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as above, so belowWhat happens on one level of reality also happens on every other level; the microcosm and macrocosm behave alike.Rate it:

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as you sow, so shall you reapThe personal consequences of one's actions are in proportion to the good or bad intentions towards others.Rate it:

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aspergere sales orationi (Or. 26. 87)to intersperse one's speech with humorous remarks.Rate it:

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ass into gearGet going; get moving; start producing.Rate it:

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assiduum esse cum aliquoto be always in some one's company.Rate it:

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at a pinchBy the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAt a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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at cross purposesAgainst one another; contrary in direction or goals.Rate it:

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at homeIn one's place of residence.Rate it:

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at homeIn the home of one's parents.Rate it:

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at the disposal ofAt one's disposal.Rate it:

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at workAt one's workplace.Rate it:

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attacher sa tuqueTo brace oneself; to get ready.Rate it:

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attendez-vous-yYou may depend upon it; (or, ironic.) Don’t you wish you may get it!Rate it:

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audientium animos religione perfundere (Liv. 10. 388)to fill the souls of one's audience with devotion.Rate 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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aures erigereto prick up one's ears.Rate it:

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autant lui en pend au nez (or, à l'oreille)He will get just the same (in bad sense).Rate it:

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autant vaut être mordu d'un chien que d'une chienneOne evil is as bad as the other.Rate it:

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auxilio alicui venireto come to assist any one.Rate it:

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avaler d'un traitTo drink off at one gulp, at a draught.Rate it:

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averso itinere contendere in...to change one's route and march towards...Rate it:

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aves (alites, oscines) addīcunt alicui (opp. abdicunt aliquid)the omens are favourable to some one.Rate it:

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avoir des raisons avec quelqu'unTo have words with any one; To quarrel with any one.Rate it:

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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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avoir la moutarde qui monte au nezto lose one's temperRate it:

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avoir la tête dans les nuagesto have one's head in the cloudsRate it:

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avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'unTo have a bone to pick (a crow to pluck) with some one.Rate it:

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avoir pignon sur rueTo have a house of one’s own.Rate it:

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avoir quinte et quatorzeTo have the game in one’s own hand.Rate it:

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avoir son affaireTo have what suits one.Rate it:

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avoir son pain cuitTo have one’s bread and cheese, a competency.Rate it:

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avoir toujours la bourse à la mainTo have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.Rate it:

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avoir une araignée dans le (or, au) plafondTo have a bee in one’s bonnet.Rate it:

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avoir une faim de loupto be very hungry, ravenous; to be so hungry one could eat a horseRate it:

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ax to grindTo have some selfish reasons to say or do something, to get a favor from another person greedilyRate it:

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babysitter testAn informal method for assessing the maturity, reliability, or probity of a person, inviting one to judge whether one would entrust this person with the care of one's own children.Rate it:

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back burnerA section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.Rate it:

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back in harnessTo be restored to one's employment or office. Often said of someone returning to work after recovering from illness.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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back to our muttonsTo get back to the business at hand.Rate it:

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bâcler son ouvrageTo do one’s work quickly and badly; To “polish off” (or, scamp) one’s work.Rate it:

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bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.Rate it:

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bag and baggageAll one's possessions.Rate it:

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baîller comme une carpeTo yawn one’s head off.Rate it:

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Baker's DozenTo get thirteen of any item, for the cost of twelveRate it:

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bald as a billiard ballOne whom has lost much hair and prematurely bald.Rate it:

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bankers' hoursAny easy job, especially one with a short working day.Rate it:

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bankrupt cartA one-horse chaise.Rate it:

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bar flyA person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.Rate it:

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