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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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à beau jeu beau retourOne good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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à vous la balleIt is now your turn to act.Rate it:

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à vous le déIt is your turn to play (at dice). [See Avoir.]Rate it:

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about turnAn about face; a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing.Rate it:

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about turnA complete change of opinion, direction, etc.Rate it:

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add insult to injuryTo further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.Rate it:

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after youA gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.Rate it:

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aliquid in risum vertereto make a thing ridiculous, turn it into a joke.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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an umbrella policyReference insurance terminology. An additional protection beyond the basic policy to cover the unusual, the vastly unpredictable, in a loss or damage incident.Rate it:

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animum attendere ad aliquidto turn one's attention to a thing.Rate it:

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arse aboutTo turn round.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 a lossBelow the cost or price of purchase.Rate it:

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at a loss for wordsHaving nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.Rate it:

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aures claudere, patefacere (e.g. veritati, assentatoribus)to turn a deaf ear to, to open one's ears to...Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.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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bitch, pleaseWhen you want a bitch to shut up, you hold up your hand, turn away, and say “bitch, please” Similar to the saying “talk to the hand”Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:

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Bohnen in den Ohren habento turn a deaf earRate it:

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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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brown outTo experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.Rate it:

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Buggins's turnThe appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.Rate it:

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c'est à vous à parlerIt is your turn to speak.Rate it:

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c'est entendu, à la charge d'autant (or, de revanche)I will do the same for you; One good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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cette perte nous coupe bras et jambesThis loss cripples us entirely.Rate it:

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cheat outTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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come upon the townBecome a prostitute; turn to prostitution.Rate it:

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coucher dans son fourreauTo go to sleep without undressing; To turn in all standing (nav.).Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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damno afficito suffer loss, harm, damage.Rate it:

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damnum (opp. lucrum) facereto suffer loss, harm, damage.Rate it:

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damnum compensare cum aliqua reto balance a loss by anything.Rate it:

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damnum or detrimentum sarcire (not reparare)to make good, repair a loss or injury.Rate it:

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de via declinare, deflectere (also metaphorically)to turn aside from the right way; to deviate.Rate it:

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dead lossAn absolute or total loss.Rate it:

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der Reihe nachone by one, in turnRate it:

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detrimentum capere, accipere, facereto suffer loss, harm, damage.Rate it:

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easy come, easy goEasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss.Rate it:

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ecotropism is a philosophyFrom "eco" the hearth and "tropism" to turn toward. Ergo--to turn toward the earthRate it:

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