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a fool and his money are soon partedIt is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones.Rate it:

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a golden key can open any doorSufficient money can accomplish anything.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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a mille passibusa mile away.Rate it:

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a penny saved is a penny earnedA maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantimeRate it:

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a vero abducito be led away from the truth.Rate it:

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absent le chat, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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abstract awayto omit, ignoreRate it:

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abstract awayto generalize concepts or their application by using abstraction into a more usable formRate it:

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accusare aliquem peculatus, pecuniae publicaeto accuse some one of malversation, embezzlement of public money.Rate it:

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adopt outTo send a son or daughter away to live in another country..Rate it:

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aegritudine, curis conficito be wasting away with grief.Rate it:

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aes (argentum) signatumcoined money; bullion.Rate it:

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alicuius animum ab aliqua re abducereto draw away some one's attention from a thing.Rate it:

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aller au diable vauvert (corrupted into au vert)To go very far away, a devil of a way; To disappear.Rate it:

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amuser le tapisTo talk a great deal without coming to the point; To talk time away.Rate it:

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amuser le tapis (or, la galerie)To amuse people by talking the time away.Rate it:

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an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

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anaconda mortgageA loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other property.Rate it:

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AOBAway on break.Rate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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arma abicereto throw away one's arms.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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ashes to ashes, dust to dustyou are made of dust and return to ashes and dust after passing away.Rate it:

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assume the positionTo turn away, with your hands in a visible and unmovable position so that you can be searchedRate it:

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at arm's lengthAt a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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at onceImmediately; now; right away.Rate it:

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avertere pecuniam (Verr. 2. 1. 4)to embezzle money.Rate it:

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away gameAn athletic contest played in the opposing team's geographic area.Rate it:

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

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back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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bad money drives out goodDebased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.Rate it:

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bail outTo secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.Rate it:

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bang awayto constantly and irritatingly talk (about)Rate it:

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bang awayto work tirelesslyRate it:

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bang awayto strike or hit repeatedlyRate it:

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bang up coveA dashing fellow who spends his money freely.Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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bargain awayTo dispose of in a bargain, usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage.Rate it:

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basket houseA cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.Rate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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bat awayTo avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.Rate it:

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be loadedhaving a lots of moneyRate it:

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be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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be off with youGo away; get out.Rate it:

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beat itTo go away.Rate it:

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beat offTo drive something away with blows.Rate it:

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beaver awayTo busily undertake a large task.Rate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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