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inicere pontemto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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inmates running the asylumAlternative form of lunatics have taken over the asylumRate it:

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j'ai barres sur luiI have an advantage over him; I have the whip-hand (the pull) over him.Rate it:

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j'en ai par-dessus la tête1. I am sick and tired of it. 2. I am head over ears in it.Rate it:

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j'en ai pour deux heuresI shall be two hours over it.Rate it:

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j'en passe ... et des meilleursSome of the best I pass over.Rate it:

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je n'en reviens pasI cannot get over it (astonishment).Rate it:

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je ne me casse pas la tête avec (or, pour) de telles bagatellesI don’t worry my head (or, rack my brains) over such trifles.Rate it:

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je suis en pays de connaissanceI am among people I know, among old friends.Rate it:

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jemandem das Fell über die Ohren ziehento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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jemandem Sand in die Augen streuento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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jumpTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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jungle telegraphA system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.Rate it:

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keep the changeAn instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tipRate it:

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keep watchTo guard; to watch over someone or something.Rate it:

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keep your feet on the groundmaintain a sense of composure, refuse to get all up in the air over any reversal.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situationRate it:

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kill the rabbitTo get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.Rate it:

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kiss the gunner's daughterTo be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.Rate it:

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knock one down with a featherAlternative form of knock one over with a feather.Rate it:

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laissez couler l'eauDo not be anxious about what cannot be helped; Don’t cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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le beurre et l'argent du beurreone's cake and eating it too; two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over anotherRate it:

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le plus fort est faitThe worst is over; The most difficult part is done.Rate it:

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Lead You by the NoseTo have a control over someone, to be in authorityRate it:

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left and rightAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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left, right and centerAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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legem abrogare (Att. 3. 23. 2)to replace an old law by a new.Rate it:

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let sleeping dogs lieTo leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.Rate it:

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let slideTo let go, allow, release, pass over without action.Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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long in the toothOld, aged. Rate it:

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Long in the ToothSomeone who gets old, aged or elderlyRate it:

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lord of the fliesA ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.Rate it:

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megoInitialism of my eyes glaze over : used to indicate the speaker's boredom or impatience with some subject or activity.Rate it:

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métro, boulot, dodometonymy for the everyday routine of a Parisian or more generally urban worker. Roughly, same old same old or also rat race.Rate it:

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mettre sur la selletteTo cross-question; To haul over the coals (fam.).Rate it:

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mount upto increase over a period of time; to accumulateRate it:

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move in onTo encroach or prepare to take over.Rate it:

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muffin topThe roll of flesh that bulges over the top of excessively tight trousers.Rate it:

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my body is readyUsed to express preparation for and excitement over something, especially sex.Rate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate it:

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nous en causerons entre la poire et le fromageWe will talk it over at dessert.Rate it:

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older adultAn old person.Rate it:

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omegaThe twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.Rate it:

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on in yearsOld; advanced in age.Rate it:

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on ne prend pas les vieux merles à la pipéeOld birds are not to be caught with chaff.Rate it:

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on the airbroadcasting usually over radio waves or on live televisionRate it:

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on the rocksPoured over ice, usually in reference to alcoholic drinks.Rate it:

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