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Mary Celestea British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.Rate it:

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mediocribus consiliis utito adopt half-measures.Rate it:

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mendose scriptumfull of orthographical errors.Rate it:

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mendosum esse (Verr. 2. 4. 77)(1) to make frequent mistakes in writing; (2) to be full of mistakes (speaking of a passage).Rate it:

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Mind Your P's and Q'sTo pay full attention to the exact details, watch your manners, to behave carefully, to show good mannersRate it:

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moitié figue, moitié raisin1. Partly willingly, partly by force. 2. Half one thing and half another. 3. Half in jest, half in earnest.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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muck aboutTo be playful; full of fun and high spirits.Rate it:

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not playing with a full deck(chiefly US, Canada) (of a person) Not acting completely sanely, or mildly mentally retarded or diminished.Rate it:

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on est un sot“They-say-so” is half a liar.Rate it:

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on itIn full control and having full grasp of the situation.Rate it:

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on the back burnerNot immediate; inactive; receiving less than full or regular attention.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadStupid.Rate it:

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optimo iurewith full right.Rate it:

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other halfA spouse.Rate it:

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otio abūti or otium ad suum usum transferreto use up, make full use of one's spare time.Rate it:

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packed to the raftersCompletely full; packedRate it:

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pays ruiné vaut mieux que pays perduHalf a loaf is better than no bread.Rate it:

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péché avoué est à demi pardonnéA fault confessed is half redressed.Rate it:

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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:

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plein comme un œuf (fam.)Chock-full.Rate it:

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pluribus verbis, copiosius explicare, persequi aliquidto give a full, detailed account of a thing.Rate it:

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put one's shoulder to the wheelTo work or exert oneself heavily or with full effort.Rate it:

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put through its pacesTo test completely; to exercise the full range of abilities or functions.Rate it:

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run the gamutTo encompass the full range or variety possible.Rate it:

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scream one's head offTo scream out to one's full capacityRate it:

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se démener comme un diable dans un bénitierTo rush about half-mad.Rate it:

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se non è zuppa è pan bagnatosix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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sell a bargainA species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".Rate it:

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semisses6 per cent (i.e. if for 100 denarii, asses, one pays half a denarius, half an as per month).Rate it:

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ship of foolsA ship full of dysfunctional fools all vying for the title of captain but none of them are suitable for the job and none can admit they are equally as bad/ill-suited for the job.Rate it:

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Six of One and a Half of the OtherSomething that is equal, nothing to choose or select between,Rate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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skinny rabbitan issue that has little significance to an outcome. The issue is not worth discussing. Outcome is 6 one and half dozen the other. There is no meat to the discussion.Rate it:

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stuffPaper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.Rate it:

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to the brimFull, almost overflowingRate it:

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tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

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too clever by halfShrewd but flawed by overthinking or excessive complexity, with a resulting tendency to be unreliable or unsuccessful.Rate it:

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tooth-and-nailvicious; violent; full of strength and powerRate it:

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twenty winksa very short sleep, half as long as forty winks.Rate it:

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ubertas (not divitiae) et copia orationisa full and copious style of speech.Rate it:

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un verre de vin avise bien un hommeA glass of wine puts wit into a man.Rate it:

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vitrineA glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.Rate it:

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warts and allOf or pertaining to a description or other depiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including the shortcomings and imperfections.Rate it:

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well begun is half doneMuch depends on the beginning of an endeavor.Rate it:

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whole clothin full extent, wholesale, entirely, without changes or additionsRate it:

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wide openat full speed; maximum velocity or momentumRate it:

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