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at seaConfused, lost, or adrift; bewildered.Rate it:

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backwaterTo vacillate on a long-held position.Rate it:

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bald as a billiard ballOne whom has lost much hair and prematurely bald.Rate it:

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banana noseA large, unusually long nose.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo remain youthful; to live a long, healthy life.Rate it:

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bed blockerAn elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.Rate it:

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bend somebody's earTo bore; to talk too long.Rate it:

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bend someone's earTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.Rate it:

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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allHaving experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.Rate it:

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bien perdu bien connuThat which is well lost is well known, or what once was lost is prized.Rate it:

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bitter endThe end of a long and difficult process.Rate it:

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blast from the pastSomething or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseThe person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.Rate it:

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bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture doréeA good name is better than riches; He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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Bright-Eyed and Bushy-TailedFeeling lively, bright, fit and cheerful after a long time Rate it:

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buried treasureSomething, having been concealed for a long time, which later is found and is profitable.Rate it:

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burn some rubberAn expression of intent to drive ruthlessly, speedily, wildly, illegally: Express the intention to perform tasks, agendas in wild abandon, in order to impress, gain an advantage, recover lost time or missed opportunity:Rate it:

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bush telegraphA system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.Rate it:

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c'est le diable et son trainC'est tout à la fois long, difficile, cause de souffrances, et dangereux ; bref, infernal.Rate it:

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c'est un ouvrage de longue haleineIt’s a long job, a heavy piece of work.Rate it:

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car madame à jaser tient le dé tout le jourMadame engrosses the conversation all day long.Rate it:

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ce qui est différé n'est pas perduAll is not lost that is delayed.Rate it:

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cet événement date de loinThat event happened long ago.Rate it:

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chase backto chase back those sales lost in previous monthsRate it:

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ciel pommelé et femme fardée ne sont pas de longue duréeA mackerel sky, not long wet and not long dry.Rate it:

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claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost.Rate it:

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collect dustTo remain untouched and unused for a long period of time.Rate it:

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come to one's sensesTo reawaken after having lost consciousness.Rate it:

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cook offAs with above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.Rate it:

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coon's ageA very long time.Rate it:

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count outTo determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated.Rate it:

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

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cracked the whipMy former boss demanded much in the manner of results, production. In addition he worked us long hours without advance notice, without overtime, rather promised US time-off in the future.Rate it:

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crazy assMad or lost your marblesRate it:

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cuánto tiempolong time no seeRate it:

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d'ici là il passera bien de l'eau sous le pontIt will be a long time before that happens.Rate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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Davy Jones's lockerThe bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost.Rate it:

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de loin en loinAt long intervals.Rate it:

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deep sleepArtificially induced hibernation in humans for the purpose of long distance space travel.Rate it:

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

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desiderio alicuius rei teneri, affici (more strongly flagrare, incensum esse)to long for a thing, yearn for it.Rate it:

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diamonds are a girl's best friendA statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.Rate it:

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dichosos los ojos que te venlong time no see, you're a sight for sore eyesRate it:

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diu anceps stetit pugnathe issue of the day was for a long time uncertain.Rate it:

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donkey's earsA long time.Rate it:

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down for the countDecisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.Rate it:

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Down the DrainLost or vanishedRate it:

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drag onto last too longRate it:

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