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je jette ma langue aux chiensI give it up (of riddles, etc.).Rate it:

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je l'accommoderai comme il fautI will give him a good hiding.Rate it:

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je lui dirai ma façon de penserI’ll give him a piece of my mind.Rate it:

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je lui donnerai du fil à retordreI will cut out his work for him; I will give him a deal of trouble.Rate it:

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je lui laverai la tête (pop.)I will give it to him; I will give him a sound drubbing.Rate it:

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je ne demande pas mieuxNothing would give me greater pleasure.Rate it:

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je suis en pays de connaissanceI am among people I know, among old friends.Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jeter sa langue aux chiensTo give up guessing (conundrums, etc.). Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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kick at the canTo make an attempt; to try.Rate it:

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kill the rabbitTo get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.Rate it:

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kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.Rate it:

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la charité, s'il vous plaît!Please give me a penny!Rate it:

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la plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle aNo man can give more than he has; A man cannot give what he has not got.Rate it:

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Lay an EggTo give a pathetic and shaming performance in somethingRate it:

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lay downTo give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground.Rate it:

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lead onto mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.Rate it:

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leave a sour taste in one's mouthTo give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.Rate it:

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leave overGive over; stop it!Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneDo not interfere, change, disturb, get involved or try to make a situation better because you might make a situation worse; (also known as "let well enough alone" "leave well alone and "let well alone")Rate it:

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legem abrogare (Att. 3. 23. 2)to replace an old law by a new.Rate it:

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let sleeping dogs lieTo leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.Rate 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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LIGAFInitialism of like I give a fuck.Rate it:

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LIGAFFInitialism of like I give a flying fuck.Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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live by the sword, die by the swordOne who uses violence can expect a violent response. It is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.(figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey poetic justice.Rate it:

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load upto give a load toRate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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locum dare suspicionito give ground for suspicion.Rate it:

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long in the toothOld, aged. Rate it:

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Long in the ToothSomeone who gets old, aged or elderlyRate it:

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ludos funebres alicui dareto give funeral games in honour of a person.Rate it:

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majorarmy term, a senior officer, also can be used in college, I.e I majored in mathsRate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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make wayTo give place or step aside.Rate it:

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manum (dextram) alicui porrigereto give one's hand to some one.Rate it:

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me la pelaI don't give a shitRate it:

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me la sudaI don't give a fuck, whateverRate it:

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métro, boulot, dodometonymy for the everyday routine of a Parisian or more generally urban worker. Roughly, same old same old or also rat race.Rate it:

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mettre au mondeto give birthRate it:

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

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militiam detrectare, subterfugereto try to avoid military service.Rate it:

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munus gladiatorium edere, dare (or simply munus edere, dare)to give a gladiatorial show.Rate it:

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name afterTo intentionally give someone or something the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing.Rate it:

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name forTo intentionally give someone the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing.Rate it:

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narrare aliquid ad fidem historiaeto give a veracious and historic account of a thing.Rate it:

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negotium alicui facessere (Fam. 3. 10. 1)to give a person trouble, inconvenience him.Rate it:

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