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lege Plautia damnari (Sall. Cat. 31. 4)to be condemned under the Lex Plautia.Rate it:

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lemme goLet me be on my wayRate it:

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let the dog see the rabbitGet out of the way, so I can see what I'm doing.Rate it:

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Let Your Hair DownTo act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing mannerRate it:

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lictores summovent turbam (Liv. 4. 50)the lictors clear the way.Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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link whoringThe practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.Rate it:

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Live High Off the HogTo live in luxurious way, having many expensive things, to be affluentRate 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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lunatics have taken over the asylumSaid of a situation in which those in charge are incapable of handling their responsibilities, and should rather be put under scrutiny themselves.Rate it:

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make it rainto throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealthRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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mars venteux et avril pluvieux font le mai gai et gracieuxMarch winds and April showers Make way for May flowers.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.Rate it:

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mettre en coupe réglée(lit.) To cut down periodically (of forests); (fig.) To lay regularly under contribution.Rate it:

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mettre les poucesTo give in, to knuckle under.Rate it:

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mettre un officier aux arrêtsTo put an officer under arrest.Rate it:

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misfortunes never come singlybad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.Rate it:

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mit sozialistischem GrußA politically correct way to close a note or letter.Rate it:

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moral high groundA position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.Rate it:

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moral low groundA position or point of view which is unethical or less reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.Rate it:

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move the goal postsTo unilaterally change the rules, or terms of an agreement, especially in an unfair or underhand way.Rate it:

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muddle alongTo live or work in an unplanned and unorganised way.Rate it:

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multum (nihil) ad communem utilitatem afferreto considerably (in no way) further the common good.Rate it:

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muscle upTo force one's way into or through.Rate it:

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my name isA common way to identify oneself.Rate it:

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nager entre deux eaux(lit.) To swim under water; (fig.) To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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ne venez pas ainsi me corner aux oreillesDo not come and din it into my ears in that way.Rate it:

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ne vous amusez pas en routeDo not lose an instant on the way.Rate it:

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neighbourhood watchIn Britain, a local crime-prevention scheme. Under police supervision, groups of residents agree to increase watchfulness in order to prevent crimes such as burglary and vandalism in their area.Rate it:

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ni hablarno way, don't go thereRate it:

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nice to almost meet youAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in personAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in person; a friendly and informal way of acknowledging that the encounter is not happening in person at the moment but might occur in the future. It is often used humorously or to convey a sense of anticipation.Rate it:

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no chanceAbsolutely not; under no circumstances. [from 18th c.]Rate it:

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no jodasno way; fuck off )Rate it:

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no mamesno way!; are you fucking kidding?; gimme a breakRate it:

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no shitNo body will stand an obstacle on my wayRate it:

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not a chanceAbsolutely not; no way.Rate it:

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not do someone any favorsTo reflect badly on or to hurt in some way.Rate it:

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not in the leastnot at all, not in any wayRate it:

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not in the slightestnot at all, not in any wayRate it:

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not likelyAbsolutely not; under no circumstances.Rate it:

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not on your lifeAbsolutely not; under no circumstances.Rate it:

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not on your tintypeAn answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.Rate it:

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o così o nientemy way or the highwayRate it:

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of sortsResembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat.Rate it:

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Off the Beaten Track (Path)Uncommon, something out of the way, not widely known, unpopularRate it:

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old ladya disrespectful way of saying wife or girlfriend, regardless of actual ageRate it:

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omnia iura pervertereto trample all law under foot.Rate it:

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on no accountUnder no circumstances.Rate it:

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on the looseNot incarcerated or in captivity; not under control.Rate it:

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