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hold someone's feet to the fireTo maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions.Rate it:

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hounded me almost to deathA continuing harassment, a constant and recurring state of personal raging.Rate it:

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il n'a pas de dehorsHis personal appearance is not prepossessing; He looks nobody.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas parler de corde dans la maison d'un penduWe must not make personal remarks; We must not allude to the skeleton in the cupboard. Rate it:

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it's a small worldUsed to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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kitchen table softwareEspecially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.Rate it:

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know someoneTo have personal or social connections.Rate it:

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line one's pocketsTo accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner.Rate it:

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lowest point in my lifeTo experience extrene depression as a result of certain circumstances, loss of a lov'd one, financial or personal reverses, physical or emotional deprivation.Rate it:

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memoriter(1) with good memory; (2) from personal recollection.Rate it:

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meter en el mismo sacoTratar o considerar del mismo modo a personas que deberían serlo de forma diferente en función de la situación personal de cada cual.Rate it:

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mobilia sequuntur personamCommon law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.Rate it:

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no strings attachedWhen something is given free and clear without any conditions of payment or personal service in return.Rate it:

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oración compuestaClase de oración que tiene más de un núcleo o forma personal del verbo.Rate it:

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oración simpleClase de oración que solamente tiene un núcleo o una sola forma personal del verbo.Rate it:

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pin moneyA relatively small sum of cash kept in one's personal possession, for routine expenses or incidental purchases; an amount of money which is not particularly significant. [from 18th c.]Rate it:

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pin moneyAn allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use. [from 16th c.]Rate it:

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private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

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pronombre reflexivoTipo de pronombre personal que actúa como objeto gramatical de un verbo o una preposición, y se refiere a la misma persona, animal o cosa que el sujeto.Rate it:

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que mal lhe pergunteSaid preceding a question that may be seem as too rude or personal, to reduce the impact of said question.Rate it:

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res, quae moveri possunt; res moventes (Liv. 5. 25. 6)movable, personal property.Rate it:

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roving eyeThe personal characteristic of taking amorous interest in people other than one's own spouse or regular romantic partner.Rate it:

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sacarse el pilloEludir o esquivar una respuesta, de forma de no comprometerse con una opinión personal.Rate it:

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sell outTo abandon one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage.Rate it:

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shoot oneself in the footTo deliberately sabotage an activity in order to avoid obligation, though it causes personal suffering. Origins in first world war trench warfare.Rate it:

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sort oneself outTo organize or solve one's personal problems.Rate it:

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strike out into unknown territoryVenture forth into a new or unknown business, theme, vacation, personal relationship or program.Rate it:

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stuffMiscellaneous items; things; personal effects.Rate it:

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take it upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for a task or action.Rate it:

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take upon oneselfTo assume personal responsibility for.Rate it:

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team playerAn individual who is known to work or play well as a member of a team and put team goals before personal gain.Rate it:

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that's just meIndicates the expression of a personal opinion, but often used ironically as an understatement.Rate it:

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thrill killerA murderer who is motivated by a strong personal desire to have a very exciting experience.Rate it:

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timeserverA person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.Rate it:

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to each his ownEvery person is entitled to his or her personal preferences and tastes.Rate it:

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TrampIn Depression Daze, A Vagrant, 'Homeless', Hobo, Wanderer, Vagabond, 'One Without Personal Transport', 'One Who WalksRate it:

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universidad a distanciaInstitución superior de enseñanza en la que los alumnos no asisten normalmente a un centro de enseñanza sino que los cursos se les imparten a distancia, recibiendo materiales de estudio en su casa o a través de medios de comunicación audiovisuales como la televisión, y consultando sus dudas con el personal docente a través de medios como el teléfono e internet.Rate it:

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valor sentimentalValor personal y afectivo de un objeto, derivado de los recuerdos personales asociados al mismo.Rate it:

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verbo pronominalVerbo que se conjuga con un pronombre personal átono en todas sus formas, que concuerda en género y número con el sujeto.Rate it:

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when the going gets weird, the weird turn proIn times of change or upheaval, anyone can make a legitimate business from their own personal vision, however different it may be.Rate it:

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will doAffirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action.Rate it:

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