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butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.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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c'est un vrai boute-en-trainHe is the very life and soul of the party.Rate it:

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caput alicuius agitur (vid. sect. V. 8)a person's life is in jeopardy.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce que c'est que la vie!What a strange thing life is! What poor mortals we are! Rate it:

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ce sont des descriptions prises sur le vifThose descriptions are life-like.Rate it:

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city slickerOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.Rate it:

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clap outTo fail, to stop working.Rate it:

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come a cropperTo suffer some misfortune; to fail.Rate it:

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come to nothingTo fail completely; to have no result.Rate it:

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come to noughtTo fail completely; to have no resultRate it:

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comme c'est vécu!How true to life!Rate it:

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crash and burnTo fail utterly.Rate it:

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daysLife.Rate it:

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de vita exire, de (ex) vita migrareto depart this life.Rate it:

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deadFiguratively, not alive; lacking life.Rate it:

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Dead DuckA ruined person; a person or plan that is certain to die or failRate it:

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deal a handTo assign life circumstances to someone.Rate it:

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deal breakerTo fail.Rate it:

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delicate ac molliter vivereto live a luxurious and effeminate life.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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depression daze - depression daysMy life of 'Depression Daze' during Depression Days; 1929-1939Rate it:

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die on the vineTo fail at an early stage or never come to fruition, typically due to neglect, infeasibility, or lack of resources.Rate it:

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doTo fare; to succeed or fail.Rate it:

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dog itTo underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort.Rate it:

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drop the ballto fail in one's responsibilities or duties; to not complete somethingRate it:

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end of the worldEnd of habitability for life on Earth.Rate it:

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eso es vidathis is the lifeRate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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extrema aetasthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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extremum tempus aetatisthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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faire faux bond1. To deceive. 2. To fail to keep an appointment.Rate it:

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fall at the last hurdleTo fail near the end of something.Rate it:

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fall between two stoolsTo attempt two tasks and fail at both, when either one could have been accomplished singly.Rate it:

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fall flatFail to produce the desired effect; or generally to be unsuccessfulRate it:

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fall in lineC. 2004, Career Soldiers, "Won't Waste My Life".Rate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate it:

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fall on one's faceTo fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.Rate it:

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find oneselfTo learn, or attempt to learn, what kind of person one is and what one wants in life.Rate it:

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find your grooveYour place in lifeRate it:

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flame outOf processes and equipment involving combustion, to fail due to extinction of flame.Rate it:

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flame outTo fail, usually spectacularly.Rate it:

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fool's errandA foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.Rate it:

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forgiveness is awarded posthumously after a person is dead.During life, a person may be subjected to criticism for what others deem "a wrong turn or deed". At funerals and cemeteries, the mood turns to grief and forgiveness.Rate it:

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foul-upfoul-up, has myriad meanings: goof-up, mess-up, turn out high percentage rejects, commit or cause damage, fail to follow safety regulations, fail to supervise, or orient workers properly etc.Rate it:

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fresh out ofOf someone who has recently left one stage of life to begin another.Rate it:

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gather rosebudsTo enjoy life's immediate pleasures; to behave in a relaxed, carefree manner.Rate it:

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geek outTo enthuse about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it.Rate it:

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gerendis negotiis orbatus (Fin. 5. 20. 57)banished from public life.Rate it:

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