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a friend in need is a friend indeedA true friend is one who helps you when you are in need.Rate it:

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a senatu amicus appellatus est (B. G. 1. 3)he received from the senate the title of friend.Rate 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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acies hostium impelliturthe enemy's line is repulsed.Rate it:

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adversis hostibus occurrereto attack the enemy in the front.Rate it:

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aequi iniquifriend and foe.Rate it:

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aggredi hostemto attack the enemy.Rate it:

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aliquem in sinu gestare (aliquis est in sinu alicuius) (Ter. Ad. 4. 5. 75)to love and make a bosom friend of a person.Rate it:

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amana amanaFriend to friendRate it:

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ami jusqu'à la bourseA lukewarm friend.Rate it:

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amicissimus meus or mihimy best friend.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:

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asking for a friendIndicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be asking on behalf of another person.Rate it:

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asking for a friendIronically referencing people involved in current events.Rate it:

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aversos hostes aggredito attack the enemy in the rear.Rate it:

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be one's own worst enemyTo cause problems for one's self, act contrary to one's own interest, self-sabotage.Rate it:

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blowtorch a marshmallow cakeTo vilify a benefactor, ridicule the boss, scorn a well-to-do friend in public.Rate it:

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bluda mate, a friendRate 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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brilloso my friendBrilloso meaning brilliantRate it:

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c'est un ami à toute épreuveHe is a well-tried, faithful, trusty friend.Rate it:

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caedere et fundere hostemto utterly rout the enemy.Rate it:

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cannon fodderMilitary personnel who are regarded as expendable when attacking the enemy.Rate it:

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childhood friendUsed other than as an idiom: see childhood, friend. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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circumvenire hostem aversum or a tergo (B. G. 2. 26)to surround the enemy from the rear.Rate it:

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cladem hostibus afferre, inferreto inflict a defeat on the enemy.Rate it:

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collateral damageA damage to things that are incidental to the intended target. It is frequently used as a military term where non-combatants are accidentally or unintentionally killed or wounded and/or non-combatant property damaged as result of the attack on legitimate enemy targets.Rate it:

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diamonds are a girl's best friendA statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.Rate it:

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dimittere e manibus hostesto let the enemy escape.Rate it:

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dragon's denA place to do battle, but the enemy is formidable. Only enter if prepared.Rate it:

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effugere, elābi e manibus hostiumto escape from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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enemy combatantUsed other than as an idiom: see enemy, combatant.Rate it:

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enemy combatantAny person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.Rate it:

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eripere aliquem e manibus hostiumto rescue some one from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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fair weather friendOnly when it is advantageous or easy.Rate it:

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Fair-Weather FriendSomeone who is your friend only when you are successful and prosperous but leave you in the time of needRate it:

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fair-weather friendOne who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.Rate it:

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false friendA word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.Rate it:

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fire awayTo begin shooting at an enemy.Rate it:

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friend of Bill W.A recovering alcoholic, especially one who is a member of the organization Alcoholics Anonymous.Rate it:

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friend with benefitsA friend with whom one has such a relationship.Rate it:

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friend with benefitsA friendship with no reserves when it comes to the release of shared sexual tension thus leading to sexual fraternization.Rate it:

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fugam hostium reprimere (B. G. 3. 14)to bring the flying enemy to a stand.Rate it:

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fugare hostemto put the enemy to flight.Rate it:

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fundere et fugare hostemto utterly rout the enemy.Rate it:

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fundere hostium copiasto rout the enemy's forces.Rate it:

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gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisognoa friend in need is a friend indeedRate it:

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good old boyA male friend or chum, especially a schoolmate; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.Rate it:

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gradum inferre in hostemto march on the enemy.Rate it:

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haert droppedRichard Dana's heart dropped upon learning of the tragic loss of his friend Miramar!Rate it:

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