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all hell breaks looseVi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.Rate it:

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all hell broke looseA great disaster happened or chaos ensued.Rate it:

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all's well that ends wellProblems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.Rate it:

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around the HornVia shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends.Rate it:

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arrivare alla fine del mesemake ends meetRate it:

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at largeOn the loose; roaming freely; not confined.Rate it:

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at loose endsIn an uncertain position or situation.Rate it:

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Athanasian wenchA sexually promiscuous or loose woman, willing to have sexual intercourse with "whoever wants to".Rate it:

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auf freiem Fuß seinto be on the looseRate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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bind upTo tie togetherRate it:

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bite i gressetTo loose.Rate it:

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black tieUsed other than as an idiom: see black, tie.Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsTo burn the candle at both ends.Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsburn one's candle at both ends, or both )Rate it:

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burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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Burn the Candle at Both EndsTo work more than usual, to extraordinary work (mentally or physical) until you get tiredRate it:

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busted flushAnything which ends up worthless despite great potential.Rate it:

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c'est la cour du roi pétaudThis is bedlam let loose; Dover Court—all speakers, no hearers.Rate it:

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ça va barderall hell will break loose!Rate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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ce qui me lie, c'est ma folieStraw bands will tie a fool’s hands.Rate it:

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clear the decksTo remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.Rate it:

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cut looseTo behave in an uncontrolled manner.Rate it:

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cut one looseto fartRate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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deathblowSomething that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.Rate it:

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diable vauverta million miles away, to the ends of the earthRate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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dresschange appearance, clothe, assist one to 'vest', change location of tie, ribbon, lapel, scarf, shawl, belt, etc.Rate it:

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einen Vogel habenTo have a few screws loose; be nuts; be crazyRate it:

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f*ck how it turn outI don't care about how it ends or simply not bothered.Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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free reinLoose rein, as of a horse.Rate it:

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freno remisso; effusis habeniswith loose reins.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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get intoTo move into an object, such that one ends up inside it.Rate it:

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go to the ends of the earthTo do everything possible to achieve something.Rate it:

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haec vox longa syllaba terminatur, in longam syllabam cadit, exitthis word ends in a long syllable.Rate it:

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have a screw looseA phrase meaning that the subject is insane or irrational.Rate it:

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Have a Screw LooseTo act in an odd, foolish manner, to behave silly and weirdRate it:

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Hit the RoofTo instantly loose temper, to get extremely furiousRate it:

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home runThe portion of a journey that ends at home.Rate it:

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il a le timbre fêlé (fam.)He is cracked; He has a screw loose.Rate it:

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imperium orbis terrarum terminis definiturthe empire reaches to the ends of the world.Rate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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