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au grand dam deto the great displeasure ofRate it:

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auctoritate valere or florereto possess great authority; to be an influential person.Rate it:

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bad formBehaviour which is contrary to social expectations, which is inappropriate or rude.Rate it:

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balls-outWith great abandon.Rate it:

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bassingReally top notch greatRate it:

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beddable[...] feminine, great body great legs great taste, trained and beddable, Jesus, how beddable.Rate it:

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big wheelA person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.Rate it:

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Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:

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bright shiny objectAn item that attracts a great deal of attention because of its superficial characteristics.Rate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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bullyGood, Great, sonderful: British ejaculation!Rate it:

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busted flushAnything which ends up worthless despite great potential.Rate it:

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c'est là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.Rate it:

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c'est un homme très répanduHe is a man who goes into society a great deal.Rate it:

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c'est un saint qu'on ne chôme pointHe is in no great repute.Rate it:

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cakewalkSomething that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.Rate it:

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catbird seatExpression used to describe an enviable position, often one of great advantage.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas l'embarrasThere is no great difficulty in it; After all; For the matter of that.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas le pérou (fam.)It’s no great catch.Rate it:

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ce sont des gens tels quels (fam.)They are “no great shakes,” just ordinary people, humdrum people.Rate it:

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cela fait beaucoupThat makes a great difference.Rate it:

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cet argument est son cheval de batailleThat argument is his stronghold; That is his great argument.Rate it:

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chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicableRate it:

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ci corre quanto dal cielo alla terraThere is a very great differenceRate it:

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claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.Rate it:

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company manA male employee who has a great-and often, in the view of others, an excessive-commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.Rate it:

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cook up a stormTo do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.Rate it:

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country mileA long way, a great distance.Rate it:

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crash togetherTo cause objects to collide with great force.Rate it:

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crawl withTo include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.Rate it:

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cut somebody some slackTo be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations.Rate it:

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dans les petits sacs sont les fines épicesLittle fellows are often great wits; Small parcels hold fine wares. Rate it:

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doctrina abundare (De Or. 3. 16. 59)to be a man of great learning.Rate it:

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dog racismPaying large sum of money for "pedigree dogs", attaching great importance to the breed of a pet.Rate it:

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egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui reito expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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ex aliqua re redundare (in or ad aliquid)to accrue in great abundance.Rate it:

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exspectationi satisfacere, respondereto respond to expectations.Rate it:

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f**ing hellAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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far and wideOver a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.Rate it:

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Feather in Your CapA great achievement or honor which makes one proudRate it:

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fiduciam (alicuius rei) habereto have great confidence in a thing.Rate it:

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field dayA great time or a great deal to do.Rate it:

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Field DayA day full of excitement, to have an opportunity to enjoy you a great dealRate it:

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fill the billIn order to fill the bill an individual must carry the ball, complete the task, fulfill the expectations.Rate it:

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footnote in historySomething of great significance that is given little attention, i.e. is relegated to a footnote in a record of history.Rate it:

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fructum (uberrimum) capere, percipere, consequi ex aliqua reto derive (great) profit , advantage from a thing.Rate it:

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fructus ex hac re redundant in or ad me(great) advantage accrues to me from this.Rate it:

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fucking hellAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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fusius, uberius, copiosius disputare, dicere de aliqua reto speak at great length on a subject, discuss very fully.Rate it:

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GMTAInitialism of great minds think alike.Rate it:

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