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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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charge upTo recharge, to give electrical power to something.Rate it:

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fall from graceTo fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.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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necker's knobA knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.Rate it:

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sabre-rattlingA flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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under a spellBewitched, held by the power of a magical spell.Rate it:

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blue-eyed boyThe favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy,Rate it:

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choke upTo lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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absolutus et perfectusabsolutely perfect.Rate it:

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darn tootin'You are absolutely correct.Rate it:

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engine roomThe source of power in a team or other group.Rate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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Indian signA curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.Rate it:

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no way in sam hellAbsolutely notRate it:

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tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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à voile et à vapeurAC/DC; literally on sail and on steam powerRate it:

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above one's bendOut of one's control or power.Rate it:

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alicui regnum deferre, tradereto invest some one with royal power.Rate it:

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all bark and no biteFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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any oldAny, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.Rate it:

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at the mercy ofIn the power of; defenceless/defenseless against.Rate it:

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at the very leastat least; as an absolute minimumRate it:

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bald is boldShaving your head is a signal of power, dominion, focus - changing a bad situation into a brand-new trail...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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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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benevolent overlordA person in a position of power.Rate it:

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bet one's bootsTo be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.Rate it:

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bet the farmTo be absolutely certain, to have no doubts.Rate it:

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beyond any shadow of a doubtabsolute, no alternatives.Rate it:

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big boysThe people or bodies with the most influence and/or power.Rate it:

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big shotA person with a reputation of importance or power.Rate it:

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big wheelA person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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bis bina quot sint non didicisseto be absolutely ignorant of arithmetic.Rate it:

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c'est un cas de force majeureIt is a case of absolute necessity; It is an utter impossibility.Rate it:

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charge downTo lose electrical powerRate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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cum imperio esse (cf. XVI. 3)to have unlimited power; to be invested with imperium.Rate it:

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darn tootin'Absolute, utter, complete, very.Rate it:

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darn tootin'Absolutely correct; speaking the truth.Rate it:

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darn tootin'Assuredly, absolutely, utterly, completely.Rate it:

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de savoir vient avoirKnowledge is power.Rate it:

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dead : So hated by that they are absolutely ignored.Rate it:

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deadCompletely inactive; without power; without a signal.Rate it:

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dead bangWithout doubt, absolutely, totally, or irrefutablyRate it:

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desperatio rerum (omnium) (Catil. 2. 11. 25)absolute despair; a hopeless situation.Rate it:

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dominari in aliquemto have unlimited power over a person.Rate it:

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