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l'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices“For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.”—Watts , Divine Songs, xx. Rate it:

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laze aboutto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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laze aroundto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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les voleurs firent main basse sur tous mes effetsThe thieves laid hands on all my things.Rate it:

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let the grass grow under one's feetTo be idle; to fail to make progress.Rate it:

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librum in manus sumereto take up a book in one's hands.Rate it:

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lie aroundTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.Rate it:

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loaf aboutto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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loaf aroundto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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manus inicere, inferre, afferre alicuito lay violent hands on a person.Rate it:

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manus prensare (De Or. 1. 24. 112)to shake hands with voters in canvassing.Rate it:

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manus tollereto raise one's hands in astonishment.Rate it:

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manus, vim sibi afferreto lay hands on oneself.Rate it:

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mãos ao altohands up !Rate it:

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mãos ao arhands up !Rate it:

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meritum alicuius in or erga aliquemwhat a man merits at another's hands.Rate it:

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omnium rerum arbitrium alicui permittereto put the matter entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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pecunia iacet otiosathe money is bringing in no interest, lies idle.Rate it:

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play Old GooseberryTo play the devil; to make mischief.Rate it:

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play old harryTo play the devil; to make mischief.Rate it:

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press the fleshTo shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.Rate it:

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put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate it:

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quand le diable fut vieux il se fit ermiteThe devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, The devil was well, the devil a monk was he!Rate it:

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quand on parle du loupwhen you speak of someone they will appear; speak of the devilRate it:

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quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue (or, il sort du bois)Speak of angels and you hear their wings; Talk of the devil, he is sure to appear.Rate it:

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quiche-eaterIn computer programming circles, a person far removed from practice and concerned only with academic matters, unwilling to "get their hands dirty".Rate it:

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red-handedWith hands that are red.Rate it:

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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se faire raison à soi-mêmeTo take the law into one’s own hands.Rate it:

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sit aroundTo spend time sitting idle, not doing anything important.Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.Rate it:

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small talkIdle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.Rate it:

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stare at the wallTo be idle.Rate it:

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stick 'em upPut your hands in the air !Rate it:

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suffering housemaid's kneeQuaint expression of earlier days relative to female servants performing chores of scrubbing floor on hands and knees.Rate it:

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thread the needleA game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbour, runs between the others.Rate it:

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totum se committere, tradere alicuito put oneself entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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un peu d'aide fait grand bienMany hands make light work.Rate it:

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victoriam exploratam dimittereto let a sure victory slip through one's hands.Rate it:

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was zum Teufelwhat the DevilRate it:

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wash upTo wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.Rate it:

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wenn man vom Teufel sprichtspeak of the devilRate it:

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what the dickensEuphemism for what the Devil, used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning a question.Rate it:

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why the dickensEuphemism for why the Devil, used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.Rate it:

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wring outTo squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.Rate it:

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руки из жопы растутall thumbs; literally, hands grow from the arse )Rate it:

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руки не из того места растутall thumbs; literally, hands grow from the wrong spot )Rate it:

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