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it's an ill windAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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iucunde esse (Deiot. 7. 19)to be in a good temper.Rate it:

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iudicium subtile, elegans, exquisitum, intellegensgood taste; delicate perception.Rate it:

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iusta facere, solvere alicuito perform the last rites for a person.Rate it:

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j'ai bien envie d'aller à paris avec vousI have a good mind to go to Paris with you.Rate it:

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j'en ai été quitte pour la peurI escaped with a good fright.Rate it:

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jamais bon chien n'a rongé bon osA good dog rarely gets a good bone; Men rarely get their deserts.Rate it:

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je garde cela pour la bonne boucheI am keeping that for the last.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 le mettrai au pasI will put him on his good behaviour.Rate it:

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je le tiens de bonne sourceI have it on good authority.Rate it:

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je ne le croirai qu'à bonnes enseignesI shall only believe it upon good authority.Rate it:

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je ne me paye pas de mauvaises raisonsI will only be satisfied with good reasons.Rate it:

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je ne veux pas y aller et pour causeI do not want to go there, and for a very good reason.Rate it:

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je suis bien dans son espritHe has a good opinion of me.Rate it:

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je suis très bien avec luiI am on very good terms with him.Rate it:

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je te dis merdebreak a leg! good luck!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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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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jolie laideunconventionally attractive. Literally it means "pretty and ugly" but is not generally used in reference to ugliness; a more accurate translation would be unusual, flawed or quirky good looks.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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keep in withTo continue to have a good relationship withRate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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kick buttTo be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.Rate it:

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Kick Up Your HeelTo cheer, celebrate and having good time, to rejoice oneselfRate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

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l'épée (or, la lame) use le fourreauThe mind is too active for the body.Rate it:

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l'istesso tempoDirects that the following movement should be played at the same tempo as the lastRate it:

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la bonne volonté est reputée pour le faitThe will is as good as (is taken for) the deed.Rate it:

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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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Lame DuckAbout to retire, in the last days of his or her jobRate it:

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later onGood-bye; see you later.Rate it:

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latine loqui (Brut. 45. 166)(1) to speak Latin, (2) to speak good Latin (also bene latine), (3) to express oneself clearly.Rate it:

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latine scribere (Opt. Gen. Or. 2. 4)to write good Latin.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 vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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LGTMInitialism of looks good to me.Rate it:

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like a million bucksExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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like a million dollarsExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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LNUInitialism of last name unknown.Rate 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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long armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.Rate it:

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looker, a looker'Good looking', attractive, 'outstanding beauty', 'knockout'Rate it:

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Lord love youSaid to express good will toward the listenerRate it:

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Lord's SupperThe Last Supper at Passover of Jesus with his disciples.Rate it:

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luck inTo experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky.Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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