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être à la brochette1. To be brought up by hand (of a bird). 2. To be brought up tenderly, with too much care.Rate it:

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être au bout de sa corde (or, son rouleau)To be at the end of one’s tether; To have no more to say.Rate it:

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être au bout de son latin (or, rouleau)To be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do, or say, next.Rate it:

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être au bout de son rouleau, de son latin, de sa gammeTo be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do.Rate it:

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être au dessous de ses affaires, être au dessus de ses affaires (ironic.)To be unable to meet one’s liabilities, to be unsuccessful.Rate it:

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être dans ses petits souliersTo be uneasy in one’s mind; To be on pins and needles.Rate it:

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être de paroleTo be as good as one’s word.Rate it:

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être ferme sur les arçons(lit.) To have a firm seat in the saddle; (fig.) Not to waver in one’s principles.Rate it:

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être gros jean comme devantTo be no better off than one was before, in spite of all one’s efforts.Rate it:

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être marqué au bTo be either hump-backed, one-eyed, lame, or a stutterer.Rate it:

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être payé pour savoirTo know a thing to one’s cost.Rate it:

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être plein de cœurTo be full of generosity; To be noble-minded; To have a high sense of one’s duties towards others.Rate it:

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être sur le côté (or, flanc)To be on one’s back, ill.Rate it:

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eu mereçoUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see eu, mereço.Rate it:

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even keelOf a business or other activity which is under control and running smoothly.Rate it:

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even keelA state of having one's emotions under control and balanced.Rate it:

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ever soUsed other than as an idiom: see ever, so.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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every secondUsed other than as an idiom: Once per second.Rate it:

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every shut eye isn't asleepOne must be careful, because some people who seem not to be paying attention are actually paying attention.Rate it:

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evil twinA rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.Rate it:

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ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)to choose one from a large number of instances.Rate it:

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ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular.Rate it:

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ex metu se recreare, se colligereto recover from one's fright.Rate it:

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ex or de manibus alicui or alicuius extorquere aliquidto wrest from a person's hand.Rate it:

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ex pueris excedereto leave one's boyhood behind one, become a man.Rate it:

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ex sententiaas one would wish; to one's mind.Rate it:

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excipere aliquem fugientemto cut off some one's flight.Rate it:

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excitare aliquem ad virtutemto rouse in some one an enthusiasm for virtue.Rate it:

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exemplum (severitatis) edere in aliquo (Q. Fr. 1. 2. 2. 5)to inflict an exemplary punishment on some one.Rate it:

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exemplum in aliquo or in aliquem statuereto inflict an exemplary punishment on some one.Rate it:

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exercise for the readerUsed other than as an idiom: see exercise, for, the, reader.Rate it:

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exotic cherootUsed other than as an idiom: see exotic, cheroot.Rate it:

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extorquere arma e manibusto wrest weapons from some one's hands.Rate it:

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extrema aetasthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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extremum tempus aetatisthe last stage of life, one's last days.Rate it:

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eyes on the prizeConcentration on one's goal; mindfulness of the desired outcome.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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face offThe starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.Rate it:

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factor spaceA space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.Rate it:

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failure to thriveUsed other than as an idiom: see failure, thrive.Rate it:

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failure to thrivePoor physical growth or level of weight, relative to one's age peers.Rate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one, a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)Rate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy,Rate it:

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fair-weather friendOne who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.Rate it:

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faire affront à quelqu'unTo shame some one in public.Rate it:

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faire bande à partNot to mix with other people.Rate it:

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faire charlemagneTo leave off a winner, without giving one’s adversaries a chance of revenge.Rate it:

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faire d'une pierre deux coupsTo kill two birds with one stone.Rate it:

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faire des cuirsTo drop one’s h’s.Rate it:

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