tollereto pass the whole day in discussion.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect $200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollarsAlternative spelling of do not pass go, do not collect $200Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect £200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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don't let the bedbugs biteUsed to wish a person a good night's sleep.Rate it:

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don't pass goTo say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.Rate it:

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don't pass goTo say that somebody is not to do anything without receiving further instructions.Rate it:

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