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isn't it soIsn't it that way?Rate it:

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it comes and goesSometimes you might feel like nothing is right and everything is against you, but don't give up. Things could change for the good in a matter of seconds.Rate it:

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it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog(rare or obsolete, proverb) If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so.1596 Rate it:

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it is what it isAnother way to say you cannot change what is apparent, but accept it.Rate it:

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iter tentare per vim (cf. sect. II. 3)to force a way, a passage.Rate it:

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j'y ai mis du mien, mettez-y du vôtreI have given way a bit, meet me half-way; I have done my share at it, now it’s your turn.Rate it:

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jazz upTo give a rhythm/melody reminiscent of jazz.Rate it:

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je jette ma langue aux chiensI give it up (of riddles, etc.).Rate it:

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je l'accommoderai comme il fautI will give him a good hiding.Rate it:

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je l'ai mis au pied du murI drove him into a corner; I made him decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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je lui dirai ma façon de penserI’ll give him a piece of my mind.Rate it:

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je lui donnerai du fil à retordreI will cut out his work for him; I will give him a deal of trouble.Rate it:

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je lui laverai la tête (pop.)I will give it to him; I will give him a sound drubbing.Rate it:

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je ne demande pas mieuxNothing would give me greater pleasure.Rate it:

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je ne sais à quel saint me vouerI do not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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je suis en voie de le finirI am in a fair way to finish it.Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jeter sa langue aux chiensTo give up guessing (conundrums, etc.). Rate it:

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Jump down Your ThroatTo scream and shout at someone in an angry wayRate it:

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jumped-upDescribes a person who thinks he is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, of a higher class, or has more authority than they have in reality.Rate it:

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jumped-upDescribes a person who thinks or acts as if he/she is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, pretending to be of a higher class or having greater authority than he/she has in reality.Rate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.Rate it:

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la charité, s'il vous plaît!Please give me a penny!Rate it:

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la plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle aNo man can give more than he has; A man cannot give what he has not got.Rate it:

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lawyer upTo arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.Rate it:

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Lay an EggTo give a pathetic and shaming performance in somethingRate it:

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lay downTo give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground.Rate it:

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lay oddsTo offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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lean intoTo accept something negative but unchangeable; to find a way to benefit from, or alleviate the harm of, risk, uncertainty and difficult situations.Rate it:

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leave a sour taste in one's mouthTo give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.Rate it:

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leave overGive over; stop it!Rate it:

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left turnAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.Rate it:

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lemme goLet me be on my wayRate it:

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let the dog see the rabbitGet out of the way, so I can see what I'm doing.Rate it:

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Let Your Hair DownTo act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing mannerRate it:

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lictores summovent turbam (Liv. 4. 50)the lictors clear the way.Rate it:

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LIGAFInitialism of like I give a fuck.Rate it:

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LIGAFFInitialism of like I give a flying fuck.Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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link whoringThe practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.Rate it:

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Live High Off the HogTo live in luxurious way, having many expensive things, to be affluentRate it:

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load upto give a load toRate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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locum dare suspicionito give ground for suspicion.Rate it:

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longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)to go a long way back (in narrative).Rate it:

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ludos funebres alicui dareto give funeral games in honour of a person.Rate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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make it rainto throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealthRate it:

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