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good to goReady for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.Rate it:

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good to goReady for use or ready for normal operation, especially after repair or renewal.Rate it:

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goose upTo boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive.Rate it:

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grab bagA gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made.Rate it:

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grab offTo hurriedly and forcibly take, appropriate or seize control of.Rate it:

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gradum facereto take a step.Rate it:

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grappledEngage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, battleRate it:

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gunshyFearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded.Rate it:

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hair of the dogAn alcoholic drink taken the morning after to cure a hangover or withdrawal symptoms.Rate it:

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Handle With Kid GlovesTo carefully and tenderly take care ofRate it:

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handle your shitTo take care of one's necessary business, usually, but not necessarily, said by another person.Rate it:

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Hanging by a ThreadTo remain in insecure and risky situation, to take help of a very small to secure youRate it:

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hasta luegogoodbye, see you later, bye, take careRate it:

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have a seatTo sit down; to take a seat.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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have the last laughTo be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.Rate it:

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he who laughs last laughs bestsuccess is better after having previously endured ridicule.Rate it:

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head southAlternative form of go south; to decrease or become unfavorable; to take a turn for the worse.Rate it:

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heads or tailsA game to bet upon a which side of a coin lays face up after it is thrown.Rate it:

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help oneselfTake freely.Rate it:

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hereditatem adire, cernereto take possession of an inheritance.Rate it:

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hold one's liquorTo be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.Rate it:

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Hold the FortTo guard and look after something with care, be watchful of somethingRate it:

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hop to it!A welcome to someone's verve and their confidence. Suggest to another to go after it.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hum and hawProcrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.Rate it:

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hunt outTo track down; to find after searching for a whileRate it:

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hush moneyMoney given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.Rate it:

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I approve this messagea phrase said after or before one makes a declaration to attach a mock solemnity to a strongly held beliefRate it:

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I hope you're happySaid to scold someone who did something wrong, after seeing the consequences.Rate it:

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I see, said the blind manSaid to express confusion. Also used to express understanding after an initial period of confusion, i.e., "I see, said the blind man."Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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ignem concipere, comprehendereto take fire.Rate it:

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il a le caractère mal faitHe cannot take a joke.Rate it:

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il entend à demi motHe can take a hint.Rate it:

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il entend à demi-motHe can take a hint.Rate it:

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il faut prendre le bénéfice avec les chargesOne must take the rough with the smooth.Rate it:

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il m'a mis le marché à la mainHe told me I could take it or leave it; He made me decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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il n'a garde de venirHe will take care to keep away; There is no chance of his coming.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petites économiesA penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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il ne cherche que plaie et bosseHe is always hankering after a black eye.Rate it:

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il ne se laisse pas manger la laine sur le dosHe is not the man to let himself be made a fool of; He will not allow people to take the food out of his mouth; He will not tamely submit to any imposition.Rate it:

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il s'est rangéHe has settled down (after sowing his wild oats).Rate it:

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il tient de son pèreHe takes after his father.Rate it:

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imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupareto take upon oneself absolute power.Rate it:

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in bonam (malam) partem accipere aliquidto take a thing in good (bad) part.Rate it:

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in fidem recipere aliquem (B. G. 2. 15. 1)to take a person under one's protection.Rate it:

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in good spiritsto be in a good mood, especially after a traumatic experienceRate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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in meliorem spem, cogitationem aliquem inducere (Off. 2. 15. 53)to induce some one to take a brighter view of things.Rate it:

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