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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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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"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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nomina enodare or verborum origines quaerere, indagareto give the etymological explanation of words.Rate it:

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not for love nor moneyA circumstance in which 'ONE' would NOT comply, join, perform, reciprocate, marry, participate, sign-up, subscribe, engage, launch, give one ounce of approval:Rate 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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obsides dareto give hostages.Rate it:

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occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendumto give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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offensionem habereto give offense to, to shock a person (used of things, vid. sect. V. 18).Rate it:

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offer affordancesTo give elbow room or leeway for something to happen.Rate it:

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offer upto give (thanks, praise) to GodRate 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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omnes cogitationes ad aliquid conferreto give all one's attention to a thing.Rate it:

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on a first-name basisHaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surnameRate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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one's left nutA very high price to be willing to pay for something; usually used after the verb give.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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oppugnationem, obsidionem relinquereto give up an assault, a siege.Rate it:

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optionem alicui dare (Acad. 2. 7. 19)to give a person his choice.Rate it:

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oraculum dare, edereto give an oracular response.Rate it:

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où la chèvre est attachée il faut qu'elle brouteOne must bow to circumstances; One must put up with the inconveniences of one’s position if one can get nothing better; One must not expect more from life than life can give; We must take things as we find them.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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part withTo willingly let go of; to give up; to relinquish.Rate it:

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paucorum dierum spatium ad deliberandum dareto give some one a few days for reflection.Rate it:

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pay outTo slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.Rate it:

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pay the billsTo provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.Rate it:

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pay the rentTo provide enough income to afford a place to liveRate it:

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pendre la crémaillèreTo give a house warming.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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pitch onTo give a pitch to.Rate it:

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pluribus verbis, copiosius explicare, persequi aliquidto give a full, detailed account of a thing.Rate it:

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pocket-sizedsmall enough to fit into a pocketRate it:

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possessione alicuius rei cedere alicui (Mil. 27. 75)to give up a thing to some one else.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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potestatem, copiam alicui dare, facere with Gen. gerund.to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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practice makes perfectIf one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.Rate it:

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praecepta dare, tradere de aliqua reto give advice, directions, about a matter.Rate it:

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praeficere aliquem exercituito place some one at the head of an army, give him the command.Rate it:

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primas (e.g. sapientiae) alicui deferre, tribuere, concedereto give the palm, the first place (for wisdom) to some one.Rate it:

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proelio equestri contendereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:

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proelium committere(1) to begin the battle, (2) to give battle.Rate it:

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proelium deserereto give up the fight.Rate it:

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proelium equestre facereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:

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proelium facereto give battle.Rate it:

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