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breed like rabbitsTo breed very rapidly, to have many childrenRate it:

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brickbatFor example, it's quite common for magazines to have a section called Bouquets and Brickbats for compliments and criticisms.Rate it:

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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.Rate it:

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Bring Down the HouseTo have a lively or enthusiastic audience, Lots of clapping, hooting and noiseRate it:

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bring up againstTo cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.Rate it:

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brisons là!Let us have no more of that; That will do.Rate it:

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broyer du noirTo have the blues; To feel very sad.Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsburn one's candle at both ends, or both )Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsTo burn the candle at both ends.Rate it:

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brush with deathTo have a life redeemable experienceRate it:

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buck the trendTo go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.Rate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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but for the grace of GodWere it not for God's help, someone could have suffered that outcome.Rate it:

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by all accountsAccording to everything that people have said.Rate it:

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c'est comme le couteau de jeannotThat is like the Irishman’s gun (said of anything that has been mended so often as to have nothing of the original left).Rate it:

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c'est la faim qui épouse la soifThey are both very poor; It is one beggar marrying another.Rate it:

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c'est lui qui fait les sottises et c'est moi qui en paye la façonHe commits the mistakes and I have to pay for them.Rate it:

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ça y estthere we go, there you go, there you have it, that's it, etc.Rate it:

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caeco impetu ferrito have no principles.Rate it:

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causam optimam habere (Lig. 4. 10)to have a good case.Rate it:

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ce mot m'a échappéI have forgotten that word.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce que femme veut dieu le veutWoman must have her way.Rate it:

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cela est à ma chargeI have to pay for it; That falls on me.Rate it:

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cela me tient au cœurI have set my heart upon it.Rate it:

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cela ne me dit rienThat has no effect upon me; I have no desire for it.Rate it:

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ces plantes sont montées en graineThose plants have run to seed.Rate it:

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cette maladie peut avoir des suitesThat illness may have serious consequences.Rate it:

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cette marchandise est d'une bonne défaiteThese goods have a quick sale.Rate it:

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ceux qui n'ont point d'affaires s'en fontThose who have no troubles invent them; Idle people make business for themselves.Rate it:

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chacun à son goûtUsed to acknowledge that different people have different tastes or preferences.Rate it:

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chacun le sien n'est pas tropLet each have his own, then all is fair.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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chestnut(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.Rate it:

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Chew Your CudTo have a detailed analysis about anything or to think about something in a very deep mannerRate it:

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chilly climateA male-dominated environment where both overt and subtle forms of discrimination lead to the unequal treatment of womenRate it:

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chip upTo cause something to have cracks or dents.Rate it:

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clean plate clubWhen you have finished eating and there is nothing left on your plate, we say you belong to the clean plate club.Rate it:

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cling toTo have an intense emotional attachment to.Rate it:

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clown aboutto have fun in an irresponsible mannerRate it:

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clown aroundTo have fun in an irresponsible manner.Rate it:

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coals to newcastleA pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance.Rate it:

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come aloftTo mount sexually; also, to have an erection.Rate it:

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come fromTo have as one's birthplace or nationality.Rate it:

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come to griefTo have a disastrous outcome.Rate it:

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come to nothingTo fail completely; to have no result.Rate it:

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come to noughtTo fail completely; to have no resultRate it:

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come unstuckTo get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.Rate it:

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comprehensam quandam animo speciem (alicuius rei) habereto have formed an ideal notion of a thing.Rate it:

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confront one's demonsTo work through past experiences that have left emotional scars.Rate it:

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