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duck outTo depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.Rate it:

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Eat You Out of House and HomeTo eat and spend everything that other person has in his houseRate it:

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elle a une petite mine chiffonnéeShe has irregular features, but her expression is pleasing.Rate it:

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fresh legsSomebody who has yet to play in a match, and therefore has plenty of energy.Rate it:

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fuck aboutTo fool around.Rate it:

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get backTo do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.Rate it:

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get into one's strideTo become familiar with something recently learnt.Rate it:

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go on the accountTo become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.Rate it:

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grow a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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I have no moneyIndicates that the speaker has no money.Rate it:

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il a accroché sa montre (pop.)He has “popped” his watch.Rate it:

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il m'a pris en grippeHe has taken a dislike to me.Rate it:

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jack offAn annoying person or one who has committed a transgression with no or insufficient apology; a jerk, an asshole.Rate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.Rate it:

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like gangbustersVigorously, rapidly, zealously, or forcibly; in a manner which has considerable impact.Rate it:

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me threeUsed to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".Rate it:

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one to talkA person who hypocritically criticizes others for a fault that he/she also has.Rate it:

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qui n'a pas argent en bourse, ait miel en boucheHe who has not silver in his purse should have honey on his tongue.Rate it:

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take overTo become more successful than someone or something else.Rate it:

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that does itExpression of annoyance or frustration; indicates that one has reached the limit of one's patience or temper.Rate it:

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twinkle in one's father's eyeA notional look of anticipation or hope (either for sex or a child) in one's father's eyes at or around the time of one's conception.Rate it:

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walk offTo recover from or digest by walking around.Rate it:

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yellow-belliedPertaining to an animal or reptile that has a yellow belly.Rate it:

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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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a fila andathat ship has sailedRate it:

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à l'heure qu'il est il doit savoir la nouvelleBy this time no doubt he has heard the news.Rate it:

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à père avare, enfant prodigueA miserly father has a spendthrift son.Rate it:

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absorb oneself inTo become preoccupied by.Rate it:

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absque hocThe technical words of denial used in denying what has been alleged.Rate it:

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ac (sed) de ... satis dixi, dictum estso much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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ad alicuius amicitiam se conferre, se applicareto gain some one's friendship; to become intimate with.Rate it:

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ad scribendum or ad scribendi studium se conferreto become a writer, embrace a literary career.Rate it:

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adamasse aliquem (only in Perf. and Plup.) (Nep. Dion 2. 3)to become devoted to some one.Rate it:

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add-onsomething that has been or can be added to an existing object or arrangement.Rate it:

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after allIn the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.Rate it:

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age outTo become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.Rate it:

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aliquid in memoria nostra penitus insideta thing has been vividly impressed on our memory.Rate it:

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aliquid mihi nec opinanti, insperanti accidita thing has happened contrary to my expectation.Rate it:

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alone in a crowdFeeling as though one does not fit in with the people around one.Rate it:

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along aboutApproximately; at around some time.Rate it:

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Also-RanA Competitor, Activist, Advocate, 'Busy Body', 'Has-Been' {attempting to become an 'Is-Been'}Rate it:

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am I rightSaid by someone who has just stated what he or she considers to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cureWe tend to not pay attention to our Physical and mental health until there is pain present or choas has arrived. A little bit here and there foes a long way.Rate it:

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and allUsed to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated.Rate it:

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animum ad scribendum appellere, applicareto become a writer, embrace a literary career.Rate it:

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animus meus ad dolorem obduruit (Fam. 2. 16. 1)I have become callous to all pain.Rate it:

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