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link whoreSomeone who goes to great lengths to get other people to link to his/her website or blog.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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longo spatio, intervallo interiectoat a great distance.Rate it:

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luck outTo experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.Rate it:

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magna auctoritas alicuius est apud aliquemto have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight.Rate it:

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magna auctoritas est in aliquoto possess great authority; to be an influential person.Rate it:

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magna caedes hostium fugientium facta estthere was great slaughter of fugitives.Rate it:

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magna est exspectatio ingenii tuiwe expect a great deal from a man of your calibre.Rate it:

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magna me spes tenet (with Acc. c. Inf.) (Tusc. 1. 41. 97)I have great hopes that...Rate it:

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magnam doctrinae speciem prae se ferreto pass as a man of great learning.Rate it:

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magnam sui famam relinquereto leave a great reputation behind one.Rate it:

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magni (nullius) momenti esseto be of great (no) importance.Rate it:

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magno cum detrimentowith great loss.Rate it:

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magnum negotium est c. Inf.it is a great undertaking to...Rate it:

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magnum usum in aliqua re habereto have had great experience in a thing.Rate it:

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magnum usum in re militari habere (Sest. 5. 12)to possess great experience in military matters.Rate it:

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mariage d'épervier, la femelle vaut mieux que le mâleThe grey mare is the better horse.Rate it:

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mean the world toTo be loved or cared about a great deal by.Rate it:

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merci mille foisThanks a great many timesRate it:

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multi cibi esse, edacem esseto be a great eater.Rate it:

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multum auctoritate valere, posse apud aliquemto have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight.Rate it:

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multum dicendo valere, posseto have great weight as a speaker.Rate it:

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no mean featA laudable triumph of great difficulty.Rate it:

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offer upto provide (something great)Rate it:

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old mastersgreat paintersRate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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operam (laborem, curam) in or ad aliquid impendereto expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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operam alicui rei tribuere, in aliquid conferreto expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florereto have great influence.Rate it:

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para parar un trenin great quantity, coming out of one's earsRate it:

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patience of jobAn great amount of patience.Rate it:

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petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nidLittle strokes fell great oaks. Rate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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poppie joeA guy named Joe being a grandfather or great grandfatherRate it:

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pour inTo arrive in great amounts.Rate it:

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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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prêcher sept ans pour un carêmeTo do a great deal for little good.Rate it:

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Pull No PunchesTo hit something with great force and power, attacking something potently, to be honestRate it:

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Pull StringsTo secretly influence something with great impact, to control something from distanceRate it:

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put awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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Put Your Shoulder to the WheelTo work really hard for something, making great effort to accomplish somethingRate it:

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rebajasThis word is used a great deal in shop windows in Tenerife -- it means discounts in SpanishRate it:

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Red Letter DayA day of great happinessRate it:

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road to damascusA road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.Rate it:

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robber baronEspecially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.Rate it:

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run circles aroundTo outperform by a great margin.Rate it:

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rush offTo produce in great haste.Rate it:

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salus, caput, vita alicuius agitur, periclitatur, in discrimine est or versatura man's life is at stake, is in very great danger.Rate it:

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Sell like Hot DogsTo sell something quickly and in great quantity, something immediately sold or vendedRate it:

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shell outTo pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.Rate it:

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