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put one's foot downTo make a car go faster, accelerate.Rate it:

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put one's foot in itTo make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing, or offensive.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isTo make or take a bet.Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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put out to pastureTo make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.Rate it:

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put sth on the mapmake sth famousRate it:

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put toTo ask or pose a question, or make a proposal.Rate it:

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putting on the ritzto make a show of luxury and extravagance; to dress fancyRate it:

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quaestui aliquid habere (Off. 2. 3. 13)to make a profit out of something.Rate it:

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quaestum facere (Fam. 15. 14)to make money.Rate it:

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quand on prend du galon on n'en saurait trop prendreAs well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; One cannot make too much of a favourable opportunity.Rate it:

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quasi praeteriens, in transitu attingere aliquidto make a cursory mention of a thing; to mention by the way (not obiter or in transcursu).Rate it:

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queen elizabeth iiOnly two affectionate eyes of one woman, were able to make the entire planet go to tears - – Queen Elizabeth IIRate it:

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queer one's pitchTo make a task more difficult for the speaker.Rate it:

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qui fait la faute la boitAs you have brewed, so you must drink; As you have sown, so you must reap; As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.Rate it:

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qui ne sait pas être fou n'est pas sageHe is not wise who does not sometimes make merry; It takes a wise man to make a fool.Rate it:

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quiet downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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quieten downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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raise cainTo cause trouble; to behave in a disruptive manner; to make a problem; the phrase is actually "raise Cain" since Cain is a person's nameRate it:

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raise somebody's hacklesMake someone angry.Rate it:

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raise the roofTo cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.2008 Oct. 15, Leslie Ferenc, "Voters opt for stability of Guarnieri" in the Toronto Star (Canada)Jubilant Liberal supporters raised the roof of a Mississauga restaurant after incumbent Albina Guarnieri was swept back into office for her seventh term.Rate it:

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rake it inTo make a lot of money.Rate it:

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rationem alicuius rei inire, subducereto go through accounts, make a valuation of a thing.Rate it:

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reach outTo make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.Rate it:

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reality checkA check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.Rate it:

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redeem oneselfto resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.Rate it:

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rendre un homme camusTo stop a man’s mouth; To make a man look small.Rate it:

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rentrer par une oreille et ressortir par l'autrego in one ear and out the otherRate it:

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res (ita) fertcircumstances make this necessary; the exigencies of the case are these.Rate it:

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res reddere (alicui) (cf. sect. V. 11)to make restitution.Rate it:

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ring outTo make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.Rate it:

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risum elicere (more strongly excutere) alicuito make a person laugh.Rate it:

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Rock the BoatTo destabilize something or make a situation problematic; creating disturbance or to spoil a planRate it:

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roll overTo make a rolling motion or turn.Rate it:

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roughen upto make something rough or rougherRate it:

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rub inTo irritatingly make a point.Rate it:

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rubber stampTo make officialRate it:

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rule onTo make a decision in an official capacity regarding some matter.Rate it:

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run adriftTo be aimless or pointless; to make no progress.Rate it:

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run afterTo make a determined effort to win someone's affections.Rate it:

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run offTo make photocopies, or print.Rate it:

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run upTo make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.Rate it:

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rus excurrereto make a pleasure-trip into the country.Rate it:

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sauce upto make something more saucy; to sex upRate it:

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scale backTo make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.Rate it:

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scaredy cata children's word for a person who is easily frightenedRate it:

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scelere se devincire, se obstringere, astringito commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it.Rate it:

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scelus (in se) concipere, suscipereto commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it.Rate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate it:

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