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il n'est orgueil que de sot enrichiSet a beggar on horseback, he’ll ride to the devil.Rate it:

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scrub inTo thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.Rate it:

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with one's dick in one's handIn a state of being unprepared, powerless, or idle.Rate it:

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alza le manihands up!, stick 'em up!Rate it:

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go hand in handOf two people, to hold hands.Rate it:

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il n'est pas si diable qu'il est noirThe devil is not as black as he is painted.Rate it:

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(supinas) manus ad caelum tendereto raise the hands to heaven (attitude of prayer).Rate it:

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à chacun son dûGive the devil his due; Every man is worth his hire.Rate it:

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ABCA straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.Rate it:

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All ThumbsUncomfortable for doing things, specifically with handsRate it:

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aller au diable vauvert (corrupted into au vert)To go very far away, a devil of a way; To disappear.Rate it:

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arbitrio alicuius omnia permittereto put the matter entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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assume the positionTo turn away, with your hands in a visible and unmovable position so that you can be searchedRate it:

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avast there!Attention all hands!Rate it:

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avec un si on mettrait paris dans une bouteilleSuch suppositions are idle; If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.Rate it:

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bas les mainsHands off.Rate it:

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bene, praeclare (melius, optime) mereri de aliquoto deserve well at some one's hands; to do a service to...Rate it:

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bicho malo nunca muerethe devil looks after his ownRate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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brush downUsed other than as an idiom: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.Rate it:

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c'est un air de porter le diable en terreIt is an air to conjure up the devil.Rate it:

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c'est un songe-creuxHe is full of idle fancies (or, day dreams); He is a wool-gatherer.Rate it:

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castle in the airA visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.Rate it:

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ce qui me lie, c'est ma folieStraw bands will tie a fool’s hands.Rate it:

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ceux qui n'ont point d'affaires s'en fontThose who have no troubles invent them; Idle people make business for themselves.Rate it:

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changer de mainto change handsRate it:

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chin musicIdle chatterRate it:

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dexterousSkilful and competent with the handsRate it:

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dextram iungere cum aliquo, dextras inter se iungereto shake hands with a person.Rate it:

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donnez-moi une poignée de mainShake hands with me.Rate it:

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e (de) manibus effugere, elābito slip, escape from the hands.Rate it:

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e manibus dimittereto let go from one's hands.Rate it:

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effugere, elābi e manibus hostiumto escape from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween a rock and a hard place; between the devil and the deep blue seaRate it:

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eripere aliquem e manibus hostiumto rescue some one from the hands of the enemy.Rate it:

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être entre l'enclume et le marteauTo be in a dilemma; To be between the devil and the deep sea.Rate it:

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extorquere arma e manibusto wrest weapons from some one's hands.Rate it:

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falando do diabospeak of the devilRate it:

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field dayTop-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.Rate it:

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fille oisive, à mal pensiveAn idle brain is the devil’s workshop.Rate it:

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go upstairsTo request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)Rate it:

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gouty-handedSuffering from gout in the hands.Rate it:

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hablando del rey de Romaspeak of the devilRate it:

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hand over handby passing the hands alternately one before or above the other, especially with ropeRate it:

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il a de la corde de pendu dans sa pocheHe has the devil’s own luck.Rate it:

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il a les mains nettes (fig.)He is honest; His hands are clean.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus incidereto fall unexpectedly into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in manibus habere aliquid (also metaphorically)to have something in one's hands, on hand.Rate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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