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wall offTo separate with a wall.Rate it:

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Wall Street American financial markets, financial institutions as a whole, or by extension, big-business interests.Rate it:

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wall upTo seal with a wall.Rate it:

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writing on the wallAn ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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Button Your LipTo be quite, to keep silenceRate it:

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mene mene tekel upharsinWords written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty.Rate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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one twowall passRate it:

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pissing contestA boys' prankish competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.Rate it:

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aries murum attingit, percutitthe battering-ram strikes the wall.Rate it:

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can itTo silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.Rate it:

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caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

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chink upTo fill cracks in something, for example a wall.Rate it:

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de fond en comblefrom top to bottom, from wall to wallRate it:

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donner de la tête contre le murTo hit one’s head against a stone wall.Rate it:

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faire tapisserie (fam.)To be a wall-flower at a ball.Rate it:

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favete ore, linguis = εὐφημειτεmaintain a devout silence (properly, utter no ill-omened word).Rate it:

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Hear a Pin DropSoundless, muted, without any noise, complete silenceRate it:

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hush moneyMoney given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.Rate it:

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la barbeDemande pour obtenir le silence.Rate it:

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les battus payent l'amendeThe weakest go to the wall; Those who lose pay.Rate it:

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motus et bouche cousueMotus, silence !.Rate it:

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mur à hauteur d'appuiA wall breast high (so that one may lean against it).Rate it:

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nut upTo suffer in silence, without complaint or protest.Rate it:

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on aurait pu entendre une mouche volerCette phrase s’emploie pour parler d’un silence absolu.Rate it:

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paste upTo display on a wall, kiosk, or other prominent surface, using adhesive.Rate it:

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por la boca muere el pezwhat you say can do you harm; silence is golden; keep mumRate it:

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post no billsA Printed/Scripted sign; addressed to the Public to wit; "Do Not Post nor Affix"; any Bills, Notices, Wanted Posters, Advertising, Missing persons, Court Notices, Auction Bills et al on/upon this site, wall, post, b'ldg., Private PropertyRate it:

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post upTo affix a notice, announcement etc, to a post, board, wall or the like.Rate it:

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pregnant pauseA Pregnant Pause is a pause or silence that gives the impression that it will be followed by something significant.Rate it:

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

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qui ne dit mot consentSilence gives consent.Rate it:

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ronger son freinTo put up with annoyance in silence.Rate it:

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s'y casser les dentsTo come up against a brick wallRate it:

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silentio noctisin the silence of the night.Rate it:

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silentio praeterire (not praetermittere) aliquidto pass over in silence.Rate it:

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tight lipsOf a person, silence or reticence.Rate it:

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trop gratter cuit, trop parler nuitLeast said, soonest mended; Speech is silvern, silence is golden.Rate it:

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un ange passeused to indicate that one has noticed a long silence, especially a pause in a conversationRate it:

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voices offbe quiet; silence!Rate it:

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