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at a pinchBy the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..Rate it:

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brace of shakesThe time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.Rate it:

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clap onto temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair windRate it:

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close shaveA shave that is very short or near the skin.Rate it:

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faire force de voilesTo crowd on all sail.Rate it:

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go largeTo have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.Rate it:

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goose bumpsBumps that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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il tirerait de l'huile d'un murHe would skin a flint, get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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il tondrait sur un œufHe would skin a flint. Rate it:

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il y a plusieurs façons de plumer un canardthere's more than one way to skin a catRate it:

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Mary Celestea British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.Rate it:

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navem (naves) solvereto weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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naves ex portu solvuntthe ships sail from the harbour.Rate it:

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nous fûmes trempés jusqu'aux osWe were wet to the skin.Rate it:

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on lui compterait les côtesHe is nothing but skin and bone.Rate it:

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pachydermSomeone with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.Rate it:

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payer de sa personneTo bravely expose oneself to danger; To risk one’s skin.Rate it:

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pele e ossoskin and bonesRate it:

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potato skinsAn appetizer made by halving a baked potato, scooping out most of the inside, mixing that with cheese, sour cream, and chives and placing that mixture back into the potato skin then baking until crisp.Rate it:

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prickly heatskin complaintRate it:

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pull inTo tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.Rate it:

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rag baggerA sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.Rate it:

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ride downTo bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.Rate it:

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shake outTo unfurl a reef from a sailRate it:

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solvere (B. G. 4. 28)to weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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stretchTo sail by the wind under press of canvas.Rate it:

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to set asail?set off to sailRate it:

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trempé comme une soupeWet to the skin; Dripping wet.Rate it:

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ventum (tempestatem) nancti idoneum ex portu exeuntthe ships sail out on a fair wind.Rate it:

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