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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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go down that roadTo settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.Rate it:

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go down the roadA way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.Rate it:

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go so far asTo do something in an extreme fashion; to reach an unexpected extent in doing something.Rate it:

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Hands are TiedNot able to help or assist; stay away from doing what you are willing to do; helpless to do somethingRate it:

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hang out withTo spend time with friends, doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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hate abounds, eye's awaken/ still your heart, the grounds only quakin'The cumulative mindset of our human condition and how we affect matter without even realizing it, yet we fail or refuse to see exactly what’s we/you’re doing no matter the consequences.Rate it:

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hoist by one's own petardTo be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".Rate it:

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how are you doingAlternative form of how do you doRate it:

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hum and hawProcrastinate and take a long time before doing something or taking a decision.Rate it:

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hurry upTo hurry; to increase the speed of doing something.Rate it:

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idle hands are the devil's workshopOne who is idle will likely come to do evil.Rate it:

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if it's the last thing I doAt any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.Rate it:

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il a reculé pour mieux sauter1. He waited for something better. 2. (ironic.) He avoided a small evil to fall into a greater.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas mèche (pop.)“It’s no go”; There is no doing it.Rate it:

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il ne fera cela qu'autant que vous l'aurez pour agréableHe will never think of doing it if you object to it.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in the actIn the process of doing something; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.Rate it:

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iniuria abstinere (Off. 3. 17. 72)to refrain from doing a wrong, an injustice.Rate it:

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j'y regarderai à deux foisI shall think twice before doing it.Rate it:

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jack it inAn imperative to stop doing something that the speaker finds annoying.Rate it:

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je me fais fort de le faireI feel quite confident of doing it.Rate it:

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Jump on the BandwagonTo show interest to do something because it is popular and everyone seems to be doing itRate it:

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Jump the GunTo do something a bit earlier or before the time, hasty in doing somethingRate it:

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kick up the arseA severe reprimand, especially one to motivate someone into doing something.Rate it:

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knock it offStop doing something; desist.Rate it:

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know one's ass from a hole in the groundTo have an adequate level of knowledge or skill; to understand what one is doing or talking about.Rate it:

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Know the RopesTo be well aware of everything around, to have knowledge of doing any complicated thingRate it:

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last lickslast few days/ minutes/ hours... of what you are doingRate it:

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let the dog see the rabbitGet out of the way, so I can see what I'm doing.Rate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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lone gunmanAn individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.Rate it:

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make a pointTo take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.Rate it:

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maleficia benefactis remunerarito return good for evil.Rate it:

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mind your own businessMind your own business means that we should do our work we should not bother about any others work; pay attention to what you are doing and not to what I am doing.Rate it:

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missed the boatrefers to something someone didn't do and maybe regrets not doing; often followed by "on that" or "on that one"; can also be said sarcasticallyRate it:

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não custa nadaSaid to justify doing something that is easy to be done, especially when one is reluctant or doubtful about doing it.Rate it:

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no way!Absolutely Not! Nothing Doing!Rate it:

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not so fastUsed to tell someone to stop doing something.Rate it:

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nothing doingAbsolutely not; definitely no.Rate it:

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occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendumto give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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occupy oneselfTo keep busy by doing somethingRate it:

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omen infaustum, tristean evil omen; presage of ill.Rate it:

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perdre la boule (pop.)To lose one’s head; Not to know what one is doing. Rate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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pin itStop everything you're doing now at once, at instanceRate it:

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potestatem, copiam alicui dare, facere with Gen. gerund.to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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pourquoi restez-vous là les bras croisés?Why are you waiting there doing nothing?Rate it:

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pro maleficiis beneficia reddereto return good for evil.Rate it:

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