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"lord god, don't let the noise of the world keep me from hearing you."something someone says that they will be able to get or hear an answer to their prayer without worldly things getting in the way of being able to receive itRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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(rerum) imperitum esseto have had no experience of the world.Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate it:

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a pint’s a pound the world arounda pint = a pound, of liquid; an expression that helps people remember that a pint weighs the same as a pound (in liquid measure)Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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ad inferos descendereto descend to the world below.Rate it:

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against the worldTogether; as a group, unit, or couple.Rate it:

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all the world's a stagePeople have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre.Rate it:

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apud inferos esseto be in the lower world.Rate it:

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around the hornA difficult or precarious route that is less advisable than a simpler alternative; also, in baseball, throwing the ball from third base to second to firstRate it:

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balls upThird-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.Rate it:

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basket caseIn World War 1, a victim who had one or more severed limbs. They were brought off the field in a “basket”.Rate it:

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bawdy basketThe twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.Rate it:

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beats one's swords into ploughsharesThird-person singular simple present indicative form of beat one's swords into ploughsharesRate it:

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before someone's timeFrom before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.Rate it:

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black babiesThird world charities, the missions.Rate it:

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blue moonThe third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.Rate it:

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blue noteNotes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui arriveraHe is sure to get on in the world.Rate it:

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Carry the Weight of the World on Your ShouldersTo think yourself responsible to resolve the problems of whole worldRate it:

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ce jeune homme ira loinThat young man will make his way in the world, has a future before him.Rate it:

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clarissima litterarum luminashining lights in the literary world.Rate it:

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clogs to clogs in three generations(UK) Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchildRate it:

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comfort womanA woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.Rate it:

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cosas veredesyou'll see that it's a crazy world out thereRate it:

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crossing the barPoetic Expression for passing out of this world:Rate it:

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cry me a riverAn admonishment, reminder, chiding, demand or ejaculation addressed to an individual whom evinces sadness. seemingly suffers disappointment, disillusionment, distress, and renders a general resentment toward the people in this world with a constant flow of tears.Rate it:

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deus est mundi procreator (not creator), aedificator, fabricator, opifex rerumGod is the Creator of the world.Rate it:

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deus mundum aedificavit, fabricatus est, effecit (not creavit)God made the world.Rate it:

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Dog-Eat-Dog WorldTo live a life associated by severe competition wherein people struggle ruthlessly to live or attain successRate it:

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.Rate it:

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el mundo es un pañueloit's a small worldRate it:

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en este mundo traidor, nada es verdad ni nada e mentira, todo es del color, del cristal atraves delPeople see what is happening in the world or around him, according to his convenience.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of humanity.Rate it:

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end of the worldAny change that seems catastrophic or devastating.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of habitability for life on Earth.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of the planet Earth.Rate it:

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être aux angesto be on cloud nine, to be on top of the worldRate it:

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extremae terrae partesthe most distant countries, the world's end.Rate it:

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fall into the wrong handsTo become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.Rate it:

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for all the worldEntirely, to all appearances.Rate it:

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Four Corners of the EarthFrom all across the world, from all over the placeRate it:

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fourth wallThe imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.Rate it:

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from china to peruall over the worldRate it:

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front wallThe main and largest wall in a racquetball or squash court, located at the front of the world; the wall which the ball must hit in a rally.Rate it:

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GI canused to refer sardonically to shells fired by the German Army in World War IRate it:

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give birthTo produce new life into the world; to have a baby. Transitive when used with to.Rate it:

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Give Someone the Third DegreeA long period of inquiry or questioningRate it:

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