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"a dream motivated by intuition does not rest until it achieves its goal."DreamRate it:

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"a man motivated by a woman doesn't rest until his dreams come true."DreamRate it:

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"a woman motivated by a goal doesn't rest until she realizes her dream."DreamRate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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acti labores iucundi (proverb.)rest after toil is sweet.Rate it:

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ad historiam (scribendam) se conferre or se applicareto devote oneself to writing history.Rate it:

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aliquid fidem habet (vid. also fides under sect. VII., History)a thing finds credence, is credible.Rate it:

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ancient historyThat which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.Rate it:

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ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

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and all the rest of itSynonym of and so forthRate it:

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anticonstituellementin french, this word is the biggest word in the whole history of french... it means: I Constantly think you are bugging me, back off or you will regret it.Rate it:

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antiquitatis memoriaancient history.Rate it:

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apud rerum scriptores scriptum videmus, scriptum estwe read in history.Rate it:

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are you for real?Statements, actions. Body language, past history create an image of an individual in a particular situation.Rate it:

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at restNot moving; stationary.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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ceteris rebus (not cetera)as regards the rest; otherwise.Rate it:

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cette poutre porte à fauxThat beam does not rest properly on its support.Rate it:

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come in fromTo change to a new side in a conflict; to return from a period of exclusion; to accept after a history of not accepting.Rate it:

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conscientiae maleficiorum stimulant aliquemhis guilty conscience gives him no rest.Rate it:

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descanse en pazrest in peaceRate it:

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dirt napA state of permanent rest; the state of death.Rate it:

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do the best and live the restFirst do your work with your 100% dont think about the resultRate it:

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domestica (externa) nosseto be acquainted with the history of one's own land.Rate it:

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drag something outDelay a decision by dragging, stretching, extending the conversation by injecting incidentals or humdrum history/misinformation/disproved calculations and extrapolations:Rate it:

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elle dit qu'elle a vingt ans.—et les mois de nourrice! (fam.)She says she is twenty.—And the rest!Rate it:

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etc.And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.Rate it:

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every king needs a queenEvery man needs a woman to be with for the rest of his life.Rate it:

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evolvere historias, litterarum (veterum annalium) monumentato study historical records, read history.Rate it:

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excess baggageA dubious or unhelpful mental outlook, emotional disposition, or personal history.Rate it:

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exempla a rerum Romanarum (Graecarum) memoria petitaexamples taken from Roman (Greek) history.Rate it:

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exempla petere, repetere a rerum gestarum memoria or historiarum (annalium, rerum gestarum) monumentisto borrow instances from history.Rate it:

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feet firstWith the feet preceding the rest of the body.Rate it:

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footnote in historySomething of great significance that is given little attention, i.e. is relegated to a footnote in a record of history.Rate it:

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give someone a breakTo give someone a rest.Rate it:

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go back in timeTo talk about history or the past.Rate it:

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Gott hab ihn seligGod rest his soul; God have mercy on his soulRate it:

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Gott hab sie seligGod rest their souls; God have mercy on their soulsRate it:

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Gott hab sie seligGod rest her soul; God have mercy on her soulRate it:

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historiahistory (as a science).Rate it:

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historia Romana or rerum Romanarum historiaRoman history (i.e. the exposition, representation of it by writers).Rate it:

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historiae prodiderunt (without nobis)history has handed down to us.Rate it:

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historiam (-as) scribereto write a history.Rate it:

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history repeats itselfThings that have happened in the past will happen again.Rate it:

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hors ligneStanding out from the rest; Out of the common run; Beyond comparison; Incomparable.Rate it:

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I rest my caseMy argument is proven; I conclude my statement.Rate it:

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I rest my caseThe previous encapsulates my view.Rate it:

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I'm tiredIndicates that the speaker is in need of rest or sleep.Rate 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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