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il n'est si long jour qui ne vienne à vêpres“Be the day weary, be the day long, At length it ringeth to evensong.”Rate it:

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il se promenait de long en largeHe was walking up and down, to and fro.Rate it:

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ils lui en ont donné tout du long de l'auneThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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in the long runAfter a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.Rate it:

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in the long termAfter a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.Rate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too complicated or extensive to talk about.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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little pitchers have long earsAlternative form of little pitchers have big ears.Rate it:

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long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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long ago and far awayIn the distant past, years and years ago.Rate it:

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long armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.Rate it:

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long armInfluence, far-reaching power.Rate it:

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long arm of the lawThe influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.Rate it:

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long fingerA state of postponement or procrastination.Rate it:

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long fingerMiddle finger.Rate it:

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long finger[hire purchase]] or credit.Rate it:

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long forTo have a desire for; to yearn for; to crave for; to pine for; to hanker forRate it:

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long forTo miss someoneRate it:

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long gameA long-term strategy or endeavor.Rate it:

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long gameThe aspect of the game in which the strategy is to advance downfield by throwing the ball to a receiving player; the passing game.Rate it:

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long goodbyeNickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:

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long hair don't careA slogan of the hippy movement, dismissing perceived prudish and conservative attitudes of previous generations.Rate it:

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long haulTravelling a long distance.Rate it:

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Long in the ToothSomeone who gets old, aged or elderlyRate it:

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long in the toothOld, aged. Rate it:

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long porkHuman flesh.Rate it:

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long runAn extended period of time.Rate it:

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long screwdriverInterference (usually in military matters) by politicians.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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long shotA master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.Rate it:

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long sincePast.Rate it:

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long story shortIntroducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story.Rate it:

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long tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a distribution that represents the rare occurrence of extreme values..Rate it:

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long tailSales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs.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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long time no hearI haven't heard from you for a long time.Rate it:

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long time no seeI haven't seen you for a long time.Rate it:

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short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:

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so long asDepending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; as long as.Rate it:

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so long, and thanks for all the fishgoodbyeRate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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the long and shortThe gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.Rate it:

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the long and short of itThe most reasonable explanation, closest to the real facts in the matter.Rate it:

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the long arm of the lawThe body of law enforcement officers.Rate it:

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tirer une gueule de six pieds de longBouder, faire la tête.Rate it:

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tout le long de l'auneBy the yard; Plenty of it.Rate it:

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un capitaine au long coursA captain of a trading vessel going to foreign ports.Rate it:

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"a dream motivated by intuition does not rest until it achieves its goal."DreamRate it:

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'fraid notAlternative form of I'm afraid notRate it:

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a silver lining is not made of silverWhat appears on the surface is not necessarily true.Rate it:

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