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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 lui ai pas mâché la choseI did not mince matters with him.Rate it:

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je ne mâche pas mes motsI don’t mince matters; I call a spade a spade.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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je sais de quoi il retourneI know how matters stand.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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l'œil du maître engraisse le chevalMatters prosper under the master’s eye.Rate it:

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la belle plume fait le bel oiseauFine feathers make fine birds.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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lawyer upTo conduct matters in accord with legal formalities or so as to avoid legal risk.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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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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long screwdriverInterference (usually in military matters) by politicians.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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magnum usum in re militari habere (Sest. 5. 12)to possess great experience in military matters.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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meliore (deteriore) condicione esse, utito find one's circumstances altered for the better (the worse).Rate it:

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

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memoriam eius nulla umquam delebit (obscurabit) oblivio (Fam. 2. 1)nothing will ever make me forgetful of him.Rate it:

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mendosum esse (Verr. 2. 4. 77)(1) to make frequent mistakes in writing; (2) to be full of mistakes (speaking of a passage).Rate it:

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mess upTo make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.Rate it:

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mess upTo make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.Rate it:

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