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brick and mortarBuildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [since the mid-1990s]Rate it:

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c'est un pilier d'estaminet (or, de café)He is a public-house lounger, a pub-loafer.Rate it:

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call the policeUse a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.Rate it:

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cet officier est de semaineHe is officer of the week.Rate it:

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character assassinationa malicious verbal assault designed to damage the reputation of a public figureRate it:

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close ranksto regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.Rate it:

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closing timeThe time when a public house closes. Used to invite final drink orders.Rate it:

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come to JesusTo experience or display a conversion or recommitment to Christianity or to undergo a related ritual, especially public confession of one's sins or weaknesses.Rate it:

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cut a wide swathTo behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.Rate it:

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daylightExposure to public scrutiny.Rate it:

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dig up dirtTo examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.Rate it:

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diplomatic fluAn illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.Rate it:

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dirty copA police officer or prison guard who is corrupt or unethical.Rate it:

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domi se tenereto never appear in public.Rate it:

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down withExpressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.Rate it:

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Dunkirk spiritThe spirit of the British public pulling together to overcome times of adversity.Rate it:

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efferre or edere aliquid in vulgusto divulge, make public.Rate it:

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existimatio populi, hominumpublic opinion.Rate it:

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expose oneselfTo appear nude in public.Rate it:

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faire affront à quelqu'unTo shame some one in public.Rate it:

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fire drillAn organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.Rate it:

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folk devilA person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.Rate it:

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gerendis negotiis orbatus (Fin. 5. 20. 57)banished from public life.Rate it:

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get off withTo befriend someone and snog them, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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go to groundTo hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.Rate it:

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granny dumpingthe abandonment of an elderly relative in a public place, e.g. a hospital.Rate it:

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group captainraf officerRate it:

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hand downTo forward to the proper officer .Rate it:

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hit piecea published article or post aiming to sway public opinion by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful.Rate it:

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hit the bricksTo participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing.Rate it:

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household nameA very well-known public figure.Rate it:

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il est sensible au qu'en dira-t-onHe is sensitive to public opinion; He is easily influenced by what people say about him, by what Mrs. Grundy will say.Rate it:

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in medio ponere (proponere)to publish, make public.Rate it:

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in publicum prodire (Verr. 2. 1. 31)to show oneself in the streets, in public.Rate it:

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in tabulas publicas referre aliquidto enter a thing in the public records.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.Rate it:

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know which way the wind blowsUnderstand public opinion.Rate it:

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ladies' loungeA room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Rate it:

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leather-lungedPossessing or characterized by robust lungs and a strong voice suitable for loud, sustained public speaking, shouting, wailing, singing, etc.Rate it:

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litteras recitare (Att. 8. 9. 2)to read a letter aloud (in public).Rate it:

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locare opera publicato let out public works to contract.Rate it:

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lose faceTo lose the respect of others, to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.Rate it:

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loser cruiserA public motorbus.Rate it:

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loss of faceloss of the respect of others, humiliation, public disgraceRate it:

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ludi apparatissimisumptuous public games.Rate it:

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ludos instaurareto revive public games.Rate it:

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magnificentia ludorumsumptuous public games.Rate it:

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majorarmy term, a senior officer, also can be used in college, I.e I majored in mathsRate it:

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make a sceneTo bring unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression of tumultuous emotion.Rate it:

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make a show of oneselfTo embarrass oneself or others in public.Rate it:

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