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je reviens de loin(lit.) I come from a long distance; (fig.) I am recovering from a long illness.Rate it:

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join forcesto combine labour, to come together, to uniteRate it:

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la caque sent toujours le harengWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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last minutePoint in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.Rate it:

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leak outTo come out of, because of a leakRate it:

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les deux armées en sont aux mainsThe two armies are in close combat, have come to close quarters.Rate it:

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les premiers vont devantFirst come, first served.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparably; in very close proximity.Rate it:

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long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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magic upTo create something or cause something to come forth, by magic or by some other unexplained means.Rate it:

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manum (us) conserere cum hosteto come to close quarters.Rate it:

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mark asTo provide sufficient reason to come to a conclusion about something.Rate it:

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melting potCome together and are homogenized.Rate it:

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mettre de l'eau dans son vin(fig.) To come down a peg.Rate it:

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misery loves companyRepetitious, droll, depressing revelations of one's hard luck, always being left out of the fun, the prizes, never invited, always overlooked and pleading that others will come to the rescue!Rate it:

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mit sozialistischem GrußA politically correct way to close a note or letter.Rate it:

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move in onTo come closer to, as if to catch or hunt.Rate it:

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multum esse cum aliquo (Fam. 16. 21)to enjoy close intercourse with... (of master and pupil).Rate it:

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n'y revenez pas(lit.) Do not come here again; (fig.) Do not do that again.Rate it:

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nail in the coffinAn action that will lead something to come to a final finish.Rate it:

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ne venez pas ainsi me corner aux oreillesDo not come and din it into my ears in that way.Rate it:

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ne voilà-t-il pas qu'il est revenuWho should come back but he?Rate it:

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neck and neckVery close in progress, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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nodding acquaintanceA casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).Rate it:

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not invented hereInvented outside one's own company (referring to the knee-jerk dismissal of products, technologies, etc. that come from third parties).Rate it:

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nous poursuivîmes l'ennemi l'épée dans les reinsWe followed the enemy close at his heels.Rate it:

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oculos operire (morienti)to close the eyes of a dying person.Rate it:

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offendere, nancisci aliquemto meet, come across a person; to meet casually.Rate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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on handclose by; ready to helpRate it:

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on one's deathbedClose to death.Rate it:

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on the brinkVery nearly; imminent; close.Rate it:

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on the heels ofIn close pursuit of; close behind.Rate it:

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on the pointVery nearly; imminent; close.Rate it:

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on the point ofVery nearly; imminent; close.Rate it:

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on the vergeVery near or close.Rate it:

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packed to the gillsOverly packing a suitcase when it is difficult to close it. Carrying a lot of things with few options to handle it all. Overly packed.Rate it:

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pan dulceTipo de pan de origen milanés, preparado con levadura, azúcar, huevos, frutos secos y desecados, etc., que se come especialmente en la celebración de Navidad.Rate it:

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panier de crabesA rat race; any organization where people metaphorically claw at one another to come out on top.Rate it:

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parier il y a cent (or, gros) à parier qu'ils ne reviendront pasThe odds are that they will not come back.Rate it:

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passons au délugeWe know all about that, let us come to the point; Don’t let us go over all that again, we will take it for granted.Rate it:

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paw atTo come on to in a rude way, with excessive and unwelcome touching; to handle rudely or clumsily.Rate it:

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pie-in-the-skyOf a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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pop upTo come up with a "pop" sound.Rate it:

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premier arrivé, premier servifirst-come, first-servedRate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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qu'il vienne, il trouvera à qui parlerLet him come, he will find his match.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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