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vestigia alicuius sequi, persequi or vestigiis aliquem sequi, persequito follow in any one's steps.Rate it:

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vestigiis alicuius insistere, ingredi (also metaph.)to follow in any one's steps.Rate it:

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vous m'avez planté làYou left me without any warning; You left me in the lurch.Rate it:

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vox, nomen carendi or simply carere hoc significat (Tusc. 1. 36. 88)the word carere means...Rate it:

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warm bodyAny person who is present.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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wax poeticTo speak or write verbosely and in an increasingly enthusiastic manner; any discourse which is of an eloquent or poetic nature; similar to ‘wax lyrical’Rate it:

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whichever way one slices itfrom any perspective; in every caseRate it:

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whistle-stop train tourAny travel that's quick and with only brief pauses.Rate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother%3fA rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother?A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.Rate it:

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why i never!An expression of astonishment at something the speaker or any normal person would never do, say, etcRate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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wiggle roomThe opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.Rate it:

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window-shoppingThe browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.Rate it:

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with no further adoWithout any other formalities; with no further delay.Rate it:

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without failCertainly; by all means; as a matter of importance.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wolfpackDuring World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.Rate it:

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word of mouthVerbal means of passing of information.Rate it:

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wriggle out ofTo circumvent an obligation by sneaky means.Rate it:

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you don't know beans aboutYou Don't Have Any Idea About? Doing a task, performing a certain choreRate it:

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you don't know what you've got 'til it's goneA commonly used phrase to acknowledge the irony of taking something or someone for granted and only appreciating it/them once you don't have it/them any longer.Rate it:

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you're never too old to learnIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreamsRate it:

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zero outTo fill with zeros, replacing any previous contents.Rate it:

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вы принимаете какие-нибудь лекарстваare you taking any medications?Rate it:

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вы принимаете какие-нибудь медикаментыare you taking any medications?Rate it:

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нашла коса на камень (a scythe hit a rock)Means that two strong characters confronted and do not want to give in; similar to "he met his match" or "diamond cut diamond" Ни один ни другой ни в чём не хотят уступить друг другу. Имеется в виду одинаковое упрямство в отношении чего-либо, непримиримая оппозиция двух лиц, равных по силе характеров, по настойчивости в отношении � елаемого; столкновение взглядов, интересов, характеров.Rate it:

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у вас есть аллергия на какие-нибудь лекарстваare you allergic to any medications?Rate it:

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也是醉了I'm speechless. / It's so ridiculous that I don't know what to say any more. / Facepalm. / OMG.Rate it:

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你老母Abbreviated from 屌你老母, which literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you".Rate it:

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唔知個羞字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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唔知個醜字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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唔識個羞字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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小狗懶擦鞋a phrase that literally means "little dog lazy to wipe shoes" but is actually a phrase which contains words with similar sounds to the five profanities in Cantonese: 屌, 鳩, 撚, 柒, 閪.Rate it:

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屌你老母It literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you". it is usually abbreviated to 你老母. This phrase may vary in form, but is usually related to sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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恁老母Abbreviated from 姦恁老母 ／奸恁老母, which literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you".Rate it:

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