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c'est un homme que j'ai dans la mainHe is a man I hold in the hollow of my hand, i.e. I can make him do what I like.Rate it:

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call to accountTo challenge or contest; to hold answerable for.Rate it:

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Can't Hit the Side of a BarnTo be unable of hitting the target accurately, to hold horrible planRate it:

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caput praecīdereto cut off a man's head.Rate it:

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Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

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caught with one's pants downCaught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.Rate it:

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cela ne tient pas deboutThat won’t hold water.Rate it:

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censores censent populumthe censors hold a census of the people.Rate it:

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censu prohibere, excludereto strike off the burgess-roll.Rate it:

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censum habere, agere (Liv. 3. 22)to hold the census.Rate it:

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choke upTo hold the bat higher than is normal.Rate it:

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clavum rei publicae tenereto hold the reins of government.Rate it:

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cling onTo hold on very tightly; to grip hardRate it:

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cling onTo hold on tightlyRate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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come unstuckTo get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.Rate it:

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comitia habereto hold a meeting of the people.Rate it:

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concilium indicere, habere, dimittereto fix the day for, to hold, to dismiss a meeting.Rate it:

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consilium habere, convocareto hold a council of war.Rate it:

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cracked the whipMy former boss demanded much in the manner of results, production. In addition he worked us long hours without advance notice, without overtime, rather promised US time-off in the future.Rate it:

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cross swordsUsed other than as an idiom: see cross, sword., to place or hold two swords so they cross each other.Rate it:

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cum imperio esseto hold a high command.Rate it:

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cursum tenere (opp. commutare and deferri)to hold on one's course.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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damp squibA firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.Rate it:

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dans les petits sacs sont les fines épicesLittle fellows are often great wits; Small parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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de cabezaoff the top of one's headRate it:

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devil's advocateOne who debates from a view which they may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity, or simply for the sake of argument.Rate it:

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diem ex die ducere, differreto put off from one day to another.Rate it:

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dilectum habereto hold a levy.Rate it:

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do ofAlternative spelling of do offRate it:

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done forThrough, over with, completed; failed or to be doomed or likewise finished (off), washed up, defeated Also- to be ruined, destroyed, or fatally injuredRate it:

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donner le changeTo put off the scent, to mislead.Rate it:

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double double, boil and troubleA song/chant/spell witches say while stirring a cauldron and throwing items in the cauldron to brew the spell, usually to put a curse on someone (or to take one off)Rate it:

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Downing Streeta street leading off Whitehall in Westminster, London containing the residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the ExchequerRate it:

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drag one's feetTo procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.Rate it:

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drag one’s heelsTo delay, to hold up progressRate it:

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drank the koolaidDid what the Blind majority did, like a lemming, walking off a cliff.Rate it:

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drinking ageA two and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'emRate it:

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drive-by mediaMedia professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.Rate it:

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dummy upTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.Rate it:

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easy peasy (lemon squeezy)a rhyming expression for saying something is very easy, straight forward; also written easy-peasy; See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; as easy as falling off a log; easy as pieRate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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emporter ses cliques et ses claquesTo clear off, bag and baggage.Rate it:

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étourdir la grosse faimTo take the edge off one’s appetite.Rate it:

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être gros jean comme devantTo be no better off than one was before, in spite of all one’s efforts.Rate it:

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excipere aliquem fugientemto cut off some one's flight.Rate it:

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eximere de reis aliquemto strike a person's name off the list of the accused.Rate it:

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faire charlemagneTo leave off a winner, without giving one’s adversaries a chance of revenge.Rate it:

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faire chierto piss off, to annoy or irritateRate it:

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