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ignem tectis inferre, subicereto set fire to houses.Rate it:

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il a bon dosHis back is broad enough to stand a good deal.Rate it:

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il est sur le flancHe is laid up, on his back.Rate it:

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il l'a fait de propos délibéréHe did it of set purpose; He had made up his mind to do it.Rate it:

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il lui a rendu la monnaie de sa pièceHe paid him back in his own coin.Rate it:

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il prêcha d'exempleHe practised what he preached; He set the example.Rate it:

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il s'est donné un tour de reinsHe sprained his back.Rate it:

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il tomba les quatre fers en l'air(lit.) He fell on his back; (fig.) He was struck all of a heap.Rate it:

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in provinciam proficisci (Liv. 38. 35)to set out for one's province.Rate it:

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in the fast laneIn a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.Rate it:

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in thunderationIn any set of circumstances whatsoever.Rate it:

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in viam reducere aliquemto bring a person back to the right way.Rate it:

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in viam se dareto set out on a journey.Rate it:

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inflammare urbemto set fire to a city.Rate it:

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insidias collocare, locare (Mil. 10. 27)to set an ambuscade.Rate it:

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je les ai mis aux prisesI have set them one against the other.Rate it:

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je lui ai rendu le changeI paid him back in his own coin. Rate it:

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je vais vous montrer comment il faut s'y prendreI am going to show you how to set about it.Rate it:

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jet settingThe actions of the jet set; travelling from one fashionable location to another by jet.Rate it:

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jet-setterA member of the jet set, a rich person who travels for pleasure.Rate it:

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jet-setterA member of the jet set; a rich person who travels for pleasure.Rate it:

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jet-settingThe actions of the jet set; travelling from one fashionable location to another by jet.Rate it:

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kick against the pricksTo kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goadedRate it:

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kick itTo kick back.Rate it:

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kitchen table softwareEspecially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vasethe straw that broke the camel's backRate it:

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lay down the markerTo set the standard.Rate it:

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le vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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lead outA race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. See drafting.Rate it:

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lead up toTo set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsles jeux sont faits, the stakes are setRate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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les observations glissent sur lui comme sur une cuirasseBlame slips off him as water off a duck’s back.Rate it:

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let looseset freeRate it:

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lick one's woundsHe's just off licking his wounds. He'll be back to try again.Rate it:

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lighten upTo ease up; back off; slow down.Rate it:

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loaded languagelanguage using words, set phrases or idioms that have strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definitions.Rate it:

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longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)to go a long way back (in narrative).Rate it:

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mad moneyMoney set aside to have fun with; or money carried to satisfy a mugger if someone gets mugged.Rate it:

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make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.Rate it:

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make it up toto pay back, to return someone a previous good deed.Rate it:

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make matters worseTo worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently.Rate it:

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mark outto set the boundaries of an areaRate it:

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memory laneA set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.Rate it:

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mettre la main à la pâteTo put one’s shoulder to the wheel; To set to (a special piece of) work oneself.Rate it:

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mise en scèneThe set of a theatrical production; Physical environment, surroundings, or ambianceRate it:

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modum facere, statuere, constituere alicui rei or alicuius reito set a limit to a thing.Rate it:

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