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a load of old codswallopA load of rubbish. Completely untrue.Rate it:

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a pristina consuetudine deflectereto give up old customs.Rate it:

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a rey muerto, rey puestoout with the old, in with the newRate it:

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a vetere consuetudine discedereto give up old customs.Rate it:

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à vieille mule frein doréOld women have the finest clothes.Rate it:

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admodum adulescens, senexstill quote a young (old) man.Rate it:

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aetate affecta esseto be infirm through old age.Rate it:

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age outTo become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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antiquis temporibusin old days, in the olden time.Rate it:

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any oldAny, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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any oldUsed other than as an idiom: see any, old.Rate it:

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any old nook or crannyAlternative form of any nook or cranny.Rate it:

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any old thinganything at allRate it:

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ape leaderAn old maid.Rate it:

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apprenti n'est pas maîtreOne must not expect from a beginner the talent of an old hand; You must spoil before you spin.Rate it:

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bad old daysthe past, seen as a time when things were worse.Rate 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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behind the timesOut of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.Rate it:

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bet one's bootsTo be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.Rate it:

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big ol'Alternative spelling of big old.Rate it:

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big oldEmphatically or impressively big; really big.Rate it:

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big oleAlternative spelling of big old.Rate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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book dumpingThe practice of donating old used books that burden rather than assist communities.Rate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.Rate it:

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boots and allUsed other than as an idiom: see boots, and all.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThe ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.Rate it:

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bossy boots or bossybootsSomeone that bosses others. Someone that is very bossy. A person who often tells other people what to doRate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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bucket of boltsA piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.Rate it:

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buey viejo surco derechoan old ox, a straight furrow (it makes)Rate it:

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built like a brick shithouseExceptionally well constructed; strong or tough.Rate it:

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bulletproofUnbreakable, very tough.Rate it:

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c'est la fée carabosseShe is an old hag.Rate it:

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c'est le refrain de la balladeIt is the old story over again.Rate it:

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c'est toujours la même rengaine (fam.)It is always the same old story.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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c'est un rusé compèreHe is a sly dog, a cunning old fox. Rate it:

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c'est un trop vieux poisson pour mordre à l'appâtHe is too old a bird to be caught with chaff.Rate it:

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c'est un vieux loup de merHe is an old sea dog.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le mondeIt is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le pont neufQueen Anne is dead; It is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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c'est vieux jeuThat is quite old-fashioned.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce sera mon bâton de vieillesseHe will be my support (consolation) in my old age.Rate it:

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chestnut(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.Rate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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