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eminus hastis, comminus gladiis utito use javelins at a distance, swords at close quarters.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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exturbare aliquem omnibus fortunis, e possessionibusto drive a person out of house and home.Rate it:

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faire comme chez soito make oneself at homeRate 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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fly byAn airplane pilot does a "fly by" when she/he flies too close to the control tower thus making it shake and unnerve the people in itRate it:

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gagner son bifteckto bring home the baconRate it:

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give a sneck possetTo give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.Rate it:

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gladio comminus (opp. eminus) rem gerereto fight with swords at close quarters.Rate it:

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go belly-upTo fail or fold; especially, to close or shut down a business; to go out of business.Rate it:

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go roundTo go to another person's home.Rate it:

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goodgesser, not a bad gesser.Someone says not bad pretty close, I come back with not a bad gesser or pretty good gessser.Rate it:

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grappledEngage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, battleRate it:

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hand in gloveIn very close cooperation.Rate it:

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hang one's hatTo call a place home.Rate it:

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hold one's breathTo inhale and then intentionally close the epiglottis so that one's breath is not exhaled.Rate it:

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hone in onAlternative form of home in onRate it:

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hot on somebody's heelsClose behind; pursuing or following closely.Rate it:

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hot on someone's heelsClose behind; pursuing or following closely.Rate it:

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house poorIn financial difficulty because of the excessive cost of owning a house, or because the cost of home ownership forms too high a proportion of household income.Rate it:

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house warmingPresented as a way of welcoming someone to a home into which he or she recently moved.Rate it:

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housewarmingA party to celebrate moving into a new home.Rate it:

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housewarmingThe act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.Rate it:

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I miss youAn expression of sorrow or sadness about the absence of a family member, close friend, lover or spouse.Rate it:

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if it's not one thing it's anotherMany problems are happening simultaneously or in close succession.Rate it:

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il est dur à la détente(fig.) He is close-fisted, a miser.Rate it:

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il est sans gêneHe is free and easy (casual, off-hand); He makes himself too much at home.Rate it:

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il n'a ni feu ni lieuHe has neither house nor home.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petit chez soiThere is no place like home; Home is home, be it ever so humble; East, west, home is best.Rate it:

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il ne se gêne guèreDoesn’t he make himself at home! Well, he is a cool customer!Rate it:

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ils étaient aux prisesThey had closed; They were at close quarters.Rate it:

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in bed withEngaging in a close mutually beneficial relationship, especially secretly and illicitly.Rate it:

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iter obstruereto obstruct a road; to close a route.Rate it:

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je n'y suis pour personneI am not at home to anybody.Rate it:

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je suis désorienté1. I am disconcerted. 2. I am out of my element; I do not feel at home; I have lost my bearings.Rate it:

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kip downTo sleep somewhere other than home, forced to do so by circumstances.Rate it:

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kitchen table softwareEspecially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.Rate it:

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lar, doce larhome sweet homeRate it:

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last minutePoint in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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left fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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les deux armées en sont aux mainsThe two armies are in close combat, have come to close quarters.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparably; in very close proximity.Rate it:

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long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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manum (us) conserere cum hosteto come to close quarters.Rate it:

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meantime, back at the ranchA reminder during conversation, things are alright back at the ranch/home/headquarters, business-place, office et al.Rate it:

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mi casa es su casamake yourself at home, make yourselves at homeRate it:

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