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make awayTo depart, leave; to make off.Rate it:

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make it rainto throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealthRate it:

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make matters worseTo worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently.Rate it:

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mark outto set the boundaries of an areaRate it:

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memory laneA set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.Rate it:

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mettre la main à la pâteTo put one’s shoulder to the wheel; To set to (a special piece of) work oneself.Rate it:

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mettre un homme en pourpointTo pull a man’s cloak off; To ruin a man.Rate it:

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mise en scèneThe set of a theatrical production; Physical environment, surroundings, or ambianceRate it:

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modum facere, statuere, constituere alicui rei or alicuius reito set a limit to a thing.Rate it:

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morbo absūmi (Sall. Iug. 5. 6)to be carried off by a disease.Rate it:

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multum (aliquid) alicui rei tribuereto consider of importance; to set much (some) store by a thing.Rate it:

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ne faites pas messagers des fous“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage.” Prov. xxvi. 6.Rate it:

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new standardSomething that is set when someone does the unthinkable, or does something better than anyone else.Rate it:

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no jodasno way; fuck off )Rate it:

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nullum tempus a labore intermitterenot to leave off work for an instant.Rate it:

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over nine thousandoff the charts; through the roofRate it:

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partir du mauvais piedTo start off on the wrong foot.Rate it:

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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peter outTo dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.Rate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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plier bagageTo pack up and be off.Rate it:

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political footballA contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.Rate it:

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ponereto propose, set a theme.Rate it:

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ponere alicui, de quo disputetto set some one a theme for discussion.Rate it:

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proelium dirimere (B. C. 1. 40)to break off the fight.Rate it:

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public commentInput given by the public to governmental (or rarely other) bodies, about proposed legislation or regulation(s), during a period-and by means-set aside and prescribed by law.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsIf you set the cat among the pigeons, you will cause a flutter in the dovecote.Rate it:

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qui a bu n'a point de secretsWhen wine sinks, words swim; In vino veritas; Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man; What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.Rate it:

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qui coupe son nez dégarnit son visageIt is an ill bird that fouls its own nest; He who cuts off his nose spites his own face.Rate it:

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ready, steady, goready, set, goRate it:

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rem or opes habere, bona possidere, in bonis esseto possess means, to be well off.Rate it:

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roll down the windowsTo flail one's arms in a circular motion when off-balance, as to mimic the act of rolling down a car window.Rate it:

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rule the dayTo set the standard which guides behavior; to control a situation, group, strategy, etc.Rate it:

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running targeta standard of performance set by the first place competitor that lower placed competitors try to exceedRate it:

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securi percutere, ferire aliquemto execute a person, cut off his head.Rate it:

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send outA send off; a farewell celebration.Rate it:

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send somebody packingTo expel or eject somebody; to chase off or force out.Rate it:

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send someone packingTo expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out.Rate it:

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serve outTo win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve.Rate it:

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servitutem exuere (Liv. 34. 7)to shake off the yoke of slavery.Rate it:

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short leashForcing one to function within a strict set of rules, or under great scrutiny or oversight.Rate it:

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shut downTo turn off or stop.Rate it:

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sibi exemplum alicuius proponere ad imitandum or simply sibi aliquem ad imitandum proponereto set up some one as one's ideal, model.Rate it:

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sign onThe time of day when a radio or television station begins broadcasting, usually after being off the air for several hours.Rate it:

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sleep with the fishesTo be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.Rate it:

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slip into something a little more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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slip into something more comfortableTo wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.Rate it:

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snipe huntA prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.Rate it:

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soft shoeA speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.Rate it:

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sommergere di cazzatetalk someone's ear offRate it:

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