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bottom of the ninthBy extension, any last chance or final opportunity.Rate it:

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breviter, paucis explicare aliquidto explain a matter briefly, in a few words (not paucis verbis).Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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c'est l'air qui fait la chansonWords depend much on the tone in which they are spoken; It is not so much what you say as the way in which you say it.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 le cadet de mes soucisThat is the least of my cares; That is the last thing I worry about.Rate it:

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c'est le dernier criIt is the last thing out.Rate it:

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c'est mon dernier motThat is the last concession I can make; I will not take less.Rate it:

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c'est sa planche de salutIt is his last hope, his sheet-anchor.Rate it:

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call an audibleTo change plans at the last minute because of information that is recently revealed.Rate it:

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casual expressiona word in the dictionary that has an alternate definition than the dictionary definition or a phrase that means something different than its words put together would literally mean when put togetherRate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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cet homme casse les vitresThat man speaks out boldly, to bring matters to a crisis; That man does not pick and choose his words.Rate it:

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them outRate it:

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claim to fameThat for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.Rate it:

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clarum fieri, nobilitari, illustrari (not the post-classical clarescere or inclarescereto become famous, distinguish oneself.Rate it:

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copia, ubertas verborumprofusion of words.Rate it:

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cut it fineTo achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.Rate it:

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daughter outTo expire due to having only females surviving the death of the last male in a line.Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAn abrupt, last-minute change in one's professed beliefs, principles, or point of view in order to escape a serious threat or to increase one's chances of success.Rate it:

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des mots longs d'une toiseWords as long as your arm.Rate it:

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dici vix (non) potest or vix potest dici (vix like non always before potest)I cannot find words for...Rate it:

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dormitive principleWords.Rate it:

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dormitive virtueA type of tautology in which an item is being explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.Rate it:

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drag onto last too longRate it:

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drink like a fishThe words; "He can 'DRINK LIKE A FISH"; WAS AN AWKWARD ASSERTION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL 'DRINKS TO EXCESS!Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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eleventh hourNearly too late; the last minute.Rate it:

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eppur si muoveThe words allegedly uttered by Galileo Galilei after being forced to recant heliocentrism: “and yet it moves”.Rate it:

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es decirrather, in other wordsRate it:

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être aux aboisTo be reduced to the last extremity; To be at bay.Rate it:

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extrema aetasthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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extremum tempus aetatisthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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eye catchingTwo words which may have evolved from the marketing and advertising entities, The phrase says and sees it all, appeals only to the sighted.Rate it:

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faire (or, payer) rubis sur l'ongleTo pay to the last farthing.Rate it:

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finish upTo complete the last details of a task.Rate it:

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for what it’s worthIdiomatic phrase used to introduce one’s opinion or advice on a topic or situation - usually spoken with a guarded degree of modesty, uncertainty, or an expectation that the receiver is not bound to heed the speaker’s words. Interchangeable with the phrase, ‘take it or leave it.’Rate it:

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from soup to nutsFrom the first course of a meal to the last.Rate it:

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get with the timesto become cognizant of modern trends, words or ideasRate it:

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give hostage to fortuneHe was very cautious with his words and gave no hostages to fortune.Rate it:

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give outto utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. to give (it) out: to profess, give it to be believed that. also, to give (a person) out to be (so and so)(transtive) To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to singRate it:

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give outTo announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to singRate it:

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gloria, laude florereto be very famous, illustrious.Rate it:

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gloriam colligere, in summam gloriam venireto become famous, distinguish oneself.Rate it:

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go for brokeTo try everything possible or do last thing possible in a final attempt.Rate it:

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gong showAn event that was a disaster, often in a way that is fun or memorable. (e.g. "Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show.") Or, an initially serious event that went completely out of control (e.g. "That biology class was a gong show")Rate it:

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gratias alicui agere pro aliqua reto thank a person (in words).Rate it:

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IJSInitialism of I'm just saying : indicates that the accompanying statement is merely a helpful comment of some kind, and not intended to be the last word on the topic.Rate it:

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il joua de son resteHe played his last card; He was on his last legs.Rate it:

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il ne bat plus que d'une aileHe is almost ruined; He is on his last legs.Rate it:

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