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close of playThe end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the All England Tennis Championships (Wimbledon)Rate it:

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close, but no cigarThat's almost correct, but not quite.Rate it:

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closed formA form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly.Rate it:

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cogitatione, non reideally, not really.Rate it:

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combattre un fou est temps perduFools are not to be convinced.Rate it:

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come in fromTo change to a new side in a conflict; to return from a period of exclusion; to accept after a history of not accepting.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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come throughNot to let somebody down, keep one's promise.Rate it:

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computer says noA popular phrase for an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense, and showing a level of unhelpfulness whereby more could be done to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome, but is not.Rate it:

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cookie-cutterishLooking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.Rate it:

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cool story broUsed to dismiss a comment perceived as boring or pointless, or an anecdote etc. that is not true.Rate it:

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corsaires contre corsaires ne font pas leurs affairesDog does not eat dog. Rate it:

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couldn't carry a note in a bucketnot musically talented, unable to sing.Rate it:

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count on one handThe seeming low number of occasions when this particular problem was not automatically resolved.Rate it:

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count outTo declare adjourned, as a sitting of the House, when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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cover one's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that one is not blamed or punished for one's conduct.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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crack a smileTo smile, especially while attempting not to.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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croyez cela et buvez de l'eau (fam.)Do not believe that, I know it is not true; Surely you are not simple enough to believe that!Rate it:

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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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culpable homicideHomicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.Rate it:

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curiosity killed the catOne should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.Rate it:

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dans la fouléenot outside the bounds ofRate it:

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de minimis non curat lexThe law does not concern itself with trifles; expression of the rule that the law will not remedy an injury that is minimal.Rate it:

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deadFiguratively, not alive; lacking life.Rate it:

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dead weightWeight that does not move.Rate it:

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deal outto not deal cards to someone who is leaving a game.Rate it:

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débander l'arc ne guérit pas la plaieTo cease doing mischief does not undo the harm one has done.Rate it:

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denial ain't just a river in EgyptAlternative form of denial is not a river in EgyptRate it:

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describere aliquem (Cael. 20. 50)to allude to a person or thing (not alludere).Rate it:

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devil's advocateOne who debates from a view which they may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity, or simply for the sake of argument.Rate it:

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dirty wordA word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.Rate it:

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dirty wordThe name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.Rate it:

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dissimulare morbumto pretend not to be ill.Rate it:

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DNACPRInitialism of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Rate it:

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DNARInitialism of do not attempt to resuscitate.Rate it:

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DNFTTInitialism of do not feed the troll.Rate it:

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DNQdo not quoteRate it:

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DNQdid not qualifyRate it:

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DNRDo not resuscitate.Rate it:

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DNUInitialism of do not use : marking used to tag equipment or material that is not to be used.Rate it:

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DNWInitialism of do not want.Rate it:

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do I know youUsed to ask the interlocutor whether or not he/she has met the speaker before.Rate it:

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do you accept American dollarsUsed to ask whether or not products or services may be paid for in American dollars.Rate it:

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do you speak EnglishAsks the interlocutor whether or not he or she is able to speak in the English language.Rate it:

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does macy's tell gimbel's(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.Rate it:

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dog's chancelittle or not likelihoodRate it:

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domus non omnes capit (χωρειν)the house is not large enough for all.Rate it:

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