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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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even moneyBy extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.Rate it:

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strap on a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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les extrêmes se touchentExtremes meet; Too far east is west; Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.Rate it:

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adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:

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grow a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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oat operaA, film, or novel depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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à ce qu'il me paraîtAs far as I can judge, see.Rate it:

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à ce que je voisAs far as I can judge.Rate it:

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à perte de vueAs far as the eye can reach.Rate it:

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à peu de chose prèsNot far off.Rate it:

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about timeFar past the desired time.Rate it:

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AFAIACInitialism of As far as I am concerned.Rate it:

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AFAICMOInitialism of as far as I can make out.Rate it:

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AFAICSInitialism of as far as I can see.Rate it:

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AFAICTInitialism of as far as I can tell.Rate it:

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AFAIRInitialism of as far as I recall.Rate it:

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AFAIRInitialism of as far as I remember.Rate it:

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AFAIUAs far as I understand.Rate it:

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AFAIUIInitialism of as far as I understand it.Rate it:

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all very wellTrue, as far as it goes.Rate it:

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aller au diable vauvert (corrupted into au vert)To go very far away, a devil of a way; To disappear.Rate it:

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arcessitum dictum (De Or. 2. 63. 256)a far-fetched joke.Rate it:

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as yetUp to the present; thus far.Rate it:

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as yetso farRate it:

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c'est du plus loin qu'il me souvienne1. I can barely remember it. 2. It is as far back as I can recollect.Rate it:

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cette comparaison est tirée par les cheveuxThat comparison is somewhat far-fetched.Rate it:

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cette preuve est amenée de bien loinThat proof is very far-fetched.Rate it:

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circles aroundFar faster or better than.Rate it:

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cock-and-bull storyA far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.Rate it:

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cross the lineTo overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.Rate it:

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de loinfrom farRate it:

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de loinby farRate it:

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doucement va bien loinFair and softly goes far; Slow and sure wins the race.Rate it:

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dying calf in a snowstormA lovestruck man looking at the one he adores from a far.Rate it:

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elle n'est pas jolie, tant s'en fautShe is not pretty, far from it; She is anything but good-looking.Rate it:

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EuropeThe portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.Rate it:

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for one's particularFor one's part; as far as one is concerned.Rate it:

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for that matterAs far as that is concerned.Rate it:

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futura or casus futuros (multo ante) prospicereto foresee the far distant future.Rate it:

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get carried awayTo become excessively involved, to take something too far.Rate it:

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get to first baseTo get as far as the first phrase or milestone of a goal.Rate it:

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get to first baseTo get as far as kissing in sexual advances.Rate it:

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go overboardGo too far, be excessive.Rate it:

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haec gens pertinet usque ad Rhenumthe territory of this race extends as far as the Rhine.Rate it:

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