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be of two mindsTo be undecided or unsure; to equivocate; to have multiple opinions.Rate it:

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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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carry onTo have an illicit sexual liaison.Rate it:

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correlation does not imply causation(statistics) The observed correlation between two parameters, say, the growth of a market and the growth of a neighbor's child may, in fact, have nothing to do with each other's causation.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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double upTo have a secondary use.Rate it:

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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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get it onTo have sex.Rate it:

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get laidTo have sex.Rate it:

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God's gift to womenSomeone irresistible to women, someone whom all women find attractive.Rate it:

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long drinkAny drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.Rate it:

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Lose Your ShirtTo lose all one have, particularly moneyRate it:

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Mexican breakfastA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford.Rate it:

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nuit blancheAn all-night celebration or festival.Rate it:

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poudre de perlimpinpinA powder, purported to have magic powers, formerly sold by charlatans.Rate it:

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rem acu tetigistiyou have hit the nail on the head.Rate it:

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remuer l'argent à la pelleTo have plenty of money.Rate it:

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shit out of luckCompletely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.Rate it:

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tell it like it isTo speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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better an egg today than a hen tomorrowIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.Rate it:

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balum rancumA hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N. B. The company dance in their birthday suits.Rate it:

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if you're not Dutch, you're not muchThe Dutch culture is vastly superior to all other cultures in existence.Rate it:

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who do you think you are, you've not been to cardiff?You dont know anything. You have no knowkedge of the world or any wisdom.Rate it:

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a dark horseHaving Nothing To Do With The Color Of A Fantasy Horse, Rather An Expression Of A Winner, A Success Story, A Triumph Suddenly Developing, Revealing Itself All In A Positive Manner:Rate it:

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al fin y al cabowhen all is said and doneRate it:

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around the clockAll the time or seemingly all the time; constantly.Rate it:

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bona, mala existimatio est de aliquoto have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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bread and pull it! or pullit; poulet?Means hard luck; don't complain; that is all there is.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensPerhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. — Herbert Burkert.Rate it:

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carry onTo have or maintain.Rate it:

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carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.Rate it:

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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

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continentem esse terrae or cum terra (Fam. 15. 2. 2)to have the same boundaries; to be coterminous.Rate it:

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Cut Your Eyeteeth on SomethingTo become sensible at a young age; to have experienceRate it:

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darsi da fareHave sexRate it:

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deliver the message to garciaWhat we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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every jack has his jilleverybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their lifeRate it:

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get into troubledo something wrong; get into a bad situation; get reprimanded; have consequencesRate it:

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get one's money's worthTo derive satisfaction from an experience or occurrence; to have one's expectations or hopes fulfilled.Rate it:

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God's gift to manSomeone irresistible to men, someone whom all men find attractive.Rate it:

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hold one's waternot have to pee; try not to urinateRate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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In the LimelightAll eyes on someone, all focus and attention on particular person or thingRate it:

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it's Greek to meAlternative form of it's all Greek to meRate it:

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je ne sais plus où j'en suis1. I have lost the place where I left off (in reading, etc.). 2. I do not know what I am about.Rate it:

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lead astrayTo influence to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegallyRate it:

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make it do or do withoutIf you don't have a lot of money, extend the life of what you have.Rate it:

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or elseGo now, or else you'll have to stay all night.Rate it:

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