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keep someone companyTo remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.Rate it:

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keep the pot boilingTo keep going on actively, as in certain games.Rate it:

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know every trick in the bookto know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.Rate it:

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know no boundsTo be unlimited in scope or extentRate it:

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late patere (also metaphorically vid. sect. VIII. 8)to have a wide extent.Rate it:

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lay oddsTo feel certain about something.Rate it:

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Like it or Lump itSomething that is certain to happen, whether one likes it or notRate it:

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line upTo start a game in a certain position on the playing field.Rate it:

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longpigHuman flesh when cooked in cannabalistic rituals in certain Pacific Islands, due to the allegeded similarity to cooked pork.Rate it:

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lowest point in my lifeTo experience extrene depression as a result of certain circumstances, loss of a lov'd one, financial or personal reverses, physical or emotional deprivation.Rate it:

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lustrum condere (Liv. 1. 44. 2)to complete the censorship (by certain formal purificatory ceremonies = lustro faciendo).Rate it:

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make no mistakeBe assured; be certain.Rate it:

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may as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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might as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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mihi exploratum est, exploratum (certum) habeoI am quite certain on the point.Rate it:

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neck of the woodsA certain part of the city, neighborhood, area, or country.Rate it:

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ninguém é de ferroExpresses the belief that sometimes, or to some extent, it's normal or understandable succumbing to temptations.Rate it:

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non constatIt is not certain; It is doubted.Rate it:

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old boy networkA presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism and usually at the exclusion of certain other people; often specifically at the exclusion of womenRate it:

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old handA person who is experienced at a certain activity.Rate it:

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old man stuffWe all have aches and pains once we reach a certain age. Part of the cost of growing older. My trainer uses this phrase when I complain about some age related pain , like my arthritis.Rate it:

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on lui donnerait le bon dieu sans confessionThey would trust him to any extent (because of his saintly appearance).Rate it:

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open the floodgatesTo allow some action to proceed more swiftly or to a greater extentRate it:

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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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pay one's duesTo acquire status or to earn the right to enjoy certain benefits, especially through lengthy experience, hardship, or service to an organization.Rate it:

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pill in the pocketA medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with him or her, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.Rate it:

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pissing warAn often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.Rate it:

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play outTo occur in a certain manner.Rate it:

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Point of No ReturnCertain time or position after which it is impossible to retreat, change course or do somethingRate it:

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preprogramTo predispose to certain thoughts or behaviours.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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que voulez-vousS’intercale en incise pour signifier que l’on ne peut rien y faire, exprimant un certain fatalisme.Rate it:

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Red TapeExtra-long formal procedure that consumes lots of time, strict adherence to certain rules and regulationsRate it:

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rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.Rate it:

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save vs.In certain games, to successfully guard against a particular dangerRate it:

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scale backTo make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.Rate it:

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scare out of one's witsTo frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.Rate it:

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see beyondTo be capable of predicting the future past a certain point.Rate it:

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sermonem inferre de aliqua reto turn the conversation on to a certain subject.Rate it:

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set in stonePermanent; certain; firm.Rate it:

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shy away from somethingTo avoid certain locations, events, people, foods, etc.Rate it:

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sitting prettyHaving a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.Rate it:

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slender reedA person, fact, or resource on which one can rely only to a limited extent.Rate it:

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social deathThe alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored in society.Rate it:

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step backTo prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation.Rate it:

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stonewallCertain, stone cold.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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sure as eggs is eggsAbsolutely certain.Rate it:

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talk throughTo comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it.Rate it:

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That's the Way the Ball BouncesThat’s what life really is or that’s what the life is all about; fate; you may not be able to change certain things in your lifeRate it:

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