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go in forTo engage or take part in something.Rate it:

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kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.Rate it:

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la foi transporte les montagnesAvoir la foi en quelque chose permet de se surpasser pour atteindre l'inatteignable.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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back fortyThe remote part of a farm.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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heart and soulThe core of a thing; the most essential or important part.Rate it:

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be-all, end-allSomething ultimate, definitive; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something; the most completeRate it:

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bear the bruntTo endure the worst part of something.Rate it:

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fat of the landThe greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.Rate it:

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gray areaA part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.Rate it:

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il a pris fait et cause pour moiHe stood up for me; He took my part.Rate it:

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lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.Rate it:

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pitch inTo help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.Rate it:

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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

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race queenA glamorous model, part of the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.Rate it:

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deep endThe part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.Rate it:

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play alongTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.Rate it:

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Tip of the IcebergSmaller part of a bigger problem or even a larger problematic situation.Rate it:

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center fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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home stretchThe final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.Rate it:

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nest togetherTo fit together snugly; to be part of a compact unit.Rate it:

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South TibetUsed other than as an idiom: see south, Tibet. (the southern part of Tibet)(in particular, in the People's Republic of China) Those areas located south of the McMahon Line, which are now administered by the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and which were formerly part of the Tibetan cultural area.Rate it:

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à la guerre comme à la guerreIl faut être fataliste et s’accommoder au temps, aux circonstances, quelque fâcheuses qu’elles puissent être.Rate it:

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à laver la tête d'un âne, on perd sa lessiveOn se donne inutilement beaucoup de peine pour faire comprendre à un homme quelque chose qui passe sa portée, ou pour corriger un homme incorrigible.Rate it:

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à laver la tête d'un More, on perd sa lessiveOn se donne inutilement beaucoup de peine pour faire comprendre à un homme quelque chose qui passe sa portée, ou pour corriger un homme incorrigible.Rate it:

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above the foldThe term "above the fold" refers to the part of a webpage that users can see without scrolling down.Rate it:

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actor primarum (secundarum, tertiarum) partiumthe actor who plays the leading part.Rate it:

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all in allGenerally; for the most part; mostly.Rate it:

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argent comptant fait contentExpression qu’on utilise quand on donne l’appoint pour payer quelque chose.Rate it:

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até que a morte nos separetill death do us partRate it:

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attache ta tuqueSe dit pour faire part d’un avertissement de conséquences lourdes ou fâcheuses pour l’interlocuteur.Rate it:

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back fortyThe most remote or inaccessible part of any place.Rate it:

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barrelThe hollow basal part of a feather.Rate it:

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ben ouaisExpression de dépit qu’on utilise quand on se retrouve forcé de faire quelque chose.Rate it:

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ben ouaisExpression qu’on utilise pour approuver ou avouer quelque chose.Rate it:

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bien vu CallaghanExpression utilisée pour dire que quelqu’un a bien vu quelque chose, s’en est aperçu, l’a remarqué.Rate it:

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big upFaire du battage à propos de quelque chose.Rate it:

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bis repetita placentL’expression se prend en mauvaise part et signifie « abuser des bonnes choses, d’un succès ».Rate it:

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bisque bisque rageUtilisé pour se vanter de quelque chose devant un interlocuteur et le faire bisquer.Rate it:

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bite inTo corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.Rate it:

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bon sang mais c'est bien sûrExpression utilisée pour souligner l’aspect absurde, ridicule ou inapproprié de quelque chose, tout en sous-entendant que cela aurait dû sauter aux yeux.Rate it:

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bon voyageSe dit pour dire au revoir à quelqu’un qui part en voyage.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthIn baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the game.Rate it:

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brain surgerySurgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.Rate it:

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brake pedalcar partRate it:

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break the back ofTo achieve the greater part of some project.Rate it:

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break upTo dissolve; to part.Rate it:

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business endThe part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.Rate it:

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by the grace of godUsed as part of the titles of royalty.Rate it:

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