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God's green earthThe world.Rate it:

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holy fuckExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayA colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.Rate it:

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before someone's timeFrom before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.Rate it:

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break one's duckTo score one's first run in an innings.Rate it:

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de prime abordAt first sight; At the first blush.Rate it:

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for onceFor the first time, after many instances to the contrary; in a rare exception to the rule; as an exception to the usual.Rate it:

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sham AbramAlternative form of sham Abraham. [First attested in the late 18 century.]Rate it:

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skreigh o' dayday break, first lightRate it:

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there's no accounting for tastesDifferent people like different things The world would be incomplete if everyone were alike. Diversity is essential.Rate it:

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rabbit holeA way into a bizarre world.Rate it:

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who do you think you are, you've not been to cardiff?You dont know anything. You have no knowkedge of the world or any wisdom.Rate it:

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All that Glitters is Not GoldA thing or a person that seems attractive at very first glance but actually worth nothingRate it:

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black babiesThird world charities, the missions.Rate it:

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il fait bien son cheminHe is getting on in the world.Rate it:

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sacrificial poetIn poetry slams, a poet who goes first and gets scored by the judges, but is not actually in the competition.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopThe mythical structure, usually envisioned as located at the North Pole, where Santa Claus and a large number of capable elves work tirelessly and gladly year-round to produce all of the toys and other gifts to be delivered throughout the world on Christmas Day.Rate it:

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#pitstoptoyourpurposeHashtag, phrase, ministry, movement by Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe how the storms of life are just a temporary stop en route to one's divine destiny; As creator of the phrase and hashtag, De Bouse is the first to use #pitstoptoyourpurpose on social media and online anywhere.Rate it:

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(rerum) imperitum esseto have had no experience of the world.Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate it:

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à prime abordAt first sight; At the first blush.Rate it:

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Aaron's beardA common name for several plants, which have tufts of stamens.[First attested in the late 19 century.]Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)Hypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage, strawberry geranium)Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent prickly pear, Aaron's beard cactus)Rate it:

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ABCA primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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ad inferos descendereto descend to the world below.Rate it:

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after you, AlphonseAn exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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alarums and excursionsAll the sounds and activities of preparations for war.Rate it:

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aliquem sub corona vendere (B. G. 3. 16)to sell a prisoner of war as a slave.Rate it:

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allons-yfirst-person plural imperative of y allerRate it:

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aluminum showerAn event at which people give household items made of aluminum to the war effort.Rate it:

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apparatus (rare in plur.) bellipreparations for war; war-material.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/you can't spell XYZ without YImplies a correlation between two items, where the second one is spelled with letters from the first one.Rate it:

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apud inferos esseto be in the lower world.Rate it:

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ash wednesdayfirst day of lentRate it:

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ass-backwardsMoving backwards, that is, rear end first.Rate it:

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attack is the best form of defenceIn a battle, attacking the opposition first is better than waiting for them to attack.Rate it:

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auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehenused to encourage someone to have another drink after their firstRate it:

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basket caseIn World War 1, a victim who had one or more severed limbs. They were brought off the field in a “basket”.Rate it:

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bat a thousandTo reach first base on every at-bat.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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belli finem facere, bellum finireto put an end to war.Rate it:

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belli sedes (Liv. 4. 31)the seat of war, theatre of operations.Rate it:

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bello implicarito be involved in a war.Rate it:

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bello persequi aliquem, lacessereto harass with war.Rate it:

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bello se interponere (Liv. 35. 48)to interfere in a war.Rate it:

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bellum administrareto have the control of the war.Rate it:

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bellum componere (Fam. 10. 33)to terminate a war (by a treaty, etc.)Rate it:

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bellum conficere, perficereto terminate a war (by force of arms and defeat of one's opponents).Rate it:

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bellum conflare (Fam. 5. 2. 8)to kindle a war.Rate it:

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