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prendre l'occasion aux cheveuxTo take time by the forelock. Rate it:

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prendre la balle au bondNot to miss an opportunity; To take time by the forelock; To make hay while the sun shines.Rate it:

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prendre le chemin de l'école (or, des écoliers)To take the longest way (a roundabout way).Rate it:

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prendre le dessusTo gain the upper hand.Rate it:

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prendre le haut du pavéTo take the wall.Rate it:

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prendre positionto make a standRate it:

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prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sacTo catch any one in the very act.Rate it:

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prendre quelqu'un sur le faitTo take any one in the act.Rate it:

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prendre quelque chose pour argent comptantTo take something for gospel.Rate it:

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prendre sa plumeTo take up one's pen, to write a letter.Rate it:

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prendre sa retraiteto retireRate it:

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prendre son élanTo take one’s spring (before a jump).Rate it:

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prendre un air de feuTo go near the fire for a few minutes to warm oneself.Rate it:

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prendre une brosseto get wasted, drunk, smashedRate it:

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quand on prend du galon on n'en saurait trop prendreAs well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; One cannot make too much of a favourable opportunity.Rate it:

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s'y prendre comme un mancheÊtre maladroit, s’y prendre maladroitement, faire quelque chose en dépit du bon sens.Rate it:

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tel est pris qui croyait prendreÀ force de ruser, on peut se perdre dans ses machinations.Rate it:

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tel est pris qui croyait prendreIt is a case of the biter bit.Rate it:

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vouloir prendre la lune avec les dentsTo attempt impossibilities.Rate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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a shit loadA large quantity of somethingRate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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brick houseA voluptuous woman with a large rotund buttocks and bust.Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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by/in leaps and boundsvery quickly, in large amountsRate it:

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clock upTo accumulate a large amount of time.Rate it:

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food babyA protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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lionA large cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.Rate it:

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lion's shareThe majority; a large or generous portion.Rate it:

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man of the hourA man who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopA busy, productive large or small work environment, populated by dedicated workers.Rate it:

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tump overcombination of 'tip' and 'dump'; to knock something over, esp. if it is large and contains liquidRate it:

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beaver awayTo busily undertake a large task.Rate it:

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pour outTo leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.Rate it:

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clock upTo accumulate a large distance.Rate it:

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crank outTo produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.Rate it:

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everybody and his motherA large assortment of people.Rate it:

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hell and half of georgiaA very large region; everywhere.Rate it:

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snow inBy a large snowfall.Rate it:

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there's always a bigger fishNo matter how large or intimidating a person or thing is, there is likely to be an even larger or more intimidating person or thing somewhere.Rate it:

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grow out ofTo become too physically large for something, especially clothes.Rate it:

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a good dealA large amount; a lot.Rate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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hustle and bustleA large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.Rate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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Nikon choirA large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters.Rate it:

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put downTo pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase.Rate it:

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make a killingTo win or earn a large amount of money.Rate it:

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albatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.Rate it:

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