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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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it's grim up northA phrase suggesting that the standard of life in the north of England is poor compared to that in the south.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'en ai par dessus la têteI am worried out of my life with it.Rate it:

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j'en mettrais la main au feuI would swear to it; I would stake my life on it; I would take my dying oath about it.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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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 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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jiminy cricketa phrase used in place of taking Christ's name in vain when someone wants to swearRate 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 the home fires burningTo maintain daily routine and provide the necessities of life in a home or community.Rate it:

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keep your friends close, and your enemies closerOne should be on their toes and alert of their surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure such people can't wreak havoc in one's life.Rate it:

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killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.Rate it:

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la fleur de l'âgeThe prime of life.Rate it:

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la vida es sólo unalife is only onceRate it:

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la vida son dos díaslife is shortRate it:

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late bloomerA person who lives a child's life comparatively later than their peers.Rate it:

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lawyer upTo arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.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 me alonestop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my lifeRate 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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les paysans dans ce tableau sont pris sur le vifThe peasants in that picture are life-like.Rate 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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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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little engine that could (the)a reference to a children's story about an engine that tried even when he didn't think he could succeedRate it:

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live and let liveTo be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.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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live it upTo have a wonderful life; to live fully and have fun.Rate it:

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live on the edgeTo be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, which threatens one's well-being or life, and which causes distress.Rate it:

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live outto pass time or to pass the remainder of one's life, especially in a particular place or situationRate it:

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living proofA real-life person or thing which demonstrates the validity of a hypothesis.Rate it:

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locked in loveSomeone is obsessed with you that they ruin your life.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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lost soulOne who is forlorn, who lacks direction, purpose, or motivation in life.Rate it:

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luxuria diffluere (Off. 1. 30. 106)to be abandoned to a life of excess.Rate 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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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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mars venteux et avril pluvieux font le mai gai et gracieuxMarch winds and April showers Make way for May flowers.Rate it:

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mener la vie à grandes guides(lit.) To drive life four in hand; (fig.) To live a very fast life.Rate it:

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misfortunes never come singlybad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.Rate it:

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