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it is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how childIt is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how children make meaning in their world, and we come to know what they know and can do.Rate it:

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it's not for us to wonder why, it's for us to do or die!Ask no questions, ponder nothing, hold no reservations, withhold no loyalty; Simply fall-in, join forces, obey my orders, follow through and prepare to make the supreme sacrifice in this horrific challenge!Rate it:

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iter facere(1) to take a journey, (2) to make, lay down a road (rare).Rate it:

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iureiurando aliquem adigereto make some one take an oath.Rate it:

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j'y perds mon latinI cannot make it out; I am nonplussed; I can make neither head nor tail of it.Rate it:

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jazz upTo make gaudy and bright.Rate it:

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je les hacherais menu comme chair à pâtéI would make mincemeat of them.Rate it:

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je lui ai mis la puce à l'oreilleI made him feel uneasy (by rousing his suspicions, etc.); I sent him away with a flea in his ear.Rate it:

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je m'y perdsI am getting bewildered; I cannot make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je me ferais tirer à quatre avant de parlerWild horses would not make me speak.Rate it:

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je n'y ai vu que du feuIt was impossible for me to find out how the thing was done (as it was done so quickly); It was done so quickly (or, cleverly) that I could not make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je ne puis m'y résoudreI cannot make up my mind to do it.Rate it:

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je renonce à ce commerce, car je n'y trouve pas mon compteI am giving up this business, for I make nothing by it.Rate it:

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jolly alongTo make happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:

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jot downto write down hurriedly; to make a note ofRate it:

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jump to conclusionsMake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.Rate it:

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keep someone companyTo remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.Rate it:

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kick at the canTo make an attempt; to try.Rate it:

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kick someone when they are downTo make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.Rate it:

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kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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killTo strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.Rate it:

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kink outTo straighten a kink; to make straight.Rate it:

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know what side of the bread your butter's onTo know who has the upper hand/power in a situation before you take on someone who can make your situation worseRate it:

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l'habit ne fait pas le moineThe cowl does not make the friar; The coat does not make the gentleman.Rate it:

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la belle plume fait le bel oiseauFine feathers make fine birds.Rate it:

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la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreillesA mouth stretching from ear to ear.Rate it:

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labi in scribendoto make a mistake in writing.Rate it:

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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.Rate it:

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last wordA final decision, or the right to make such a decision.Rate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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lay overTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.Rate it:

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le singe est toujours singe, fût-il vêtu de pourpreAn ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, Though they be clad in silk or scarlet.Rate it:

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lead onto mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.Rate it:

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lead with one's chinTo behave without caution; to make oneself vulnerable.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneDo not interfere, change, disturb, get involved or try to make a situation better because you might make a situation worse; (also known as "let well enough alone" "leave well alone and "let well alone")Rate it:

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leges scribere, facere, condere, constituere (not dare)to make laws (of a legislator).Rate it:

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les bons comptes font les bons amisShort reckonings make long friends.Rate it:

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let the grass grow under one's feetTo be idle; to fail to make progress.Rate it:

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lift a fingerTo make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.Rate it:

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limber upto stretch; stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, as before exerciseRate it:

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line upTo make arrangements for an event.Rate it:

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lord it overTo behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.Rate it:

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lucrum facere (opp. damnum facere) ex aliqua reto make profit out of a thing.Rate it:

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ludere, irridere, deridere aliquemto make sport of, rally a person.Rate it:

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magno opere, vehementer, etiam atque etiam rogare aliquemto entreat earnestly; to make urgent requests.Rate it:

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manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls.Rate it:

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manum non vertere alicuius rei causato make not the slightest effort; not to stir a finger.Rate 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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measure the drapesTo make premature or unwarranted preparations for victory, especially election to public officeRate it:

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memoriā labito make a slip of the memory.Rate it:

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