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business endThe part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.Rate it:

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by one's own handAs a result of one's own actions, especially with reference to death by suicide.Rate it:

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bystander effectThat someone is less likely to help another if other potential helpers are present than otherwise.Rate it:

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bystander effectUsed other than as an idiom: see bystander, effect.Rate it:

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c'est à vous à parlerIt is your turn to speak.Rate it:

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c'est l'air qui fait la chansonWords depend much on the tone in which they are spoken; It is not so much what you say as the way in which you say it.Rate it:

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ça marcheUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see ça,‎ marche.Rate it:

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can you tell usA prefix indicating a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker.Rate it:

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can't seemUsed other than as an idiom: see can't, seem.Rate it:

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carry onTo take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.Rate it:

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carry overUsed other than as an idiom. To transport over by carrying.Rate it:

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case closedUsed other than as an idiom: A case is closed; specifically, a police investigation or similar is resolved.Rate it:

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cask wineUsed other than as an idiom: see cask, wine.Rate it:

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casser du sucre sur la tête de quelqu'un (pop.)To speak ill of any one in his absence.Rate it:

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casual expressiona word in the dictionary that has an alternate definition than the dictionary definition or a phrase that means something different than its words put together would literally mean when put togetherRate it:

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cat's clawUsed other than as an idiom: see cat, claw.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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Catholic twinsUsed other than as an idiom: see Catholic, twin.Rate it:

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ce qui est fait n'est pas à faireBetter to finish it now than to leave it.Rate it:

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cela est bientôt ditThat is easier said than done.Rate it:

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central dogmaUsed other than as an idiom: see central, dogma.Rate it:

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cet homme casse les vitresThat man speaks out boldly, to bring matters to a crisis; That man does not pick and choose his words.Rate it:

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chance vaut mieux que bien jouerLuck is better than wit or brains.Rate it:

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change one's mindTo decide differently than one had decided before.Rate it:

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change upTo throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed.Rate it:

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cheaper by the dozenThings are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.Rate it:

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cheat outTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.Rate it:

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check yourself before you wreck yourselfConsider the consequences of your actions before you end up in trouble.Rate it:

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checks and balancesA system for multiple parties wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.Rate it:

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chemical imbalanceUsed other than as an idiom: see chemical, imbalance.Rate it:

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chemically imbalancedUsed other than as an idiom: see chemically, imbalanced.Rate it:

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chicken filletUsed other than as an idiom: A piece of chicken breast meat.Rate it:

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chicken liverUsed other than as an idiom: see chicken, liver.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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chien qui aboie ne mord pasHis bark is worse than his bite.Rate it:

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childhood friendUsed other than as an idiom: see childhood, friend. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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Chinese cherryUsed other than as an idiom: see Chinese, cherry.Rate it:

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choke upTo hold the bat higher than is normal.Rate it:

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chop downUsed other than as an idiom: see chop, down.Rate it:

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Christmas presentUsed other than as an idiom: see Christmas, present.Rate it:

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circles aroundFar faster or better than.Rate it:

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cite chapter and verseTo speak authoritatively, providing detailed factual information.Rate it:

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clarius loquerespeak up, please.Rate it:

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climb downUsed other than as an idiom. To descend by climbing.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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closed formUsed other than as an idiom: see closed, form.Rate it:

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closing timeUsed other than as an idiom: see closing, time.Rate it:

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cold readingUsed other than as an idiom: see cold, reading.Rate it:

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come apartUsed other than as an idiom: see come, apart.Rate it:

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come atUsed other than as an idiom: see come, at.Rate it:

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