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clue stickA metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.Rate it:

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cobble togetherTo put together without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise minimally usable.Rate it:

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collect upTo find and put together in the same place.Rate it:

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come and goTo alternately enter and exit into something (physically or figuratively)Rate it:

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come atTo enter into sexual relations with.Rate it:

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come forthTo move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.Rate it:

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come toTo stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.Rate 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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come up rosesTo enter into a condition or situation which is favorable; to develop in a pleasing or advantageous manner.Rate it:

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comedy equals tragedy plus timeA tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.Rate it:

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comfort womanA woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.Rate it:

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comme un nigaud, j'ai donné dedansLike a goose, I fell into the trap.Rate it:

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comment outTo disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment.Rate it:

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companyIt took six companies to put out the fire.Rate it:

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confidere alicui (but aliqua re)to put confidence in some one.Rate it:

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consilii mei copiam facio tibiI put myself at your disposal as regards advice.Rate it:

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controversiam sedare, dirimere, componere, tollereto put an end to, settle a dispute.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a mudroom to remove the grime from the outdoors and the workday, before entering into a home or ranchhouse.Rate it:

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cowboy upTo put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to fit in.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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culpam in aliquem conferre, transferre, conicereto put the blame on another.Rate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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curl upto curl, make curly, shape into curlsRate it:

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curl upto coil or shrivel, make into a coilRate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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dalla padella alla braceout of the frying pan, into the fireRate it:

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de, e civitate aliquem eicereto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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deep sixTo discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.Rate it:

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dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.Rate it:

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diem ex die ducere, differreto put off from one day to another.Rate it:

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dig oneself in a holeTo put oneself in even more trouble.Rate it:

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diminishing returnsA condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.Rate it:

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dissipatos homines in (ad) societatem vitae convocare (Tusc. 1. 25. 62)to unite isolated individuals into a society.Rate it:

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divide upTo divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.Rate it:

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doTo convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.Rate it:

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dolor infixus animo haeret (Phil. 2. 26)grief has struck deep into his soul.Rate it:

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don't make a big production out of this!Over emphasized, blown out of proportion, made it into a big deal, made it appear as a movie!Rate it:

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donner dans le panneauTo fall into the trap.Rate it:

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donner le changeTo put off the scent, to mislead.Rate it:

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donner un ouvrage à façonTo put out a job to be done.Rate it:

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dormitive virtueA type of tautology in which an item is being explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.Rate it:

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double double, boil and troubleA song/chant/spell witches say while stirring a cauldron and throwing items in the cauldron to brew the spell, usually to put a curse on someone (or to take one off)Rate it:

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double talkSpeaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.Rate it:

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down the toiletInto a state of collapse or failure: wasted, squandered; irretrievable.Rate it:

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down the tubesInto a state of collapse or failure.Rate it:

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drag inTo get into a course of action by forceful means.Rate it:

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drag one's feetTo procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.Rate it:

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dripTo put a small amount of a liquid on something, drop by drop.Rate it:

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drive homeTo push to or into a target.Rate it:

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