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唔識個醜字點寫doesn't have any sense of shameRate it:

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bear fruitTo succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task.Rate it:

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damp squibAnything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..Rate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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go awryOf a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorderRate it:

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les extrêmes se touchentExtremes meet; Too far east is west; Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.Rate it:

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quand l'arbre est tombé tout le monde court aux branchesWhen the tree falls every one goeth to it with his hatchet.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:

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cat's clawAcacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoRate it:

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chestnutThe wood of a chestnut tree.Rate it:

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come a cropperTo fall headlong from a horse.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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hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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à ce qu'il me paraîtAs far as I can judge, see.Rate it:

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à ce que je voisAs far as I can judge.Rate it:

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à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

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a mão esquerda não sabe o que faz a direitathe left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doingRate it:

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à perte de vueAs far as the eye can reach.Rate it:

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à peu de chose prèsNot far off.Rate it:

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a quick drop and a sudden stopA fall to one's death, especially by hanging.Rate it:

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about timeFar past the desired time.Rate it:

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

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AFAIACInitialism of As far as I am concerned.Rate it:

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AFAICMOInitialism of as far as I can make out.Rate it:

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AFAICSInitialism of as far as I can see.Rate it:

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AFAICTInitialism of as far as I can tell.Rate it:

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AFAIRInitialism of as far as I recall.Rate it:

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AFAIRInitialism of as far as I remember.Rate it:

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AFAIUAs far as I understand.Rate it:

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AFAIUIInitialism of as far as I understand it.Rate it:

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aimer quelqu'un comme la prunelle de ses yeuxTo love somebody like the apple of one’s eye.Rate it:

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aliquis est mihi in oculisto cherish as the apple of one's eye.Rate it:

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all very wellTrue, as far as it goes.Rate it:

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aller au diable vauvert (corrupted into au vert)To go very far away, a devil of a way; To disappear.Rate it:

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ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

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arcessitum dictum (De Or. 2. 63. 256)a far-fetched joke.Rate it:

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are you marriedUsed to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a spouse.Rate it:

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are you singleUsed to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a partner.Rate it:

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artus somnus aliquem complectitur (Rep. 6. 10)to fall fast asleep.Rate it:

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as yetUp to the present; thus far.Rate it:

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as yetso farRate it:

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au bout du fossé la culbuteAt the end of the run comes the fall.Rate it:

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auf dem Holzweg seinto bark up the wrong treeRate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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break the buckFall below the value of one dollar per share.Rate it:

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