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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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nick offTo leave, especially in a hurry.Rate it:

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no doywell duh! no shit; no shit, SherlockRate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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non sum ignarus, nescius (not non sum inscius)I know very well.Rate it:

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not a bother on someoneSomeone is fine; all is well with someone.Rate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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nullum tempus a labore intermitterenot to leave off work for an instant.Rate it:

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off the hookPerforming extraordinarily well.Rate it:

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oh, ye of little faithPointing out one's lack of faith; people sometimes leave the "O" or "Oh" out of the saying when they say itRate it:

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old chestnutA well-worn story.Rate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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on a first-name basisHaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surnameRate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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on fait comme on peutWe must do the best we can; We have done the best we could.Rate it:

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on mit les petits plats dans les grands pour le bien recevoir (fam.)They spared neither trouble nor money to receive him well; They received him with much fuss.Rate it:

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on n'a jamais bon marché d'une mauvaise marchandiseA bad thing is dear at any price; The best is the cheapest in the end.Rate it:

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on ne peut mieuxAs well as possible; It could not be better.Rate it:

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on one's feetBeing well again after a bout of illness.Rate it:

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on one's lonesomeAlone; without aid or accompaniment.Rate it:

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on one's ownAlone; by oneself; without the companionship or assistance of others.Rate it:

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on one's todon one's own, aloneRate it:

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on rare formPerforming very well.Rate it:

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on revient toujours à ses premières amoursOne always returns to one’s first love; Who loves well, forgets ill.Rate it:

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on the blinkFunctioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electronic device.Rate it:

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on trackOn a well-defined promotion path in an organisation, usually tenure.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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oratio numerose cadithis style has a well-balanced cadence.Rate it:

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ornate dicereto speak well, elegantly.Rate it:

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ornatus orationis, verborumwell-chosen language, grace of style.Rate it:

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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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partir du bon piedTo put one’s best foot foremost.Rate it:

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pas possible!You don’t say so! “Well, I never!”Rate it:

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pay the billsTo provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.Rate it:

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pay the rentTo provide enough income to afford a place to liveRate it:

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pecuniam alicui legareto leave money to a person in one's will.Rate it:

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pick of the litterThe best person or item in a group.Rate it:

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pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over againdon't quit. keep tryingRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe best achievement of an author or artist, representing his major life effort.Rate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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pit outTo leave the pits and go out onto the race trackRate it:

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pocket-sizedsmall enough to fit into a pocketRate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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power napA short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.Rate it:

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practice makes perfectIf one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.Rate it:

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praecepta philosophorum (penitus) percepta habereto be well acquainted with the views of philosophers.Rate it:

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praesidio castris milites relinquereto leave troops to guard the camp.Rate it:

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pride of placeThe best position.Rate it:

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pro virili parte (cf. sect. V. 22.)as well as I can; to the best of my ability.Rate it:

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probe scio, non ignoroI know very well.Rate it:

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