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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.Rate it:

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basket caseIn World War 1, a victim who had one or more severed limbs. They were brought off the field in a “basket”.Rate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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boo booshort for Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character Yogi Bear's sidekick from the show Huckleberry Hound, 1958; this phrase is capitalized. It means something different when not capitalized; See also: boo booRate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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c'est de la moutarde après dînerIt comes too late to be of any use; It is a day after the fair.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui arriveraHe is sure to get on in the world.Rate it:

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ça, c'est de bonne guerreHe has only used fair means to defend himself (or, attack you); He has acted within his rights, you cannot complain.Rate it:

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cake walkFrom the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a numbered circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a number from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that number that number wins a cake.Rate it:

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ce jeune homme ira loinThat young man will make his way in the world, has a future before him.Rate it:

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cela n'est pas du jeu1. That is not fair, not cricket; You are not playing the game. 2. That was not agreed upon.Rate it:

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chacun le sien n'est pas tropLet each have his own, then all is fair.Rate it:

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clap onto temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair windRate it:

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clarissima litterarum luminashining lights in the literary world.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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comfort womanA woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.Rate it:

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cosas veredesyou'll see that it's a crazy world out thereRate it:

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crossing the barPoetic Expression for passing out of this world:Rate it:

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deus est mundi procreator (not creator), aedificator, fabricator, opifex rerumGod is the Creator of the world.Rate it:

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deus mundum aedificavit, fabricatus est, effecit (not creavit)God made the world.Rate it:

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donnant donnantfair's fair, give and takeRate it:

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doucement va bien loinFair and softly goes far; Slow and sure wins the race.Rate it:

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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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drop the ballto fail in one's responsibilities or duties; to not complete somethingRate 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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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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el mundo es un pañueloit's a small worldRate it:

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en este mundo traidor, nada es verdad ni nada e mentira, todo es del color, del cristal atraves delPeople see what is happening in the world or around him, according to his convenience.Rate it:

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être aux angesto be on cloud nine, to be on top of the worldRate it:

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even-stevenEqual; fair.Rate it:

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extremae terrae partesthe most distant countries, the world's end.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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Four Corners of the EarthFrom all across the world, from all over the placeRate it:

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fourth wallThe imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.Rate it:

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front wallThe main and largest wall in a racquetball or squash court, located at the front of the world; the wall which the ball must hit in a rally.Rate it:

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GI canused to refer sardonically to shells fired by the German Army in World War IRate it:

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global harmingUsed mostly for things that are harmful to the world on a wholeRate it:

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haec est rerum humanarum condiciothat is the way of the world; such is life.Rate it:

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haec omnia, quae videmusthe visible world.Rate it:

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happy trailsan expression wishing someone a good journey (typically on a road or path); short for 'happy trails to you'; a way of saying goodbyeRate it:

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hit one out of the ballparkTo hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.Rate it:

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hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

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if you fail to plan, you are planning to failThis phrase means exactly what it says. If you don't plan, you are likely to fail.Rate it:

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il est en passe de devenir ministreHe is in a fair way (he stands a good chance) to become a Cabinet Minister.Rate it:

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il n'a rien vu que par le trou d'une bouteilleHe has seen nothing of the world.Rate it:

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il n'est qu'heur et malheurThat’s the way of the world.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire vos affaires au tiers et au quartYou must not tell your business to all the world, to everybody.Rate it:

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il vaut mieux être fou avec tous que sage tout seul“One had as good be out of the world as out of the fashion.”Rate it:

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imperium orbis terrarum terminis definiturthe empire reaches to the ends of the world.Rate it:

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in all my born daysAn expression of astonishment usually at something you've never heard, seen or experienced.Rate it:

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