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nail in the coffinAn action that will lead something to come to a final finish.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 voilà-t-il pas qu'il est revenuWho should come back but he?Rate it:

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ne vous gênez pas!Do not stand upon ceremony! Make yourself at home! Don’t mind me!Rate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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not invented hereInvented outside one's own company (referring to the knee-jerk dismissal of products, technologies, etc. that come from third parties).Rate it:

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nothing built can last foreverEverything that is created, constructed or established is temporary and will eventually come to an endRate it:

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nothing built can last foreverEverything that is created, constructed or established is temporary and will eventually come to an endRate it:

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offendere, nancisci aliquemto meet, come across a person; to meet casually.Rate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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on the streetWithout a home; without the means to afford good shelter.Rate it:

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où il y a de la gêne il n'y a pas de plaisir (ironic.)There is nothing like making one’s self at home everywhere.Rate it:

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pan dulceTipo de pan de origen milanés, preparado con levadura, azúcar, huevos, frutos secos y desecados, etc., que se come especialmente en la celebración de Navidad.Rate it:

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panier de crabesA rat race; any organization where people metaphorically claw at one another to come out on top.Rate it:

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parier il y a cent (or, gros) à parier qu'ils ne reviendront pasThe odds are that they will not come back.Rate it:

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passons au délugeWe know all about that, let us come to the point; Don’t let us go over all that again, we will take it for granted.Rate it:

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paw atTo come on to in a rude way, with excessive and unwelcome touching; to handle rudely or clumsily.Rate it:

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pick offTo throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.Rate it:

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pie-in-the-skyOf a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.Rate it:

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play awayTo be sexually unfaithful out of one's homeRate it:

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play for timeTo delay a situation until one is prepared.Rate it:

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pop upTo come up with a "pop" sound.Rate it:

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portal to portalWhen quoting a remote project that involves travel, we calculate travel time as being "Portal to Portal", meaning cost is based on what I charge for travel time from home (or where ever the start point is) to the project location.Rate it:

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postponeto cancel until a future a timeRate it:

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potato skinsAn appetizer made by halving a baked potato, scooping out most of the inside, mixing that with cheese, sour cream, and chives and placing that mixture back into the potato skin then baking until crisp.Rate it:

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premier arrivé, premier servifirst-come, first-servedRate it:

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pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicareto fight for hearth and home.Rate it:

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Pull up StakesLeaving one’s job, home or country to another place that offers better thingsRate it:

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punch someone's lights outTo give someone a serious beating using one's fists; to punch someone until he or she is unconscious.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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qu'il vienne, il trouvera à qui parlerLet him come, he will find his match.Rate it:

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qui est bien qu'il s'y tienneRest content where thou art; Better dry bread at home than roast meat abroad.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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recipe for disastera plan that is sure to fail; events that come together to cause a catastrophe;Rate it:

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rein upTo stop, to cause to come to a halt.Rate it:

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revenir de loin1. To come back from a distant place. 2. To recover from a very severe illness.Rate it:

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ride upto approach or come near to while riding.Rate it:

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roll into come in an unstoppable flow.Rate it:

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Romam venire, pervenireto come to Rome.Rate it:

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rub offTo cause to come off by rubbingRate it:

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run its courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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run one's courseTo come to a natural endRate it:

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Russian rouletteA deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the location of the bullet is unknown, points the weapon at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.Rate it:

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rust offto come apart, from the process of rusting.Rate it:

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s'y casser les dentsTo come up against a brick wallRate it:

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save oneselfTo refrain from having sex until one meets a suitable person to date or betroth or marryRate it:

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sea lo que seawhatever may come, no matter what, whatever happens, come what mayRate it:

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seal the dealto come to an agreement, to finalise the deal.Rate it:

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second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:

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see outTo continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion.Rate it:

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