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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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à brebis tondue Dieu mesure le ventLa providence proportionne nos épreuves à nos forces ; Dieu ne nous envoie pas plus d’épreuves que nous n’en pouvons supporter.Rate it:

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à brebis tondue dieu mesure le ventGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.Rate it:

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actiothe treatment of the piece.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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argumentumthe plot of the piece.Rate it:

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au coinInjonction d'un professeur à un élève de s'infliger une punition consistant à se tenir debout contre le mur, face à un coin de la pièce.Rate it:

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autant en emporte le ventThat is but so much breath spent in vain; It is not of the slightest consequence.Rate it:

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autant en emporte le ventSe dit en parlant de promesses auxquelles on n’ajoute pas foi, ou de menaces dont les effets ne sont pas à craindre.Rate it:

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avoir le vent en poupeto gain popularity, to enjoy increasing successRate it:

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avoir le vent en poupe^.Rate it:

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big gunA large-caliber artillery piece.Rate it:

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blow offTo vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.Rate it:

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blow off steamTo rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.Rate it:

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bon ventBonne idée, ne s’utilise guère que dans l’expression, quel bon vent vous amène.Rate it:

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bon ventVent qui porte directement le navire vers le point où l’on veut aller.Rate it:

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break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.Rate it:

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brickbatA piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club.Rate it:

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bridgeThe piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.Rate 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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c'est la pièce de résistanceIt is the principal dish (of a meal).Rate it:

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c'est un ouvrage de longue haleineIt’s a long job, a heavy piece of work.Rate it:

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c'est une réponse à l'emporte-pièceIt is a very cutting answer, and to the point.Rate it:

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carmen pronuntiareto recite a piece of verse (without gestures).Rate it:

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carmen recitareto read a piece of verse with expression.Rate it:

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celui qui sème le vent récolte la tempêteHe who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind; Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Rate it:

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cette pièce a fait fourThat piece was a failure, a frost.Rate it:

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chase the dragonTo inhale the vapour from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil.Rate it:

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Chicken FeedVery small amount of money that is not enough to manage a living or scarce piece of information or clueRate it:

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chicken filletA piece of rubber or silicone placed in a woman's bra under the breast to increase apparent size and/or create more cleavage.Rate it:

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chicken filletUsed other than as an idiom: A piece of chicken breast meat.Rate it:

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chocolate hot doga piece of faecesRate it:

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conversation pieceinteresting objectRate it:

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coser y cantarA piece of cakeRate it:

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do upTo fasten a piece of clothing.Rate it:

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draw a blankTo be unable to produce a required piece of information.Rate it:

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duck soupEasy, or a piece of cake.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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easy as pieVery easy. See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; easy peasy; easy-peasy lemon squeezy; as easy as falling off a logRate it:

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easy peasy (lemon squeezy)a rhyming expression for saying something is very easy, straight forward; also written easy-peasy; See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; as easy as falling off a log; easy as pieRate it:

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era só o que me faltavaliterally: “ was the only missing piece for me/ was just what I was missing.” either expresses impatience towards yet another misfortune or expresses disbelief towards an absurd statement: “give me a break!”Rate it:

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etc.And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.Rate it:

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fabula cadita piece is a failure, falls flat.Rate it:

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fabula, ludus scaenicusthe piece; the play.Rate it:

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fabulam docere (διδάσκειν) (of the writer) (opp. fabulam discereto study a piece, of the actor)Rate it:

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facts on the groundA euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.Rate it:

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get offTo stop using a piece of equipment.Rate it:

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give somebody a piece of one's mindTo express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction.Rate it:

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give someone a piece of one's mindTo express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.Rate it:

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hatchet jobA treatment which serves primarily to disparage its subject; a piece of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.Rate it:

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