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on entendrait trotter une souris (or, voler une mouche)One could hear a pin drop.Rate it:

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on est puni par où l'on a péché“The Gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to scourge us.”Rate it:

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on fait comme on peutWe must do the best we can; We have done the best we could.Rate it:

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on itIn full control and having full grasp of the situation.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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on loge à pied et à chevalGood entertainment (accommodation) for man and beast.Rate it:

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on lui compterait les côtesHe is nothing but skin and bone.Rate it:

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on n'a jamais vu chose pareilleOne never heard of such a thing.Rate it:

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on n'est jamais trahi que par les siensIt is always one’s friends (or, confederates) who betray one.Rate it:

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on n'y voit goutteOne can see nothing.Rate it:

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on ne fait pas d'omelettes sans casser des œufsNothing is done without trouble and sacrifice.Rate it:

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on ne peut contenter tout le monde et son pèreOne cannot satisfy everybody, all the world and his wife.Rate it:

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on ne peut être au four et au moulinOne cannot be in two places at the same time.Rate it:

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on ne peut lui en vouloirOne cannot be angry with him, blame him.Rate it:

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on ne peut manier le beurre qu'on ne se graisse les doigtsOne cannot touch pitch without soiling one’s fingers; If you have to do with money, some will stick.Rate it:

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on ne peut pas être et avoir étéOne cannot have one’s cake and eat it. Rate it:

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on ne peut prendre aux cheveux un homme raséOne cannot get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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on ne prend pas de valet pour se servir soi-mêmeWhat! keep a dog and bark thyself!Rate it:

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on ne sait quelle pièce y coudreOne does not know how to prevent (or, cure) it.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire d'une buse un épervierOne cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.Rate it:

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on peut s'attendre à tout, surtout à l'inattenduOne may expect anything, especially the unexpected.Rate it:

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on pouvait entendre voler une moucheOne could hear a pin drop.Rate it:

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on premiseTraditional method of installing and customizing software on the customer’s own computers that reside inside their own data center.Rate it:

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on revient toujours à ses premières amoursOne always returns to one’s first love; Who loves well, forgets ill.Rate it:

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on t'en donnera des tabliers propres pour les salirYou ask too much.Rate it:

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on the bubbleHolding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.Rate it:

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on the cheapEconomically, especially if too economically.Rate it:

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on the clockWorking at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.Rate it:

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on the down-lowSecretly sleeping with someone other than one's partner.Rate it:

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on the fenceUndecided; wavering in one's opinion.Rate it:

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on the flySpontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.Rate it:

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on the goTo have started.Rate it:

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On the Hot SeatIn a difficult position, in a situation where one is subject to criticism, situation in which one is scrutinizedRate it:

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on the ropesLeaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse.Rate it:

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on the trotsuccessively, in succession; one after the other.Rate it:

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on top ofFully informed about, and in control of something; up to speed with.Rate it:

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on wheelsHaving wheels affixed to the bottom, and so transportable.Rate it:

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on your toesBe aware,of your surroundings, know exactly what is expected, know your stuff and act accordingly. Be awake!Rate it:

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once bitten, twice shyOne is cautious in the future if one has been hurt in the past.Rate it:

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onoAbbreviation of over and out.Rate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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open seasonA period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.Rate it:

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open the battingTo be one of a pair of cricketers that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.Rate it:

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open the kimonoTo reveal details of one's business operations.Rate it:

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open wideTo open one's mouth wideRate it:

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open-armedHaving one's arms open and apartRate it:

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open-door policyA policy or usual practice, by a person in authority, of permitting subordinates or constituents to visit his or her office unannounced and at any reasonable time for the purpose of discussing matters of concern.Rate it:

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operam (et oleum) perdere or frustra consumereto lose one's labour.Rate it:

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