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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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kick at the canTo make an attempt; to try.Rate it:

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kick someone when they are downTo make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.Rate it:

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kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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killTo strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.Rate it:

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kink outTo straighten a kink; to make straight.Rate it:

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know what side of the bread your butter's onTo know who has the upper hand/power in a situation before you take on someone who can make your situation worseRate it:

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l'habit ne fait pas le moineThe cowl does not make the friar; The coat does not make the gentleman.Rate it:

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la belle plume fait le bel oiseauFine feathers make fine birds.Rate it:

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la force prime le droitMight is right. Rate it:

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la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleureMight is right; There is no arguing with a large fist.Rate it:

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labi in scribendoto make a mistake in writing.Rate it:

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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.Rate it:

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last wordA final decision, or the right to make such a decision.Rate it:

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lawyer upTo exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation.Rate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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lay overTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.Rate it:

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le beurre et l'argent du beurreone's cake and eating it too; two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over anotherRate it:

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leadI would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon.Rate it:

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lead onto mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.Rate it:

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lead with one's chinTo behave without caution; to make oneself vulnerable.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneDo not interfere, change, disturb, get involved or try to make a situation better because you might make a situation worse; (also known as "let well enough alone" "leave well alone and "let well alone")Rate it:

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leges scribere, facere, condere, constituere (not dare)to make laws (of a legislator).Rate it:

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les absents ont toujours tortWhen absent, one is never in the right.Rate it:

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les bons comptes font les bons amisShort reckonings make long friends.Rate it:

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les deux armées en sont aux mainsThe two armies are in close combat, have come to close quarters.Rate it:

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less is moreThat which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieresRate it:

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let him who is without sin cast the first stoneOnly those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others.Rate it:

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Let the Chips Fall Where They MayTo do what seems right, just and proper to you without caring much about the consequencesRate it:

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let the grass grow under one's feetTo be idle; to fail to make progress.Rate it:

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lift a fingerTo make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.Rate it:

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limber upto stretch; stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, as before exerciseRate it:

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line upTo make arrangements for an event.Rate it:

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long timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.Rate it:

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lord it overTo behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.Rate it:

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lost twinStill birth of one of two twins leaving only 1 living twinRate it:

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love triangleWhen two people are romantically pursuing the same third person, or when one person is pursuing someone who is pursuing someone else.Rate it:

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lucrum facere (opp. damnum facere) ex aliqua reto make profit out of a thing.Rate it:

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ludere, irridere, deridere aliquemto make sport of, rally a person.Rate it:

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LVThe ISO 3166-1 two-letter code for Latvia.Rate it:

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magno opere, vehementer, etiam atque etiam rogare aliquemto entreat earnestly; to make urgent requests.Rate it:

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main sequence A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.Rate it:

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manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls.Rate it:

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manum non vertere alicuius rei causato make not the slightest effort; not to stir a finger.Rate it:

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marquer le pas(lit.) To mark time; (fig.) To wait for a post to which one has a right.Rate it:

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married sectorAny of two or more flight sectors in an itinerary that can not be rebooked or changed separately from the other sectors, due to fare rules or market restrictions.Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureTwo things together too soon will lead to problems.Rate it:

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mars venteux et avril pluvieux font le mai gai et gracieuxMarch winds and April showers Make way for May flowers.Rate it:

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match made in heavenA marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.Rate it:

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match made in heavenA very successful combination of two people or things.Rate it:

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