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funny moneyMoney gained in a devious or sneaky manner.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.Rate it:

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health is wealthIf you don't have your health you have nothingRate it:

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love god and do what you like.A précis of St. Augustine's statement "Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved."Rate it:

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no laughing matterA very serious issue, topic, situation, or problem; nothing to joke aboutRate it:

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no way jose (pronounced 'hoe-say')Absolutely not; nothing doing.Rate it:

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one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasureWhat is worth nothing to one person may be exactly what another wantsRate it:

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raw dealA situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives nothing or much less than expected.Rate it:

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shit happensBad things happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.Rate it:

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taking the gloves offnothing is off limitsRate it:

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this too shall passNothing, good or bad, lasts forever. Used to indicate that a current situation or event, no matter how wonderful or horrible it is, will not last forever.Rate it:

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water is exceeding up the headwhen every thing goes wrong and nothing is controlableRate it:

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what can i sayIndicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.Rate it:

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zone outTo stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.Rate it:

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поздно пить боржоми, когда почки отказалиbeing in a situation when nothing can be done to fix a problem, not necessarily a health-related issue late to drink borjomi when kidneys have failed")Rate it:

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fall throughTo be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.Rate it:

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hang outTo spend time doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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as loud as thunderThe thunder is the loudest natural sound ever known so there is nothing as loud as a thunder naturallyRate it:

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at a loss for wordsHaving nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.Rate it:

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burn downTo burn to nothing.Rate it:

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de rienyou're welcome, it's nothingRate it:

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dog days of summerhot summer day when you just want to sit under a tree and do nothingRate it:

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elle n'a pour tout bien que sa beautéShe has nothing but her beauty in her favour; Her face is her fortune.Rate it:

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fun and gamesrecreation; nothing serious; easy, enjoyable activities (often used ironically).Rate it:

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horse aroundTo play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence.Rate it:

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lead nowhereTo have no purpose, to result in nothing.Rate it:

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the sky is the limitNothing is impossible or out of reachRate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickBetter than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.Rate it:

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il ne sait rien de rien1. He knows absolutely nothing. 2. He is quite in the dark.Rate it:

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no news is good newsA lack of information about a situation suggests that nothing bad has happened.Rate it:

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pie in the skyIt is an offer to give something good to someone, however there is nothing firm about it or it is unlikely to materialize.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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f** allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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jerk offTo do nothing; to waste time.Rate it:

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stand byTo do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.Rate it:

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vivre de l'air du tempsTo live upon nothing (i.e. to eat very little).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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All that Glitters is Not GoldA thing or a person that seems attractive at very first glance but actually worth nothingRate it:

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dans le siècle où nous sommes, on ne donne rien pour rienAt the present day people give nothing for nothing, and precious little for sixpence.Rate it:

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate it:

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write home aboutSee nothing to write home about and something to write home about.Rate it:

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à propos de bottesWith reference to nothing in particular; With no reference to the subject in hand.Rate it:

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aliquid nihilo or gratis constata thing costs nothing.Rate it:

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all good things come to an endNothing lasts forever.Rate it:

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another one in the rowBeing normal/like anybody else/ nothing special, you are another person in the row youre not extraordinary one way or anotherRate it:

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bar noneWithout exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.Rate it:

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be as silent as the graveto say absolutely nothing (especially about a particular subject)Rate it:

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beaucoup de bruit pour rienMuch ado about nothing.Rate it:

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bugger allNothing.Rate it:

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burn downTo completely burn, so that nothing remains.Rate it:

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