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Smell like a RoseTo come up winner and successful at the end, to look alright in bad situation, to evade bad reputation by coming up innocentRate it:

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sow the wind, reap the whirlwindEvery decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.Rate it:

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spring upTo come rapidly into existence.Rate it:

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stand someone in good steadto come in handy for someone in the futureRate it:

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standard fareMenu items or dining options which are regularly available in a restaurant or other place where food is served.Rate it:

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start a familyTo conceive one's first childRate it:

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sub sensum or sub oculos, sub aspectum cadereto come within the sphere of the senses.Rate it:

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superiorem (opp. inferiorem), victorem (proelio, pugna) discedereto come off victorious.Rate it:

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suss outTo come to understand.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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the early bird gets the wormWhoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are only available to the first competitors.Rate it:

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there is a new sheriff in townA new person has come to power and is going to make changes.Rate it:

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thinking out loudTo come up with an idea or solution in your head but not verbally talking about itRate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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this is itThe moment has come.Rate it:

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to goServed in a package or takeout container so as to be taken away from a restaurant rather than eaten on the premises.Rate it:

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tôt ou tard la vérité se fait jourSooner or later the truth will come out.Rate it:

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touch onTo come or go to for a short time.Rate it:

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transigere aliquid cum aliquoto come to an understanding with a person.Rate it:

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tricherie revient à son maîtreCurses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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trou normandEau-de-vie, especially calvados, served as a middle course in a large meal.Rate it:

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tu n'en auras pas l'étrenneYou will not be the first to use it.Rate it:

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un brave à trois poilsThe bravest of the brave; A hero of the first water.Rate it:

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un malheur n'arrive jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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un malheur ne vient jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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under the gunThe first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.Rate it:

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venez demain, nous serons en petit comitéCome to-morrow, there will be only a few intimate friends.Rate it:

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venez n'importe quandCome at any time, no matter when, whenever you please.Rate it:

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venir deto come from, to be from, to originate fromRate it:

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venire in conspectum alicuiusto come in sight.Rate it:

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venons au faitLet us come to the point.Rate it:

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verge onTo approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.Rate it:

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vocabulum, verbum, nomen ducere ab, ex...to form, derive a word from... (used of the man who first creates the word).Rate it:

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você vem sempre aquido you come here often; A phrase strongly associated with flirtatious behavior.Rate it:

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volte semprecome againRate it:

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vous arrivez on ne peut mieuxYou could not have come at a more opportune moment.Rate it:

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vous avez touché la grosse cordeYou have come to the main point.Rate it:

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vous venez à point nomméYou come in the nick of time, at the necessary moment, just when you are wanted.Rate it:

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vous vous adressez mal; vous vous adressez bien (ironic.)You have come to the wrong person; You have mistaken your man.Rate it:

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wait for itUsed to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.Rate it:

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watering holeA depression in which water collects and where animals come to drink.Rate it:

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wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommenIf the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountainRate it:

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white rabbitWhite rabbit is the first thing one must say, usually 3 times, on the first day of each month.Rate it:

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wise upTo become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.Rate it:

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wish upon a starHope that a wish will become fulfilled; usually upon seeing the first star of the evening.Rate it:

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work overTo improve a prototype, or first draft.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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будь что будетwhatever will be, will be; whatever works; come what mayRate it:

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можно войтиcan I come inRate it:

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