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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

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Q quotientThe attractiveness, and in turn the marketability of a celebrity.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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ward offTo parry, or turn aside.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.Rate it:

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MINASWANInitialism of Matz is nice and so we are nice : a motto of the Ruby programming language community, in reference to the demeanor of Yukihiro Matsumoto, the Japanese computer scientist who designed the language.Rate it:

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roll one's eyesTo deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.Rate it:

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what's upA casual greeting with usage similar to "How are you?" or "Nice to meet you".Rate it:

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à beau jeu beau retourOne good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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à vous la balleIt is now your turn to act.Rate it:

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à vous le déIt is your turn to play (at dice). [See Avoir.]Rate it:

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after youA gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.Rate it:

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aliquid in risum vertereto make a thing ridiculous, turn it into a joke.Rate it:

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all that glitters is not goldThings that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.Rate it:

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all's well that ends wellProblems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.Rate it:

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an apple for the teacherChildren would curry favor with teacher by bringing nice apple to her desk:Rate it:

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animum attendere ad aliquidto turn one's attention to a thing.Rate it:

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arse aboutTo turn round.Rate it:

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assume the positionTo turn away, with your hands in a visible and unmovable position so that you can be searchedRate it:

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aures claudere, patefacere (e.g. veritati, assentatoribus)to turn a deaf ear to, to open one's ears to...Rate it:

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autant vaut bien battu que mal battuAs well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; In for a penny, in for a pound. Rate it:

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bitch, pleaseWhen you want a bitch to shut up, you hold up your hand, turn away, and say “bitch, please” Similar to the saying “talk to the hand”Rate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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Bohnen in den Ohren habento turn a deaf earRate it:

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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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c'est à vous à parlerIt is your turn to speak.Rate it:

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c'est entendu, à la charge d'autant (or, de revanche)I will do the same for you; One good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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c'est une économie de bouts de chandelleThat is penny-wise and pound-foolish; That is spoiling the ship for a ha’porth (halfpennyworth) of tar; That is a cheese-paring policy.Rate it:

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cela vaut mille francs comme un souIt is worth £40 if it is worth a penny.Rate it:

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cheat outTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.Rate it:

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come upon the townBecome a prostitute; turn to prostitution.Rate it:

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coucher dans son fourreauTo go to sleep without undressing; To turn in all standing (nav.).Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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de perdidos al ríoin for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to loseRate it:

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de via declinare, deflectere (also metaphorically)to turn aside from the right way; to deviate.Rate it:

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der Reihe nachone by one, in turnRate it:

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ecotropism is a philosophyFrom "eco" the hearth and "tropism" to turn toward. Ergo--to turn toward the earthRate it:

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eventum, exitum (felicem) habereto turn out (well); to result (satisfactorily).Rate it:

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face awayTo turn one's head so that one's face is not aimed in a particular direction.Rate it:

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faire danser l'anse (or, le manche) du panierTo make dishonest profits on marketing (of servants); To gain a market-penny.Rate it:

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faire marche arrièreto turn back, go backwardsRate it:

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faire peau neuveTo turn over a new leaf.Rate it:

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faire pencher la balanceTo turn the scale.Rate it:

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fall back onTo turn to as a substitute.Rate it:

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fermer les yeuxto turn a blind eyeRate it:

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flip overto turn upside downRate it:

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foras mittere aliquemto turn some one out of the house.Rate it:

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