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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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draw a line in the sandTo lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.Rate it:

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draw stumpsTo declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.Rate it:

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draw the lineTo set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.Rate it:

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dried-fish womanA woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other.Rate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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drink toTo raise one's glass as a toastRate it:

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drinking ageUsed other than as an idiom: The least age at which one is permitted by law to drink alcoholic beverages.Rate it:

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dripTo fall one drop at a time.Rate it:

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drop inOne who arrives unannounced or without an appointment.Rate it:

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drop the ballto fail in one's responsibilities or duties; to not complete somethingRate it:

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drop trowto pull down one's trousers (pants)Rate it:

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dry upTo stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.Rate it:

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du pareil au mêmesame difference, six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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duas cabeças pensam melhor do que umatwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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due teste sono meglio di unatwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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dum vires suppetuntas long as one's strength holds out.Rate it:

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dusty millerOne of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, and Lychnis coronaria.Rate it:

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Dutch courageAn alcoholic drink, taken to bolster one's courage.Rate it:

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Dutch TreatOne pays for oneself for food and entertainment on any social event/occasionRate it:

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dying calf in a snowstormA lovestruck man looking at the one he adores from a far.Rate it:

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é bom queone/you/he/they/etc. betterRate it:

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e disciplina alicuius profectum esseto be brought up in some one's school.Rate it:

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e lecto or e cubīli surgereto rise from one's bed, get up.Rate it:

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e manibus dimittereto let go from one's hands.Rate it:

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e olhe láUsed to end a sentence, indicates that a small improvement is already more than expected and one should not hope for more.Rate it:

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eat humble pieTo admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.Rate it:

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eat inTo eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.Rate it:

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eat itTo fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.Rate it:

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eat like a pigTo chew noisily, with one's mouth open, or with much greed.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeTo consume such a portion of one's store of food that little is left for the owner.Rate it:

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eat someone's dustTo get one to be on a losing end.Rate it:

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eat your wordsA reminder that if one misspeaks, missquotes, carelessly asserts irresponsibly, one may have to consume his own words.Rate it:

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eat, breathe, and sleepTo devote one's time obsessively to.Rate it:

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écrire de bonne encre à quelqu'unTo write to some one in strong terms.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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effundere, profundere pecuniam, patrimoniumto squander one's money, one's patrimony.Rate it:

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eid mubarakA customary Muslim greeting on the days of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.Rate it:

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ein Machtwort sprechento decide a matter; to exercise one's authorityRate it:

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ein Wort gibt das andereone word leads to anotherRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOnce doesn’t count; one swallow does not a summer makeRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne time won’t hurt; just try itRate it:

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Elvis has left the buildingA phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.Rate it:

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emeritis stipendiis (Sall. Iug. 84. 2)after having completed one's service.Rate it:

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empty the tankTo make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.Rate it:

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en avoir pour son argentto get one's money's worthRate it:

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en être pour ses fraisTo have lost one’s money (or, pains) for nothing.Rate it:

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en toutes choses il faut considérer la finWe must always look to the end; Look before you leap.Rate it:

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