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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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T-minusUsually specifies the remaining time until some future event.Rate it:

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tirer une épine du pied à quelqu'unTo take a thorn out of some one’s side; To get some one over a difficulty.Rate it:

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a lie comes back sooner or laterYou can't run from a lie, it will return to you at some point.Rate it:

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AFFORDABLE UTILITY VEHICLEHatch back (two box) vehicle with 'utility vehicle' appearance/some features; 'donut tires', e.g. Ford Ecosport. Who Sez?Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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brain crampA temporary mental lapse, such as an inability to remember something, to focus one's attention, to understand something, or to perform some other mental task of which one would ordinarily be capable.Rate it:

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center fieldA central role in some activity that requires speed.Rate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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every jack has his jilleverybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their lifeRate it:

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get the hang ofTo learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.Rate it:

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grow a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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occasionem praetermittere, amittere (through carelessness), omittere (deliberately), dimittere (through indifference)to lose, let slip an opportunity.Rate it:

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offendere apud aliquem (Cluent. 23. 63)to hurt some one's feelings.Rate it:

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read outTo read some data and inform the person using the device.Rate it:

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same, same, but differentIt's the same thing, but with some differences.Rate it:

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thumb-warsInterlock two fists, lift up one thumb each and try to pin down the other players thumb to win the game.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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walk all overTo easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.Rate it:

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(ad colloquium) admitti (B. C. 3. 57)to obtain an audience of some one.Rate it:

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(e) somno excitare, dormientem excitareto rouse, wake some one.Rate it:

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a hail maryLast ditch effort to accomplish something; ie: A simple Hail Mary was thrown to win the football game.Rate it:

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a life of its ownAn independent existence with some characteristics of life.Rate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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ab aliquo servitutem or servitutis iugum depellereto deliver some one from slavery.Rate it:

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accusare aliquem ambitus, de ambituto accuse some one of illegal canvassing.Rate it:

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accusare aliquem peculatus, pecuniae publicaeto accuse some one of malversation, embezzlement of public money.Rate it:

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accusare aliquem rei capitalis (rerum capitalium)to charge some one with a capital offence.Rate it:

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acquired tasteSomething that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.Rate it:

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act inActing in or as something. committing into some work.Rate it:

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ad alicuius amicitiam se conferre, se applicareto gain some one's friendship; to become intimate with.Rate it:

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ad alicuius sententiam accedere, sententiam alicuius sequito adopt some one's opinion.Rate it:

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ad aures alicuius (not alicui) pervenire, accidereto come to some one's ears.Rate it:

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ad misericordiam aliquem allicere, adducere, inducereto arouse feelings of compassion in some one.Rate it:

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ad pedes alicuius accidereto fall at some one's feet.Rate it:

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ad pedes alicuius se proicere, se abicere, procumbere, se prosternereto throw oneself at some one's feet.Rate it:

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ad sanitatem adducere, revocare aliquemto bring some one back to his senses.Rate it:

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ad spem aliquem excitare, erigereto awaken new hope in some one.Rate it:

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adamasse aliquem (only in Perf. and Plup.) (Nep. Dion 2. 3)to become devoted to some one.Rate it:

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adhibere aliquem cenae or ad cenam, convivio or in conviviumto welcome some one to one's table.Rate it:

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adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)to add to one's letter good wishes to some one.Rate it:

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aequo iure vivere cum aliquoto live with some one on an equal footing.Rate it:

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aequum iudicem se alicui praebereto judge some one equitably.Rate it:

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afferre alicui laetitiamto give pleasure to some one.Rate it:

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afficere aliquem gaudio, laetitiato give pleasure to some one.Rate it:

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alicui bibere dareto give some one to drink.Rate it:

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alicui divinos honores tribuere, habereto pay divine honours to some one.Rate it:

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alicui imperatori succedereto succeed some one as general.Rate it:

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alicui regnum deferre, tradereto invest some one with royal power.Rate it:

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