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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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"evolving is knowing that there is more intelligence outside than inside me."EvolvingRate it:

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"there is a supreme wisdom beyond human knowledge."WisdomRate it:

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"there is no army greater than an unarmed united people defending a country."PaeseRate it:

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"there is no negative energy that resists positive people."EnergyRate it:

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"there is no way to change the train's destination without changing the tracks."DestinationRate it:

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(1) respondere (de iure or ius)to give a legal opinion, decision on points of law.Rate it:

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(ex) iure, lege agere cum aliquoto go to law with a person.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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à chemin battu il ne croît pas d'herbe(fig.) There is no profit in an affair in which many are engaged.Rate it:

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à l'impossible nul n'est tenuThere is no doing impossibilities; No living man all things can.Rate it:

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a lege discedereto transgress a law.Rate it:

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a method to one’s madnessThere is a reason, rational purpose, plan, or intention behind one’s seemingly crazy or absurd behaviorRate it:

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a stich in time saves nineWhat ever work you have you should perform the and there, thereby your work being helped others work.Rate it:

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à vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloireWhere there is no danger, there is no glory.Rate it:

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abide byTo accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award.Rate it:

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above the lawExempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.Rate it:

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acharnement thérapeutiqueProviding medical care to keep patients alive when there is no hope that it will benefit or cure themRate it:

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activist judgeA judge or justice who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.Rate it:

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activist justiceA justice (usually referring to a member of a Supreme, High or Appellate court) who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.Rate it:

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ad tempus adesseto be there at a given time.Rate it:

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adds upTo enhance. " Law of attraction adds up to the success in life."Rate it:

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against the lawUsed other than as an idiom: see against, the, law.Rate it:

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against the lawIllegal, forbidden by law.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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aí estáthere you have itRate it:

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aí temthere’s something fishy about thatRate it:

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aliquid (τι) dicis (opp. nihil dicis)there is something in what you say; you are more or less right.Rate it:

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all thereMentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.Rate it:

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all thereUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see all,‎ there.Rate it:

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amber gamblerA driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.Rate it:

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an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cureWe tend to not pay attention to our Physical and mental health until there is pain present or choas has arrived. A little bit here and there foes a long way.Rate it:

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and all thatUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and all thisUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and finallyA light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing.Rate it:

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and then there were nonean eliminationRate it:

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anything goesThere are no rules or restrictions.Rate it:

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as if there is no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate it:

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as if there was no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate it:

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as if there were no tomorrowto an excessive degree, desperately, very quickly or very muchRate it:

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as loud as thunderThe thunder is the loudest natural sound ever known so there is nothing as loud as a thunder naturallyRate it:

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atque etiam hoc animadvertendum estthere is this also to notice.Rate it:

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au bout de l'aune faut (or, manque) le drapThere is an end to everything; The last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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avast there!Attention all hands!Rate it:

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away with the fairiesNot with it, dreaming, not all there.Rate it:

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AYTInitialism of are you there? : a telnet command sequence sent from client to server to verify that the connection is still active.Rate it:

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barrelThe quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.Rate it:

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be here forAlternative form of be there forRate it:

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be thereTo be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.Rate it:

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be there forTo be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.Rate it:

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