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arbitrio alicuius omnia permittereto put the matter entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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as isIn its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.Rate it:

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attention whoreAn individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocationRate it:

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backfootTo put on the defensive; to put off balance.Rate it:

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balance the booksTo put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.Rate it:

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baptism by fireA rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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belli finem facere, bellum finireto put an end to war.Rate it:

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bene interrogareto cross-examine cleverly, put leading questions.Rate it:

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bestes Wissen und Gewissenthe best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competencesRate it:

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bet outTo be the first in a round to put money in the pot.Rate it:

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black upTo put on blackface makeup.Rate it:

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blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseThe person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.Rate it:

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blot one's copy bookTo damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.Rate it:

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boil overTo boil to such an extent as to overflow its container.Rate it:

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bottom feederA fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.Rate it:

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break a sweatTo put effort into something.Rate it:

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break the InternetTo deliberately overwhelm a web server through a cyberattack such as a DDOS, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.Rate it:

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break windTo flatulate; fart; to expel gases generated during digestion through the anus.Rate it:

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bright shiny objectAn item that attracts a great deal of attention because of its superficial characteristics.Rate it:

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bring to a boilTo heat something until it reaches its boiling point.Rate it:

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brûler une station (une étape)To run through a station (or, a halting-place) without stopping.Rate it:

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bug stormA large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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bundle upTo dress in, or put on, warm clothes.Rate it:

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bundle upTo put into a bundle.Rate it:

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burn offTo fill with programming not suitable for its original purpose.Rate it:

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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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bust one's assTo work very hard, to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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by the grace of the almightyThrough the kindness of the AlmightyRate it:

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by way ofBy the route of; through; via.Rate it:

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ça a sa petite volonté (fam.)It has a will of its own (in speaking of children, etc.).Rate it:

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calcaria subdere equoto put spurs to a horse.Rate it:

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calcaribus equum concitareto put spurs to a horse.Rate it:

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can itTo silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.Rate it:

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capita conferre (Liv. 2. 45)to put our heads together.Rate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.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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catch outTo put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.Rate it:

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causam interponere or interserereto interpose, put forward an argument, a reason.Rate it:

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cela a fait son tempsThat has had its day.Rate it:

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cela va tout seulThat is no trouble; That works of its own accord.Rate it:

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cette démarche a porté coupThat step told, had its effect.Rate it:

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cette poutre porte à fauxThat beam does not rest properly on its support.Rate it:

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chain upTo put in chainsRate it:

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check upTo verify through brief investigation or examination; to revisit for assurance that there are no problems.Rate it:

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check up onTo examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check outRate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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