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first annualThe second occurrence of an annual event, that is, the first occurrence that is indeed annual.Rate it:

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one thousandUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/you can't spell XYZ without YImplies a correlation between two items, where the second one is spelled with letters from the first one.Rate it:

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armchair quarterbacksomeone who sits back and tries to second-guess or give advice about the quarterback, coach or other players, but who is not involved in the gameRate it:

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birth tourismTravel from one country to another for the purpose of giving birth in the second country, thereby endowing the newborn child with citizenship of the second country.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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call backRequest for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview.Rate it:

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Cold FeetHaving a second thought while making a decision, lack of confidence or having fear of taking some daring stepRate it:

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couper les cheveux en quatreto split hairsRate it:

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couper un cheveu en quatreTo split hairs.Rate it:

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coupons la poire en deuxLet us split the difference.Rate it:

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cry for helpIn her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.Rate it:

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disputer sur la pointe d'une aiguilleTo raise a discussion on a subject of no importance; To split hairs.Rate it:

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dog and catA team comprised of one male and one female, who are either working as associates or where one is the second in command to the other.Rate it:

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don't think twice!In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",Rate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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first loserSecond place.Rate it:

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first loserThe second place finisher in auto racing competition.Rate it:

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go dutchTo pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.Rate it:

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go madUsed to indicate that the second verb represents an action that is out of character.Rate it:

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hear ofTo become aware of through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.Rate it:

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hot lunchA sexual act in which a pouch of clingfilm or similar material filled with faeces is placed in one of the participants' mouth and subsequently penetrated by the second participant.Rate it:

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iterum, tertium consulconsul for the second, third time.Rate it:

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mobilia sequuntur personamCommon law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.Rate it:

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nightcapThe second game of a doubleheader.Rate it:

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one strike and you're outIf you fail you will be given no second chance.Rate it:

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philosophumena, the revelation of marcionName of a book from the second centuryRate it:

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principem (primum), secundum locum dignitatis obtinereto occupy the first, second position in the state.Rate it:

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proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

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qui a bu boiraHabit is second nature; If you take to the habit of drinking you cannot get rid of it.Rate it:

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réflexion faiteAfter due reflection; On second thoughts.Rate it:

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rex-patA repeat expatriate, one who becomes ex-patriated a second time.Rate it:

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rire comme un bossuTo split one’s sides with laughter.Rate it:

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runner upsecond-placed competitorRate it:

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sunder outTo separate or set apart from others; split out; segregate.Rate it:

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take a back seatTo be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.Rate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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then againFrom another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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un décrochez-moi-ça (pop.)A reach-me-down (second-hand garment).Rate it:

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vous me cassez la tête avec votre bruitYou split my head with your noise.Rate it:

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פעם שלישית גלידהSaid when meeting someone for the second time in a short span : long time no seeRate it:

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