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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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bad offan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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beat upTo cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.Rate it:

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bug stormA large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.Rate it:

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c'est le grand chemin des vachesThat is the beaten track.Rate it:

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calm before the stormA time of peace before any storm or disaster--either an actual storm or hurricane or figuratively to mean any calm before anything bad happensRate it:

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calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.Rate it:

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catch hellBe severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.Rate it:

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catch itBe severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.Rate it:

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catmeatSomeone who has been badly beaten.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a splash; to create a spectacle.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo create a stormy situation; agitate or enrage.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo cause a storm.Rate it:

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down for the countDecisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.Rate it:

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eye of the stormthe center of a storm or hurricaneRate it:

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faire le gros dosto weather the storm, lie lowRate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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ils étaient battus à plate coutureThey were beaten hollow.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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kiss the gunner's daughterTo be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.Rate it:

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knocked for a sixto be defeated; outwitted; outfoxed; beatenRate it:

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libido consēditthe storm of passion has abated.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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mare ventorum vi agitatur et turbaturthere is a storm at sea.Rate it:

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na-na na-na boo-boo[c. mid 20th century?] A taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune (a schadenfreude).Rate it:

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na-na na-na boo-booA taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes he or she has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune.Rate it:

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off the beaten pathIn a secluded location; in a place which is not frequently visited or not widely known.Rate it:

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off the beaten trackIn a place or places not commonly visited.Rate it:

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Off the Beaten Track (Path)Uncommon, something out of the way, not widely known, unpopularRate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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oppidum capere, expugnareto take, storm a town.Rate it:

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oppidum oppugnareto storm a town.Rate it:

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out of placeShe comes in out of the storm with not a hair out of place.Rate it:

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perfect stormA situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.Rate it:

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perfect stormA powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.Rate it:

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procella (tempestas) aliquem ex alto ad ignotas terras (oras) defertthe storm drives some one on an unknown coast.Rate it:

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shit showAKA: shit storm. A big mess. A predicament.Rate it:

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shit stormHey series of challenging events in parallelRate it:

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sounded like a dying calf in a hail storm.Terrible singing voiceRate it:

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stand the gaff?Can You? 'withstand the demand?, 'weather the storm?' , 'survive the environment?', 'smile the miles', 'beat the HEAT?',Rate it:

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storm inTo enter a place angrily.Rate it:

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storm in a tea-kettleA big fuss made in a small context.Rate it:

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storm offto leave somewhere angrily; see also: storm outRate it:

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storm outTo leave or depart angrily; see also: storm offRate it:

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storm out of the blocksTo begin rapidly.Rate it:

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take by stormTo rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).Rate it:

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take by stormTo seize, overpower, or captivate in a sudden and forceful manner.Rate it:

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