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à la guerre comme à la guerreOne must take things as they come; We must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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even keelA situation in which the boat is level and balanced for a smooth ride.Rate it:

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honey-mouthedHaving a sweet and smooth voice; eloquent.Rate it:

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honey-mouthedHaving a sweet and smooth voiceRate it:

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il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesOne must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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interpret awayto smooth out undesired concepts and teachings in a text, often one of fundamental importance to a religion or ideology, by interpreting that text contrary to its spirit or original meaningRate it:

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knife-edgeA piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.Rate it:

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line upto put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth runningRate it:

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make upTo resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight.Rate it:

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monkey wrenchA wrench with a smooth adjustable jaw to grip different sizes of nuts.Rate it:

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peaches-and-creamOf facial complexion, smooth, with attractive yellow-pink coloring.Rate it:

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porcelain skinsmooth skinRate it:

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prick upTo apply an undercoat of plaster in order to create a smooth surface for the final coat.Rate it:

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rock alongTo progress in a smooth fashion.Rate it:

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shake outTo agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.Rate it:

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silky smoothExtremely smoothRate it:

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smood n creamy, and ever so dreamySo smooth. So very smoothRate it:

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smooth as a baby's bottomextremely smooth.Rate it:

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smooth as a cheese graterMeans he is really happyRate it:

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smooth as silkExtremely smooth (in any sense).Rate it:

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smooth downTo render smooth, to remove roughness fromRate it:

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smooth like butterTo be suave, charming, smooth-talking.Rate it:

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smooth operatorA person who accomplishes tasks with efficiency and grace, especially one with verbal skills who is persuasive in interpersonal relationships, negotiation, etc.Rate it:

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smooth operatorA skillful, manipulative person, con artist, or clever scoundrel.Rate it:

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smooth outTo remove irregularities or imperfections from.Rate it:

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smooth outTo become smooth.Rate it:

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smooth outTo make smooth.Rate it:

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smooth overTo make smoothRate it:

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smooth overto pacifyRate it:

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smooth sailingUsed to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.Rate it:

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smooth sailingEasy going, an unbumpy ride into the future.Rate it:

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smooth sailingUsed to describe having sex without a condom.Rate it:

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taking the rough with the smoothDéfinition manquante ou à compléter. …Rate it:

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the course of true love never did run smoothThere will always be problems in a relationship.Rate it:

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Throw a Monkey Wrench into the WorksInterfering or disturbing an operation that was going in a smooth manner; destabilizing the progression of somethingRate it:

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