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Main StreetCollectively, everyday working-class people and small business owners, especially with regard to their concerns, social views, etc.Rate it:

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main verteGreen thumb.Rate it:

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main vertegreen thumb.Rate it:

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mettez la main à l'œuvrePut your shoulder to the wheel.Rate it:

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mettre la main à la pâteTo put one’s shoulder to the wheel; To set to (a special piece of) work oneself.Rate it:

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ne mords pas la main qui te nourritNe trahis pas celui ou celle qui t’aide.Rate it:

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parle à ma mainParle autant que tu voudras, je n’y prête aucune attention.Rate it:

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pour se faire la mainTo get one’s hand in (i.e. to get accustomed to the work).Rate it:

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prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sacTo catch any one in the very act.Rate it:

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une main de fer dans un gant de veloursAutorité inflexible sous une apparence douce.Rate it:

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vous avez la mainIt’s your turn to play (at cards).Rate it:

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vous n'y allez pas de main morteYou hit with a vengeance; You don’t do things by halves.Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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vice versawith the main items in the preceding statement the other way around.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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no show without PunchA show or endeavor cannot proceed without it's star or main purpose.Rate it:

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peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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run byTo inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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à laver la tête d'un âne, on perd sa lessiveOn se donne inutilement beaucoup de peine pour faire comprendre à un homme quelque chose qui passe sa portée, ou pour corriger un homme incorrigible.Rate it:

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à laver la tête d'un More, on perd sa lessiveOn se donne inutilement beaucoup de peine pour faire comprendre à un homme quelque chose qui passe sa portée, ou pour corriger un homme incorrigible.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.Rate it:

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big pictureThe main film in a double feature.Rate it:

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buck the trendTo go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.Rate it:

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bullet pointMain thing that is supported by other stuff.Rate it:

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c'est là que gît le lièvreThat is the main point; There’s the rub.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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caput cenae (Fin. 2. 8. 25)the main dish.Rate it:

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curtain-raiserIn a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.Rate it:

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de vive forceBy main force.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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en sommeOn the whole; In the main.Rate it:

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frapper fort et druTo strike with might and main.Rate it:

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front wallThe main and largest wall in a racquetball or squash court, located at the front of the world; the wall which the ball must hit in a rally.Rate it:

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high roadA main road or highway.Rate it:

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id quod maximum, gravissimum estthe main point.Rate it:

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il s'est jeté à corps perdu dans cette affaireHe threw himself headlong (or, with might and main) into the matter.Rate it:

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il songe au solideHe has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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ladies' loungeA room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Rate it:

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mains froides, cœur chaudVariante de l' expression main froide cœur chaud.Rate it:

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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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pièce de résistancemain course of a mealRate it:

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quod caput estthe main point.Rate it:

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reap the harvestMy plan for this quarter is to concentrate upon one main item in our brief catalog and hope to reap a harvest from this thrust!Rate it:

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Red HerringSomething that can be extremely misleading and can cause the attention of an individual to be diverted to something else from the main issue/subjectRate it:

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res summas attingereto dwell only on the main points.Rate it:

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Straight from the Horse's MouthSomething coming directly from the main, authentic or reliable source direct from trustworthy person or placeRate it:

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summatim aliquid exponereto dwell only on the main points.Rate it:

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the thing isUsed to introduce the main point or issueRate it:

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