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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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we're goodthere is nothing wrong between us; our relationship is okay, not in jeopardy; alternate way of saying it: we goodRate it:

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what's going downWhat's been happening; the latest news; current goings-on; can be used in place of ‘what's coming off’Rate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:

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you don't know shit from shinola1. Like calling someone ignorant 2. Often said in reference to something specific, the person saying this phrase is expressing that they don't think the subject of their complaint knows what they are talking about, or doesn't know what they are doing or that they don't know anything at all 3. Same as the phrase: "You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground"Rate it:

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cent heures de chagrin ne payent pas un sou de dettesOn n’avance à rien en s’abandonnant à la tristesse.Rate it:

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fish or cut baitTo choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide; do something constructive, but don't just do nothingRate it:

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hoi polloithe masses, the general populace, the common people; in America it can carry a negative connotation depending on the context (as though commoners don't belong amongst the rich (high society) but it is not inherently derogatoryRate it:

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i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

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i have many bridges to sell you.You've been very naive.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas le feu au lacRien ne presse.Rate it:

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jiminy cricketAn expression of surprise or annoyance; a euphemism for Jesus Christ used in place of swearing or taking the Lord's name in vainRate it:

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marketing managementJeu concurrentiel consistant à choisir ses marchés cibles, puis à attirer, à fidéliser et à développer une clientèle en créant, en délivrant et en communiquant à ses clients une offre d'une valeur supérieure à celles de ses concurrents.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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round robinan arrangement of choosing all elements in agroup equaly in some rational order e.g. 'taking turns"Rate it:

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stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

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voilà pourquoi votre fille est muetteEmployé au sujet d’un discours, d’un raisonnement, obscur, qui n’aboutit à rien, peu rigoureux.Rate it:

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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.Rate it:

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home sweet homeOne's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.Rate it:

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i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; Also and more often said "your eyes are bigger than your, belly"Rate it:

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butt outdon't be involved in (stop interfering in) what someone else is doingRate 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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"you are going to be late, bup! (better hurry up!)BUP or B'up = is an abbreviation for the phrase, "Better Hurry Up".Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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à vos marques, prêts, partezPrononcé en trois temps, indique aux coureurs d’une course d’athlétisme dans un premier temps de rejoindre leur bloc de départ, puis de s’y positionner de manière à pouvoir s’élancer à tout moment, et enfin de s’élancer.Rate it:

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aide-toi, le ciel t'aideraIl ne faut pas attendre de Dieu si on ne fait rien par soi-même.Rate it:

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all goodAnother way of saying it's all good; don't worry; everything is okayRate it:

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avaro omnia desunt, inopi pauca, sapienti nihilÀ l’avare, tout manque ; au pauvre, peu ; au sage, rienRate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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boo booshort for Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character Yogi Bear's sidekick from the show Huckleberry Hound, 1958; this phrase is capitalized. It means something different when not capitalized; See also: boo booRate it:

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c'est tout direS’emploie pour signifier qu’il n’y a rien de ce qu’on pense qui ne soit pas renfermé dans ce qu’on va dire.Rate it:

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caresse de chien donne des pucesFlatterie hypocrite n'apporte rien de bon à celui qui la reçoit.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu'on fait tomber la fièvreLe thermomètre n’est pas cause de la fièvre, le casser ne sert de rien. Donc, figurativement, cette expression signifie que si des résultats sont insatisfaisants, on ne saurait en blâmer les instruments de mesure employés pour exprimer ces résultats. Choisir de se passer de ces instruments de mesure ne changera rien à ses mauvais résultats.Rate it:

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cela ne vaut pas le diableCela ne vaut quoi que ce soit, cela n’est bon à rien.Rate it:

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cent livres de chagrin ne payent pas un sou de dettesOn n’avance à rien en s’abandonnant à la tristesse.Rate it:

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chacun vaut son prixIl ne faut rien déprécier, ni donner à personne des louanges qui vont à rabaisser les autres.Rate it:

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chaque chose vaut son prixIl ne faut rien déprécier, ni donner à personne des louanges qui vont à rabaisser les autres.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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comparaison n'est pas raisonEmployer une comparaison pour prouver quelque chose ne prouve rien.Rate it:

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des clousRien du tout.Rate it:

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des nèflesRien du tout.Rate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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