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accordez-vous si votre affaire est bonne, si votre cause est mauvaise, plaidez. [j. b. rousseau , épigrammes, ii. 19]If you’ve a good case, try and compromise; If you’ve a bad one, take it into court.Rate it:

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ad exemplum alicuius se conformareto shape one's conduct after another's model.Rate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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as cross as two sticksTo be in a very bad temper.Rate it:

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as you sow, so shall you reapThe personal consequences of one's actions are in proportion to the good or bad intentions towards others.Rate it:

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at oddson bad termsRate it:

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autant lui en pend au nez (or, à l'oreille)He will get just the same (in bad sense).Rate it:

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autant pèche celui qui tient le sac que celui qui met dedansThe receiver is as bad as the thief.Rate it:

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autant vaut celui qui tient que celui qui écorcheThe receiver is as bad as the thief.Rate it:

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autant vaut être mordu d'un chien que d'une chienneOne evil is as bad as the other.Rate it:

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avoir du plomb dans l'aileto be in bad shapeRate it:

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avoir la poisseto have chronic bad luckRate it:

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bald is boldShaving your head is a signal of power, dominion, focus - changing a bad situation into a brand-new trail...Rate it:

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barrel of laughsA toy in the shape of a barrel that emits sounds of laughter.Rate it:

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beat yourself upTo overly judge and berate yourself for a mistake, bad judgement or act.Rate it:

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bene (male) praecipere alicuito inculcate good (bad) principles.Rate it:

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bene, male audire (ab aliquo)to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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better the devil you know than the devil you don't knowSomething bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.Rate it:

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaTo be in a very dangerous situation and not knowing what to do, Or to be involved in some precarious situation that has bad results or outcomeRate it:

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blot one's copy bookTo damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.Rate it:

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blow chunksTo be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterA general saying used to ward off bad luckRate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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buff outto bring something to proper shape by removing or masking minor defects, by straightening out the residual shortcomings.Rate it:

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bum steerBad advice, regardless of intention.Rate it:

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button noseA nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.Rate it:

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c'est un mauvais sujetHe is a scamp, “a bad lot.”Rate it:

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carrot and stickSimultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas mal, mais il y a encore quelque chose qui clocheIt is not bad, but there is still something wrong.Rate it:

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cela est par trop fortThat is really too bad.Rate it:

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cela est trop fort (or, raide)That is too bad; That is beyond a joke.Rate it:

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cela est un peu violentThat is too bad.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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come home to roostBad consequences of actions inevitably coming to pass.Rate it:

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coug itTo suddenly lose a contest through reversal of fortune, mistakes, or bad judgment. The phrase is analogous to "blow it", or "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Rate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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curl upto curl, make curly, shape into curlsRate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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des gens de même farinePersons of the same kidney (generally in a bad sense); People tarred with the same brush.Rate it:

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don't bite the hand that feeds youDon't do something bad to the person who does something for you.Rate it:

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down and outIn trouble; in a bad time or situation or having very bad luck.Rate it:

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down on one's luckUnlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.Rate it:

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éclairA small chocolate-covered creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.Rate it:

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en bonne ou mauvaise partIn a good or bad sense.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceIn a bad situation; between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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éramos pocos y parió la abuelaif that wasn't enough; things went from bad to worseRate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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faire bonne mine à mauvais jeuTo put a good face on misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire contre fortune bon cœurTo bear up against misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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fan outto spread out into the shape of a fanRate it:

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