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down-and-outerSomeone who is down and out.Rate it:

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drain awayTo diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.Rate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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dum vires suppetuntas long as one's strength holds out.Rate it:

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east of the grainMaking a big deal out of something little.Rate it:

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eat one's youngTo betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation; savaging.Rate it:

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Eat Your WordsTo admit your mistake humbly; to say sorry for something you did or said; to take your words backRate it:

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epistulam deprehendereto take forcible possession of a letter.Rate it:

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est liber de...there exists a book on...Rate it:

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est-ce qu'elle est belle?—elle est comme il y en a tantIs she beautiful?—Nothing to stare at; Nothing out of the common.Rate it:

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et uxor"and the wife" or "and his wife". It is often used in the context of a legal document to include a man's wife in whatever obligation, ownership, etc. the document spells out.Rate it:

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etc.And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.Rate it:

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étourdir la grosse faimTo take the edge off one’s appetite.Rate it:

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être à l'affûtTo be watching for a favourable opportunity; To be on the look-out. Rate it:

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être aux champsTo be put out, bewildered, angry.Rate it:

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être plus royaliste que le roi (plus catholique que le pape)To out-Herod Herod.Rate it:

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eventum, exitum (felicem) habereto turn out (well); to result (satisfactorily).Rate it:

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evertere aliquem bonis, fortunis patriisto drive a person out of house and home.Rate it:

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ex aere alieno exireto get out of debt.Rate it:

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ex aqua exstareto stand out of the water.Rate it:

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ex vivoMeans "out of the living," that what takes place outside the organismRate it:

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exponere, proponere merces (venales)to set out goods for sale.Rate it:

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exstat liber (notice the order of the words)the book is still extant.Rate it:

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exsurgere altius or incitatius ferrito take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators).Rate it:

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extra teli iactum, coniectum esseto be out of range.Rate it:

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exturbare aliquem omnibus fortunis, e possessionibusto drive a person out of house and home.Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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faire d'un œuf un bœufTo make a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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faire de l'eau (of boats)To take in fresh water.Rate it:

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faire peau neuveTo turn over a new leaf.Rate it:

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faire tacheto not belong; to stand out awkwardly.Rate it:

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fall on one's swordTo voluntarily take the blame for a situation.Rate it:

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fatal attractionAn attraction to someone or something that is so strong, common sense and logic are thrown out in pursuit of the attraction.Rate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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fend offTo take defensive action, push against, veer away, avoid, steer away, retreat, tack, give strong vocal or signal warning.Rate it:

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ficher le campto get the hell out; to get out of here; to bugger off; to scarperRate it:

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filer à l'anglaiseto take French leaveRate it:

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filer à l'anglaiseTo leave without saying good-bye, without attracting attention; To take French leave.Rate it:

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find a need and fill ithow to make money; a course of action to take in order to create something newRate it:

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Finger in Every PieTo be involved in different activities and matters, to take interest in everythingRate it:

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fire in the bellyThe emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.Rate it:

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fish in troubled watersTo take advantage from a chaotic situation.Rate it:

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fit upTo furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out.Rate it:

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flare upTo burst out suddenly, as in anger.Rate it:

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flip your lidTo verbally lash-out, explode, emotionally blow-up, lose control of one's self.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.Rate it:

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fold upTo go out of business.Rate it:

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follow upTo take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication.Rate it:

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for what it’s worthIdiomatic phrase used to introduce one’s opinion or advice on a topic or situation - usually spoken with a guarded degree of modesty, uncertainty, or an expectation that the receiver is not bound to heed the speaker’s words. Interchangeable with the phrase, ‘take it or leave it.’Rate it:

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foras exire (Plaut. Amph. 1. 2. 35)to go out of the house.Rate it:

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