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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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bad offan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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balls-upSomething which becomes muddled or botched in some way.Rate it:

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bat an eyelashTo react in any slight way; to respond.Rate it:

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bat an eyelidTo react in any slight way; to respond.Rate it:

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be at one's beck and callTo be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.Rate it:

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be the way to goRepresent the best of all possible options or courses of action; pre-eminate over all other choices or alternatives.Rate it:

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bear in uponInduce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way.Rate it:

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beefed outMuscular, often in an exaggerated way.Rate it:

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blaze a trailTo show the way or proceed rapidly.Rate it:

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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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BroadwayA street name, typically for a wide road; a broad way.Rate it:

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bubble upTo move upward in bubbles or in a way suggesting bubbles.Rate it:

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by the numbersTo do something exactly, precisely, or in a formulaic way.Rate it:

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by the wayHis mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.Rate it:

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by the way[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.Rate it:

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by the wayIncidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.Rate it:

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by way ofPossessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of; in the state or condition of.Rate it:

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by way ofFor the purpose of; as a means, instance, type or form of.Rate it:

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by way ofBy the route of; through; via.Rate 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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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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ce jeune homme ira loinThat young man will make his way in the world, has a future before him.Rate it:

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ce que femme veut dieu le veutWoman must have her way.Rate it:

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cela va tout seulThere is no difficulty in the way.Rate it:

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cet homme a de la têteThat man has his head screwed on the right way.Rate it:

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change upTo confuse someone by doing something unexpected or in an unexpected way.Rate it:

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chemin faisantOn the way.Rate it:

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chip inTo make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.Rate it:

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claw offto beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shoreRate it:

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clear the deckMove out of the area of congestion, evacuate an area for safety's sake. Make way for emergency crews, Listen to the Boss.Rate it:

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Clear the DecksTo manage way for a major project and it can be only possible if the minor details are addressed properlyRate it:

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come a long wayTo make significant progress.Rate it:

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come to think of itBy the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind.Rate it:

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country mileA long way, a great distance.Rate it:

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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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cry all the way to the bankTo be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt.Rate it:

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de toute façon il a tortAt any rate he is wrong; Whichever way you look at it, he is wrong.Rate it:

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de via declinare, deflectere (also metaphorically)to turn aside from the right way; to deviate.Rate it:

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dead men tell no talesOnce someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.Rate it:

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débarrasse-moi le plancher (fam.)Get out of my way.Rate it:

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die the way one livedTo die because of or after doing something characteristic of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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dig one's own graveTo behave in a way that is likely to have future negative effects on oneself.Rate it:

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diga-se de passagemby the way; incidentallyRate it:

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dispose ofTo arrange in an orderly way.Rate it:

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dixi quasi praeteriens or in transituI said en passant, by the way.Rate it:

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doTo work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.Rate it:

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doTo treat in a certain way.Rate it:

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do it justicePerform or tackle a task or project in the best way possibleRate it:

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