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get past oneselfTo become able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.Rate it:

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grow intoTo grow in size, so as to be able to fit something.Rate it:

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Hands are TiedNot able to help or assist; stay away from doing what you are willing to do; helpless to do somethingRate it:

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have something down patTo know something or be able to do something perfectly. Be perfect master of something.Rate it:

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Have Your Cake and Eat It TooTo have something both ways, to have something in possession and be able to exploit or use itRate it:

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il est à même de vous comprendreHe is able to understand you.Rate it:

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in the front rowAble to witness everything.Rate it:

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je saurai en tirer partiI shall be able to turn it to account.Rate it:

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lacrimas tenere non posseto be hardly able to restrain one's tears.Rate it:

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lighter than airReference; Aircraft which maintain 'lift' because of 'gasses', 'hot vapors', 'heated air'; e.g. Blimps, Dirigibles, 'Hot-Air' Balloons: Able to lift objects, beings with weight greater than the Aircraft itself:Rate it:

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lose sight ofTo be no longer able to see.Rate it:

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on talking termsable to talk with someone, either in general or about the particular topicRate it:

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on the tableLaid out, presented forthrightly, presented so as to be able to be scrutinized.Rate it:

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on wheelsMobile; able to be moved.Rate it:

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one-track mindThat said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.Rate it:

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pass asTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.Rate it:

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prospectus est ad aliquidone has a view over...; one is able to see as far as...Rate it:

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put up or shut upDesist from saying something unless one is able to prove it.Rate it:

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queen elizabeth iiOnly two affectionate eyes of one woman, were able to make the entire planet go to tears - – Queen Elizabeth IIRate it:

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read like a bookTo be able to discern someone's thoughts from his or her body language or other behavior.Rate it:

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risum aegre continere posseto be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter.Rate it:

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risum tenere vix posseto be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter.Rate it:

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Rolling Stone Gathers No MossSomeone who’s always trying to move on or someone who frequently changes his jobs wouldn’t be able to keep a lot for himRate it:

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ropableAlternative spelling of ropeable. Able to be roped.Rate it:

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scrape alongto barely be able to surviveRate it:

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see throughTo be able to predict or read someone.Rate it:

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swim like a bricknot able to swimRate it:

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tape outOf a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon itRate it:

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That's the Way the Ball BouncesThat’s what life really is or that’s what the life is all about; fate; you may not be able to change certain things in your lifeRate it:

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the ;WYEWYE, SPECIAL RAILROAD TRACK LAYOUT DESIGNED SO AS TO Be Able To Reverse Direction Of An Entire Freight Train. Subject to Constraints Relavent to Consist, Train Length, Engine Power, Terrain, Weather, Traffic Condx., Company Rules, Govt Regs, Crews et al:Rate it:

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up toAble; willing.Rate it:

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vix me contineo quin lacrimemto be hardly able to restrain one's tears.Rate it:

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vix mihi tempero quin lacrimemto be hardly able to restrain one's tears.Rate it:

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walk on waterTo be able to perform god-like or superhuman feats.Rate it:

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能者多勞able men are always busyRate it:

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