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acheter chat en pocheto purchase without seeing the object in question; to buy on trust; to be sold a pig in a pokeRate it:

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acheter chat en pocheTo buy a pig in a poke.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eyeAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stickAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nailAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate 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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better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stickAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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brace abackto bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the shipRate it:

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Buy a Pig in a PokeTo buy something immediately without even examining itRate it:

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clue stickA metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.Rate it:

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dim bulbA person who is slow-witted.Rate it:

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do a slow burnTo experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.Rate it:

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doucement va bien loinFair and softly goes far; Slow and sure wins the race.Rate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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easy does itRelax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.Rate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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gouty-handedSlow to reward.Rate it:

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heavy-footedSlow-moving.Rate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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il ne faut pas s'endormir sur le rôtiWe must keep our wits about us; We must not neglect our work; We must not be too slow over it; We must not rest on our laurels.Rate it:

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il serait bon à aller quérir la mortHe is very slow.Rate it:

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in the scheme of things it was a small victory.As with climate change the slow improvement of gas amounts discharged into the atmosphere comes too late. We are screwed Rate it:

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lame brainA slow person; someone who is slow to understand a task.Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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lighten upTo ease up; back off; slow down.Rate it:

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like wading through treacleIncredibly slow going, or not going anywhere.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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missing a linkTo be slow or dimwitted.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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on the uptakeIn understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".Rate it:

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pig in a pokeSomething whose true value (usually less than expected) is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.Rate it:

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play dumbTo pretend to be slow-witted or lacking in specific knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or to gain some advantage.Rate it:

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poke aboutTo search for something, especially in an unorganized wayRate it:

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poke alongTo move along very slowly.Rate it:

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poke aroundTo search for something, especially in an unorganized wayRate it:

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poke outTo remove by poking.Rate it:

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poke outTo cause to protrude or emerge.Rate it:

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poke outTo emerge from behind, in, or under something.Rate it:

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poke outTo be barely visible past an obstruction or obstructions; to protrude.Rate it:

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poke someone's eye outTo damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo stop or to slow it down.Rate it:

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qui trop se hâte reste en cheminThe more haste, the less speed; Slow and sure wins the race. Rate it:

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rein inTo stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins.Rate it:

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rein inTo stop or slow something, by exercising control.Rate it:

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slow as a snailExtremely slowRate it:

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slow as molasses in JanuaryExtremely slow.Rate it:

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slow burnA gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.Rate it:

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