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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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point of no returnThe point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.Rate it:

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so crazy it just might workPossibly feasible though unconventional; plausible and previously unconsidered as a course of action.Rate it:

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sticks and stonesEvocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money StoppedRate it:

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walk a tightropeTo undertake a precarious course of action.Rate it:

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well-oiledefficient, efficiently runRate it:

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to not let any grass grow under one's feetto be always active and never delay in taking an actionRate it:

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à la guerre comme à la guerreOne must take things as they come; We must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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a lie comes back sooner or laterYou can't run from a lie, it will return to you at some point.Rate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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hitch one's wagon to a starTo commit to an aspirational goal or course of action that will lead to fulfillment.Rate it:

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I know you are but what am IAssertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.Rate it:

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native soilThe country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.Rate it:

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nice guyAn adult male who seeks sexual attraction and romantic intimacy, but only finds cordial friendship and platonic love.Rate it:

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one-man bandAn organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.Rate it:

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pelo amor de Deusfor the love of God; for God's sakeRate it:

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rat runningPresent participle of rat run.Rate it:

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rock alongTo progress in a smooth fashion.Rate it:

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a marathon is not a sprintThis means we need to pace ourselves—if we try to go too fast, we will run out of gas.Rate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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à vos marquesDébut de la locution à vos marques, prêts, partez : indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme de rejoindre leur bloc de départ.Rate it:

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à vos marques, prêts, partezPrononcé en trois temps, indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme dans un premier temps de rejoindre leur bloc de départ, puis de s’y positionner de manière à pouvoir s’élancer à tout moment, et enfin de s’élancer.Rate it:

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a-t-on jamais vu rien de semblable?Did you ever see such a thing?Rate it:

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above parMore than par for the hole or courseRate it:

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affaire de cœura love affairRate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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aimer quelqu'un comme la prunelle de ses yeuxTo love somebody like the apple of one’s eye.Rate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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aliquem ex animo or ex animi sententia amare (Q. Fr. 1. 1. 5)to love deeply.Rate it:

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aliquem in sinu gestare (aliquis est in sinu alicuius) (Ter. Ad. 4. 5. 75)to love and make a bosom friend of a person.Rate it:

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aliquem toto pectore, ut dicitur, amare (Leg. 18. 49)to love some one very dearly, with all one's heart.Rate it:

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aliquid ad verum exprimereto make a copy true to nature.Rate it:

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aliquis, aliquid mihi curae or cordi estsomebody, something is never absent from my thoughts.Rate it:

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all correcttrue; agreed, yes indeedRate it:

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all very wellTrue, as far as it goes.Rate it:

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aller comme un chat maigreTo run like a lamplighter. Rate it:

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amar no es amorA statement of unrequited loveRate it:

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amo-teI love youRate it:

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amor y paz y nada mása statement that love and peace are the most important attributes and actions and others are overvaluedRate it:

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amore captum, incensum, inflammatum esse, ardereto be fired with love.Rate it:

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amorem ex animo eicereto banish love from one's mind.Rate it:

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anno vertentein the course of the year.Rate it:

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

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Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (T)A pitcher who leads the league in three major categories: earned run average, wins, and strikeouts.Rate it:

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art imitates lifeThe observation that a creative work was inspired by true events; based on a true story.Rate it:

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at latter lammasNever.Rate it:

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au bout du fossé la culbuteAt the end of the run comes the fall.Rate it:

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au grand jamaisNever, no never.Rate it:

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barking dogs seldom bitePeople who make big threats never usually carry them out.Rate it:

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be it as it mayEven if that is the case; whether that is true or not; nevertheless.Rate it:

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