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après la lettreLettered. "Épreuve, gravure après la lettre": a print made after the caption is addedRate it:

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artis praecepta, or also simply arsthe rules of art; aesthetics.Rate it:

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as the case may beAs is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.Rate it:

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ashes to ashes, dust to dustyou are made of dust and return to ashes and dust after passing away.Rate it:

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Asia populi Romani facta estAsia was made subject to Rome.Rate it:

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aux pauvres la besaceThe back is made for the burden.Rate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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basket caseOne made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.Rate it:

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bathtub ginGin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub.Rate it:

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believe it or notAn expression made famous by Ripley in his news column featuring difficult to believe facts, events, situations, people, truisms.Rate it:

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below the beltUnfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.Rate it:

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Below the BeltSomething cruel, hurtful or unfair and considered against the rules of a true sportsmanship spiritRate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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body EnglishA body motion made to coax an object already propelled go in a desired direction. For example, a nervous leaning or twisting movement while playing sports such as golf or bowling, to "persuade" the ball to go in a desired direction.Rate it:

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bogged downStuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.Rate it:

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break the moldTo make it impossible for an identical copy to be made.Rate it:

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brick houseUsed other than as an idiom: A house or type of construction made of bricks or blockss of masonry.Rate it:

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by the bookIn a manner which adheres strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.Rate it:

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by-the-bookAdhering strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.Rate it:

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c'est un parti prisHis mind is made up; It is a foregone conclusion.Rate it:

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carried awayMade excessively emotional or excited.Rate it:

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ce coup l'a fait saigner du nezThat blow made his nose bleed.Rate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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chopped liverA Jewish food made by frying liver and onions in schmaltz.Rate it:

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cite chapter and verseTo provide specific references from an authoritative book, as the Bible or a book of statutes or rules, to support a statement.Rate it:

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clayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.Rate it:

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coals to newcastleA pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance.Rate it:

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comedy equals tragedy plus timeA tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.Rate it:

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comply withTo abide by a set of rules.Rate it:

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consist ofTo be composed or made up of something.Rate it:

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control freakIndividuals whom assume leadership, appoint assistants, develop and project the agenda, stipulate the rules, determine the timeline, assert their commanding profile.Rate it:

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cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

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copper-bottomedHaving lower parts made of or covered by copper.Rate it:

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de virtute praecipere alicuito give moral advice, rules of conduct.Rate it:

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deadBroken or inoperable.Rate it:

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deus mundum aedificavit, fabricatus est, effecit (not creavit)God made the world.Rate it:

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die Sonne geht aufremark made when a particularly pleasant person appearsRate it:

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doesn't have two nickels to rub togetherReference an individual whom from all evidence and appearances is badly bent and broken relative to personal finances.Rate it:

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don't make a big production out of this!Over emphasized, blown out of proportion, made it into a big deal, made it appear as a movie!Rate it:

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enfin de compte(lit.) When the addition is made; (fig.) When all is told; When all is said and done.Rate it:

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être cousu d'argentTo be made of money; To be rolling in riches.Rate it:

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être le fils de ses œuvresTo be a self-made man.Rate it:

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everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

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fair gameActions permissible by the rules.Rate it:

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fair playGood behavior, following the rulesRate it:

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fall in lineTo submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.Rate it:

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fallen overbroken, failed, inoperableRate it:

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far postThe goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.Rate it:

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