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none the wiserCompletely unaware of something due to information not being uniformly disclosed or because other parties have intentionally withheld it; Can also mean: unable to grasp, understand, or comprehend something even after having been adequately briefedRate it:

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nose in the airThe body language most of us have experienced when a friend passes you in public and with head tilted back and nose in the air gives you a first class snub!Rate it:

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not know one is bornTo be spoiled; to have an easy life without appreciating it.Rate it:

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not know which end is upTo have no common sense; to be ignorant of the most basic facts; to be very confused.Rate it:

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nothing for itNo alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.Rate it:

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nothing succeeds like successPeople who are already successful tend to have additional successes.Rate it:

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nous avons d'autres chats (or, chiens) à fouetterWe have other fish to fry.Rate it:

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nous n'avons pas un brin de feuWe have not got a bit of fire.Rate it:

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nullam habere rem publicamto have no constitution, be in anarchy.Rate it:

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nullum (omnino) verbum facereto not say a word.Rate it:

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nullum verbum ex ore eius excidit (or simply ei)no word escaped him.Rate it:

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numerose cadereto have a rhythmical cadence.Rate it:

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nunca mejor dichoyou said it; I couldn't have said it better myself; damn straightRate it:

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offendere in aliquo (Mil. 36. 99)to have something to say against a person, to object to him.Rate it:

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old head on young shouldersSomeone that has have the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth.Rate it:

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old man stuffWe all have aches and pains once we reach a certain age. Part of the cost of growing older. My trainer uses this phrase when I complain about some age related pain , like my arthritis.Rate it:

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old moneyFamilies that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.Rate it:

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omni vita atque victu excultum atque expolitum esse (Brut. 25. 95)to have attained to a high degree of culture.Rate it:

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omnia de re publica praeclara atque egregia sentireto have the good of the state at heart.Rate it:

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omnia strata sunt ferroall have perished by the sword.Rate it:

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omnia temere agere, nullo iudicio utito have no principles.Rate it:

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on a découvert le pot aux rosesThey have discovered the mystery, the secret.Rate it:

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on dit souvent la vérité en riantThere is many a true word spoken in jest.Rate it:

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on fait comme on peutWe must do the best we can; We have done the best we could.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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on ne peut manier le beurre qu'on ne se graisse les doigtsOne cannot touch pitch without soiling one’s fingers; If you have to do with money, some will stick.Rate it:

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on ne peut pas être et avoir étéOne cannot have one’s cake and eat it. Rate it:

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on the goTo have started.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florereto have great influence.Rate it:

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opinionem virtutis habereto have the reputation of virtue.Rate it:

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optimarum artium studio incensum esseto be interested in, have a taste for culture.Rate it:

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optimis studiis or artibus, optimarum artium studiis eruditum esseto have received a liberal education.Rate it:

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originem verbi repetere a...to derive a word from... (used of an etymologist).Rate it:

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otio abundareto have abundance of leisure.Rate it:

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pack a punchTo have a swift and powerful effect or to be capable of having such an effect.Rate it:

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Paganini non ripeteSaid when someone is unwilling to repeat what they have already said.Rate it:

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paix et peuAnything for a quiet life.Rate it:

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par bonheurAs luck would have it.Rate it:

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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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passer un mauvais quart d'heureTo have a bad time of it.Rate it:

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paucis te voloa word with you.Rate it:

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pecuniam in nominibus habeoI have money owing me.Rate it:

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peel me a grapeA request to be pampered and to have one's whims indulged.Rate it:

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Pen is Mightier than the SwordWords have more power than war, to influence with ones words not with fightRate it:

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pendre la cr%c3%a9maill%c3%a8reTo have a housewarming party.Rate it:

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pendre la crémaillèreto have a housewarming partyRate it:

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penitus percipere et comprehendere aliquid (De Or. 1. 23. 108)to have a thorough grasp of a subject.Rate it:

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per me licetI have no objection.Rate it:

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perorare(1) to make one's peroration; (2) to deliver the closing speech (in a case where several speeches have been made).Rate it:

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