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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm.Rate it:

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butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.Rate it:

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button noseA person having such a nose.Rate it:

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calamitatem, pestem inferre alicuito bring mishap, ruin on a person.Rate it:

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calcaria alicui adhibere, admovere; stimulos alicui admovereto spur, urge a person on.Rate it:

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call someone's bluffTo take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.Rate it:

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Call You on the CarpetTo scold a person before assigning an authorityRate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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capere aliquem vivumto take a person alive.Rate it:

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capitis absolvere aliquemto repeal a death-sentence passed on a person.Rate it:

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captain of industryA prominent business person who owns or is the highest-ranking executive of one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.Rate it:

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caput alicuius agitur (vid. sect. V. 8)a person's life is in jeopardy.Rate it:

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carum habere aliquemto feel affection for a person.Rate it:

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cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:

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Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:

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cast the first stoneTo act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.Rate it:

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cat that ate the canaryA person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.Rate it:

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cat that ate the canaryA person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.Rate it:

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Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

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causam alicuius agere (apud iudicem)to conduct a person's case (said of an agent, solicitor).Rate it:

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causam dicere pro aliquoto defend a person.Rate it:

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cenam alicui apponereto set a repast before a person.Rate it:

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certiorem facere aliquem (alicuius rei or de aliqua re)to inform a person.Rate it:

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cervices (in Cic. only in plur.) frangere alicui or alicuiusto break a person's neck.Rate it:

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cet homme-là est bien tombéThat man has fallen on his feet; That man has applied to the right person (or, ironic), to the wrong person.Rate it:

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charity muggerA person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.Rate it:

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chat upIn a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.Rate it:

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cheeky monkeyAn impudent person.Rate it:

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cheveux blancssilver-haired personRate it:

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chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them outRate it:

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choke offTo stop a person in the execution of a purpose.Rate it:

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chopped liverA person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.Rate it:

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chrome domeA bald head; a person who is bald.Rate it:

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cibum apponere, ponere alicuito set food before a person.Rate it:

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closed bookA person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling.Rate it:

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clutch artistA person who drives a motor vehicle, especially one equipped with a manual transmission, in a particularly skillful manner.Rate it:

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cold fishA heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.Rate it:

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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come betweenTo affect negatively or cause discord between and another person.Rate it:

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come overTo affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse.Rate it:

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comfort zoneThe range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.Rate it:

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committere aliquid alicui or alicuius fideito entrust a thing to a person's good faith.Rate it:

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commoda alicuius tuerito look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.Rate it:

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commodis alicuius servireto look after, guard a person's interests, welfare.Rate it:

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congredi cum aliquoto meet a person by arrangement, interview him.Rate it:

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conqueri, expostulare cum aliquo de aliqua reto expostulate with a person about a thing.Rate it:

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consentire, idem sentire cum aliquoto agree with a person.Rate it:

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consilia cum aliquo communicare(1) to communicate one's plans to some one; (2) to make common cause with a person. Similarly c. causam, rationem.Rate it:

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consilium dare alicuito give a person advice.Rate it:

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