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ventus remittit (opp. increbrescit)the wind is falling.Rate it:

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ventus se vertit in Africumthe wind is turning to the south-west.Rate it:

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virtue is its own rewarda good deed is its own rewardRate it:

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viva la Pepalet the good times rollRate it:

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vivre en bonne intelligence avec quelqu'unTo live on good terms with some one.Rate it:

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votre rival vous coupera l'herbe sous le piedYour rival will cut you out, will take the wind out of your sails, will cut the ground from under your feet.Rate it:

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vous avez beau jeu1. (lit.) You have good cards. 2. (fig.) You have the advantage.Rate it:

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vous faites des pattes de moucheYou have a small, ill-formed handwriting.Rate it:

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vous voilà bien avancé! (ironic.)Here you are in a pretty mess! What good have you gained by that?Rate it:

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warm fuzzyA good impression; a feeling of comfort or trust.Rate it:

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we have waysA shortened version of "We have ways of making you talk." Usually said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. Also pronounced as "Vee have vays" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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we have ways of making you talkThis movie quote is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies; also pronounced as "Vee have vays of making you talk" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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what goes around comes aroundThe status eventually returns to its original value after completing some sort of cycle.A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person.Rate it:

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where does it hurtAsked to find out where a wounded or ill person is feeling pain.Rate it:

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whistle past the graveyardTo attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.Rate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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who are youShort for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different personRate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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worth one's whileGood and important enough for one to spend time, effort, or money on.Rate it:

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you got a bus to catch?What's your hurry? Why are you rushing me out of here?Usually said when someone feels they are being rushed out of a placeRate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eatRate it:

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zuviel des Gutentoo much of a good thingRate it:

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ни в пизду, ни в Красную Армиюnot good for anythingRate it:

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ни пуха ни пераgood luck, break a legRate it:

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промах есть промахa miss is as good as a mileRate it:

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חבל על הזמןExceptionally good.Rate it:

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ערב טובgood eveningRate it:

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שבוע טובUsed Saturday night through Sunday to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.Rate it:

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一路走好Have a good and safe journey.Rate it:

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儂早good morningRate it:

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好不好Is it good?; Is it OK?Rate it:

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祝你好運Good luck!Rate it:

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身在福中不知福to live in plenty without appreciating it; to be oblivious to the good life that one hasRate it:

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辛苦你了Thanks for your hard work! Good job!Rate it:

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