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cross the floorOf a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.Rate it:

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cui bono?who gets the advantage from this? who is the interested party?Rate it:

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dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.Rate it:

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double talkSpeaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.Rate it:

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eat shitAn expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.Rate it:

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êtes-vous de la noce?Are you one of the wedding party?Rate it:

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êtes-vous des nôtresAre you one of our party? Are you one of us? Do you think as we do?Rate it:

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factio (of aristocrats)a party; faction.Rate it:

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fall flatFail to produce the desired effect; or generally to be unsuccessfulRate it:

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flap one's gumsTo speak idly; to talk without effect.Rate it:

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fuck someone overto exploit somebody in a way which results in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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give away the storeTo transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.Rate it:

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go out on the townTo party all night long.Rate it:

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gum upTo cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.Rate it:

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hedge one's betsTo place bets with a third party in order to offset potential losses.Rate it:

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hit the fanTo have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.Rate it:

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housewarmingA party to celebrate moving into a new home.Rate it:

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je n'en suis plusI am no longer one of the party; I no longer belong to it.Rate it:

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je serai des vôtresI shall be one of your party; I shall be on your side.Rate it:

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joe jobAn act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that person's e-mail with bounces.Rate it:

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joker in the packAn unpredictable element, person, or aberration which can have an unexpected effect on an outcome or situationRate it:

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keep at bayprevent (someone or something) from approaching or having an effect.Rate it:

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kick like a muleTo have a very strong physical effectRate it:

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killTo exert an overwhelming effect on.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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like talking to a wallOf an attempt at communication: unsuccessful because of the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party.Rate it:

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liven things upAppropriate actions, music, decorations, singing, props, verbal directing, recitations can assist to liven things up at a party or celebration.Rate it:

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loose cannonAn uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to his own friends, faction, political party, etc.Rate it:

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make all the differenceTo be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect.Rate it:

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off messagedeviating from party lineRate it:

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out of sightHow was the party? Out of sight, man!.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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pair offTo agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues.Rate it:

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par delictumThe par delictum rule prescribes that a party should not obtain satisfaction from a court of law with where his own conduct is wrongful.Rate it:

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partes (usually of plebeians)a party; faction.Rate it:

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partium studium, also simply studiaparty-spirit.Rate 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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pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.Rate it:

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preach to deaf earsTo attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.Rate it:

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prodigia procurare (Liv. 22. 1)to avert by expiatory sacrifices the effect of ominous portents.Rate it:

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purple stateSomewhat whimsical synonym for swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party (purple states, states that vote for Democratic or Republican Party in general, being red states in some given elections and blue states in other given elections).Rate it:

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respondere in hanc sententiamto answer to this effect.Rate it:

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rhetorical questionA QUESTION which is asked merely for effect, and which does not expect an answer. For example: If I say, "Do I look like a fool?" then I don't expect an answer: I am merely choosing a rhetorical way of saying, "I am not a fool."Rate it:

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rien n'y faitNothing has any effect upon him (or, on it); It is all of no use.Rate it:

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rock onTo party to rock music.Rate it:

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rock outTo party to rock music.Rate it:

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root causeAn initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.Rate it:

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salutem expedireto effect a person's deliverance.Rate it:

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são seus olhosA phrase to humbly counter flattering by claiming that said good qualities are merely a distorting effect of the praiser's eyes.Rate it:

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