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no disturbI don't want any disturbance for nowRate it:

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no entiendoI don't understand.Rate it:

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no faltaba másdon't mention it; you're welcomeRate it:

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no hablo españolI don't speak SpanishRate it:

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no hablo inglésI don't speak EnglishRate it:

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no hay de quédon't mention it; used as you're welcome in the sense of no problemRate it:

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no lo séI don't knowRate it:

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no no noAbsolutely. Don't like any of the thingsRate it:

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no séI don't knowRate it:

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no te preocupesdon't worryRate it:

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no tellingI don't have the slightest idea.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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non c'è di cheDon't mention it, no problem, not at allRate it:

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non capiscoI don't understand.Rate it:

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non dire né ai né baiDon't say a wordRate it:

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non lo soI don't knowRate it:

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non parlo ingleseI don't speak EnglishRate it:

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non parlo italianoI don't speak ItalianRate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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Nothing Ventured, Nothing GainedIf you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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oh, ye of little faithPointing out one's lack of faith; people sometimes leave the "O" or "Oh" out of the saying when they say itRate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.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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ostrich policyThe tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they don't exist.Rate it:

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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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pas possible!You don’t say so! “Well, I never!”Rate it:

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passons au délugeWe know all about that, let us come to the point; Don’t let us go over all that again, we will take it for granted.Rate it:

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pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over againdon't quit. keep tryingRate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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put out feelersTo explore or watch for; ask around; investigate.Rate it:

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qui compte sans son hôte compte deux foisHe who reckons without his host must reckon again; Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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raise cainTo cause trouble; to behave in a disruptive manner; to make a problem; the phrase is actually "raise Cain" since Cain is a person's nameRate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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rolling stoneA person who moves around a lot and never settles down.Rate it:

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round inTo round up by riding around them.Rate it:

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RSNReal soon now; describing something that will be available in the near future, but often skeptically. Frequently used to mean "Whenever", "Soon, possibly never" or "don't hold your breath".Rate it:

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rumour has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...Rate it:

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scaredy cata children's word for a person who is easily frightenedRate it:

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search meI don't know; I have no idea.Rate it:

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sei láI don't knowRate it:

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shoot off at the mouthDon't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.Rate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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shy bairns get nowtIf you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowtRate it:

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si lo sabré yodon't I know it; tell me about itRate it:

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si yo te contaradon't get me startedRate it:

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