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choke upTo lose one's power of speech, because of embarrassment, fear etc.Rate it:

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dicky-birdEndearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children.Rate it:

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knee high to a grasshopperShort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.Rate it:

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outside chanceSmall chance.Rate it:

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pea patchA small farm.Rate it:

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play to winTo make a special, determined effort to achieve general success or a particular goal, in life, in one's career, in negotiation, etc.Rate it:

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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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sugar glider or sugar bearA small gliding marsupial often kept as a pet. Looks like a rodent. Known for being carried in owners’ pockets and other concealed places.Rate it:

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hop upto make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.)Rate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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black as thunderVery black (especially of a mood, a frown, etc.).Rate it:

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box inTo limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.Rate it:

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duck outTo depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.Rate it:

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ginger upTo make something more interesting, fun, lively etc.Rate it:

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ice cubessmall frozen blocksRate it:

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je ne sais plus où j'en suis1. I have lost the place where I left off (in reading, etc.). 2. I do not know what I am about.Rate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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know one's own mindTo clearly understand one's own feelings, intentions, preferences, etc; to know precisely what one wants; to be decisive or determined.Rate it:

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light upTo light a cigarette, pipe, etc.Rate it:

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sentir l'huileTo smell of the lamp (of poetry, etc.).Rate it:

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sick noteA note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school etc.Rate it:

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storm in a tea-kettleA big fuss made in a small context.Rate it:

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take to the cleanersTo take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through gambling, unfavorable investing, fraud, litigation, etc.Rate it:

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à bientôtFaçon de parler elliptique et familière qu’on emploie en quittant une personne pour exprimer qu’on se propose ou qu’on a le désir de la revoir avant peu.Rate it:

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à consommer de préférence avantPhrase suivie de la mention de la date limite d’utilisation optimale, indiquée sur l’emballage de certains produits alimentaires tels que les conserves, les produits d’épicerie, le café, les produits surgelés, etc.Rate it:

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a granelHablando de cosas menudas, como trigo, centeno, etc., sin orden, número ni medida.Rate it:

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à père avare, enfant prodigue, à mère avare, galant escrocLe fait de voir de façon régulière des comportements qui relèvent du défaut risque de provoquer chez nous le défaut inverse.Rate it:

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à père avare, fils prodigueLe fait de voir de façon régulière des comportements qui relèvent du défaut risque de provoquer chez nous le défaut inverse.Rate it:

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à revoirLocution dont on se sert pour dire qu’il faut faire un nouvel examen d’un compte, d’une citation, d’un écrit, etc.Rate it:

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à tout seigneur tout honneurChacun doit recevoir ce qui lui est dû selon son rang, sa dignité, ses mérites, ses actions, etc.Rate it:

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ab exiguis initiis proficiscito start from small beginnings.Rate it:

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about turnA complete change of opinion, direction, etc.Rate it:

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accidente geográficoCada elemento que conforma el relieve de una zona geográfica, tales como ríos, valles, montañas, etc.Rate it:

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activo financieroTítulos que las instituciones generan para representar el capital del cual están constituidos. Son activos financieros las acciones, cuentas remuneradas, instrumentos de deuda, fondos comunes de inversión, derechos, títulos de valores de naturaleza mobiliaria, depósitos bancarios, valores mobiliarios, participaciones en fondos de inversión, contrato a futuro, opciones, swaps, etc.Rate it:

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acto locutivoActo físico de producir un enunciado, es decir, su gramaticalidad, pronunciación, etc., por contraposición al acto ilocutivo —lo que con esta producción se hace— y el acto perlocutivo —los efectos eventuales que esta enunciación produce.Rate it:

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after the jumpUsed to introduce an inline advertisement in a webpage etc.Rate it:

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ah bonFréquent dans le langage parlé pour marquer l’étonnement, l’incrédulité, etc.Rate it:

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al abordajeExpresión para atacar un barco o una nave. Se usa con los verbos entrar, saltar, tomar, etc.Rate it:

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all dressedused in reference to (ordering) or eating a pizza with "everything", meaning all toppings (mushrooms, peppers, etc.) on itRate it:

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and thatAnd everything related to that; and so on; etc.Rate it:

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anni descriptiothe division of the year (into months, etc.)Rate it:

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anything goesNo restrictions, guidelines, rules, expectations, parameters, requirements, dress codes etc.Rate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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as the saying goesUsed before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.Rate it:

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asiento de víaEs la operación de extender los carriles sobre las explanaciones del camino, asegurándolos en largueros, traviesas, cojinetes, etc., según el sistema empleado. La operación total comprende el replanteo de la vía, balastaje, preparación y tendido de traviesas, colocación de carriles, recorte, etc. Del conjunto de estos trabajos depende la seguridad de la explotación, por lo que se encarga de ello a cuadrillas de obreros especializados dirigidos por asentadores.Rate it:

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backwaterA remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.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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barn findA valuable item recovered from an undeserving storage, usually in the countryside, where it lay more or less forgotten, especially vintage automobiles (Ferrari, Porsche, etc.)Rate it:

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bas les masquesSe dit quand ou pour que quelqu'un fasse connaître sa fausseté, sa perfidie, etc.Rate it:

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before someone's timeAt a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.Rate it:

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