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a watched pot never boilsA process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.Rate it:

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adhuc sub iudice lis est (Hor. A. P. 77)the case is still undecided.Rate it:

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adhuc sub judice lis estLe procès est encore devant le juge.Rate it:

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alarums and excursionsAll the sounds and activities of preparations for war.Rate it:

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aliquem sub corona vendere (B. G. 3. 16)to sell a prisoner of war as a slave.Rate it:

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beat one's swords into ploughsharesTo refrain from doing aggressive activities and to do peaceful ones.Rate it:

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Beat Your Swords into PlowsharesTo abandon any sort of fights and divert attention and efforts towards some peaceful activitiesRate it:

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black manA (male) member of an ethnic group having dark pigmentation of the skin, typically of sub-Saharan African descent.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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carga eléctricaEs una propiedad intrínseca de algunas partículas sub-atómicas que se manifiesta mediante atracciones, repulsiones y que determina las interacciones electromagnéticas entre ellas. La materia cargada eléctricamente es influida por los campos electromagnéticos siendo, a su vez, generadora de ellos. La interacción entre carga y campo eléctrico es la fuente de una de las cuatro fuerzas fundamentales, la fuerza electromagnética.Rate it:

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considere sub monte (sub montis radicibus)to occupy the foot of a hill.Rate it:

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dirty laundryUnflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.Rate it:

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dot or featherUsed to inquire as to the difference between the two possibilities of the word Indian, namely Native American or Asian sub-continentRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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factotumA person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.Rate it:

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fall toTo enter into or begin an activity, especially with enthusiasm or commitment and especially in regard to the activities of eating or drinking.Rate it:

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Finger in Every PieTo be involved in different activities and matters, to take interest in everythingRate it:

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friendship with benefitsA friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.Rate it:

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fuck aboutTo waste time with unimportant activities, often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.Rate it:

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fun and gamesrecreation; nothing serious; easy, enjoyable activities (often used ironically).Rate it:

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funny stuffIrregular, often illegal, activities.Rate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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Get Into the Swing of ThingsTo get familiar of daily activitiesRate it:

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greenwashA false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.Rate it:

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have it largeTo engage intensely in pleasure-seeking activities.Rate it:

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hospital passExempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital.Rate it:

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in strideWithout disturbing one's course of activities.Rate it:

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in the wrong place at the wrong timeDescribing actions or activities that the speaker considers inappropriate, misdirected, or unlikely to yield good results.Rate it:

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just get on with [it]Exhortation ...to discontinue activities seen to hinder optimum progress toward a desired outcome; ...to proceed without further stalling, debate, frivolity, or ritual.Rate it:

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libera corpora sub corona (hasta) veneunt (B. G. 3. 16. 4)the free men are sold as slaves.Rate it:

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nihil novi sub soleRien de nouveau sous le soleil.Rate it:

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oculis or sub oculos, sub aspectum subicere aliquidto represent a thing vividly.Rate it:

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out and aboutTraveling; out; moving; engaged in regular day to day activities.Rate it:

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paper trailThe records left by a person or organization in the course of activities.Rate it:

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play well with othersTo habitually demonstrate social skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.Rate it:

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rerum sub aspectum paene subiectio (De Or. 3. 53. 202)graphic depiction.Rate it:

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sensibus or sub sensus subiectum esseto come within the sphere of the senses.Rate it:

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sex, drugs and rock 'n' rollIndulgent and pleasurable activities.Rate it:

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sous le manteau de la cheminéeSecretly, sub rosa.Rate it:

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Sow your wild oatsTo do absurd and inappropriate things in one’s youth, to do silly things and activities when youngRate it:

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stick in the mudA person unwilling to participate in activities, often because he or she believes the activity is not wholly kosher; a party pooper.Rate it:

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sub divoin the open air.Rate it:

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sub imperio et dicione alicuius esseto be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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sub inReplace something or take someone's place, especially in sportsRate it:

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sub metum subiectum esseto be comprised under the term "fear."Rate it:

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sub outTo remove from something or to have one's place taken, especially in sports.Rate it:

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sub radicibus montis, in infimo monte, sub monteat the foot of the mountain.Rate it:

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sub sensum or sub oculos, sub aspectum cadereto come within the sphere of the senses.Rate it:

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sub specie aeterniFrom the viewpoint of eternity.Rate it:

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