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rem frumentariam comparare, providereto look after the commissariat.Rate it:

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rendre un homme camusTo stop a man’s mouth; To make a man look small.Rate it:

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repose en paixmay he/she rest in peaceRate it:

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représenter les armes de bourgesTo look stupid.Rate it:

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requiescant in paceMay they rest in peace.Rate it:

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requiescat in paceMay he/she rest in peace.Rate it:

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res spectat ad vim (arma)there seems a prospect of armed violence; things look like violence.Rate it:

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respice finemlook to the end; consider the final outcomeRate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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ring of truthA phrase or story or comment that may only have a portion of truth to it.Rate it:

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riposi in pacemay he/she rest in peaceRate it:

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root aboutTo rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion.Rate it:

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rose-tintTo look through rose-tinted glasses at; to view or describe as better than it actually is or was.Rate it:

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s'accorder comme chien et chatTo live a cat and dog life.Rate it:

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saluti suae consulere, prospicereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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sauve qui peutevery man for himself - more literally "save yourself if you can"; most literally "may he save himself, whoever can"Rate it:

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save something for a rainy dayTo save something just in case one may need it.Rate it:

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scope inTo look through the scope of a rifle.Rate it:

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scout outto search, to look forRate it:

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scratch beneath the surfaceTo look or see beyond what is obvious.Rate it:

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se mettre en campagne(lit., of a general) To take the field; (fig.) To canvass or look out for a post; To start working.Rate it:

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se regarder en chiens de faïenceTo look at one another without talking (like stuck pigs).Rate it:

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sea lo que seawhatever may come, no matter what, whatever happens, come what mayRate it:

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sementem facere (B. G. 1. 3. 1)to look after the sowing.Rate it:

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shabby chica style of furniture or other things that are intentionally made to look old or shabby in an obviously fake wayRate it:

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si elle a trente ans c'est tout le bout du mondeShe may be thirty at the very outside.Rate it:

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sidepiecesexDescribes extra-marital or extra-relational physically intimate interaction with one other than one's spouse or longterm partner, with whom one also has some form of established relationship; term, song, and hastag by American Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe one of the acts in which her abusive ex-fiance may have been engaged, while absent from the home daily for 15 hours.Rate it:

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sideways glanceA silent, somewhat disapproving look from someone with body language to boot, which causes one to be somewhat uncomfortable and a bit in wonderment.Rate it:

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sight for sore eyesA pleasing sight, something that is beautiful to look at.Rate it:

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skoffedDo sartastically whistle air out of your mouth and look awayRate it:

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smarten upTo wear smart clothes and look more stylishRate it:

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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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so mote it beMay it be thus: a formula once used in ancient church and pagan rituals, and now used to conclude spells in Wicca.Rate it:

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specie (De Amic. 13. 47)apparently; to look at.Rate it:

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steal a glanceTo look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.Rate it:

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steely-eyedHaving a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.Rate it:

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sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt meAlternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.Rate it:

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still water runs deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellectRate it:

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stink eyeAn unpleasant look (as in a gaze).Rate it:

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studere, favere alicuito look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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studiosum esse alicuiusto look favourably upon; to support.Rate it:

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suis rebus or sibi consulereto take measures for one's safety; to look after one's own interests.Rate it:

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summon upTo look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.Rate it:

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swing stateA state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally; a purple state.Rate it:

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tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.Rate it:

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tel chante qui ne rit pasThe heart may be sad though the face be gay.Rate it:

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That's the Way the Ball BouncesThat’s what life really is or that’s what the life is all about; fate; you may not be able to change certain things in your lifeRate it:

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the hedgebirds raised a strainFrom Thomas Hardy's poem The King's Experiment. It means small song birds in hedges were singing.Rate it:

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the ivy can grow no higher than its hostA remark made by the French philosopher Descartes about critics: No matter how clever a critic may be, he can never surpass the writer on whom he is dependent.Rate it:

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tintlikeThe carshades that look like a tinted windowsRate it:

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