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man-of-warAn armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.Rate it:

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manum (us) conserere cum hosteto come to close quarters.Rate it:

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mars venteux et avril pluvieux font le mai gai et gracieuxMarch winds and April showers Make way for May flowers.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.Rate it:

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match made in heavenA marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other.Rate it:

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match made in hellA marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.Rate it:

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meatyOf a person or a body part, large and solid.Rate it:

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media darlingA celebrity who is especially popular and who receives frequent and very favorable attention in the news media.Rate it:

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mêlez-vous de vos affairesMind your own business.Rate it:

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melt in the mouthTo be deliciously soft and creamy, create a melting sensation when eaten, and therefore need little chewing.Rate it:

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melted faceA very frowny, lazy, and boring-looking face.Rate it:

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melting potCome together and are homogenized.Rate it:

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memoria custodireto keep in mind.Rate it:

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ménager la chèvre et le chouTo run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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ménagez un peu vos termesModerate your expressions a little; Be a little careful in what you say.Rate it:

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merci pour ton aidethanks for your helpRate it:

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merci pour votre aidethanks for your helpRate it:

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mettez la main à l'œuvrePut your shoulder to the wheel.Rate it:

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mettez les points sur les iBe precise, clear (in speaking or writing); Cross your t’s and dot your i’s.Rate it:

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mettez un couvert de plusPut another knife and fork (for another guest); Lay for one more.Rate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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Midas TouchThe ability to make large money and succeed with whatever you doRate it:

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might makes rightThe stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.Rate it:

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milieu controltactics that control environment and human communication through the use of peer pressure and group language.Rate it:

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milites coercere et in officio continere (B. C. 1. 67. 4)to keep good discipline amongst one's men.Rate it:

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milites disciplina coercereto keep good discipline amongst one's men.Rate it:

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Miller of DeeSomeone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.Rate it:

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mind the gapBe careful of the gap between the vehicle and the platform it is near, in boarding or alighting.Rate it:

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mind the storeTo remain present in a retail business, in order to maintain the security of the premises and to serve customers.Rate it:

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minitari alicui igni ferroque (Phil. 13. 9. 21)to threaten with fire and sword.Rate it:

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minor miracleAn improbable, unexpected, or surprising achievement or other occurrence that is fortunate and agreeable.Rate it:

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mint chocolate chipIce cream made with a spearmint or peppermint base and chocolate chips.Rate it:

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misery loves companyRepetitious, droll, depressing revelations of one's hard luck, always being left out of the fun, the prizes, never invited, always overlooked and pleading that others will come to the rescue!Rate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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missed the boatrefers to something someone didn't do and maybe regrets not doing; often followed by "on that" or "on that one"; can also be said sarcasticallyRate it:

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mission creepGradual expansion of the objectives, scope, and/or cost of a military mission without careful planning.Rate it:

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mit sozialistischem GrußA politically correct way to close a note or letter.Rate it:

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mittere Delphos consultumto send and consult the oracle at Delphi.Rate it:

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mixed bagSomething tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.Rate it:

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mixed blessingSomething that has both good and bad features.Rate it:

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mixed pictureA situation in which both negatives and positives are found.Rate it:

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modice ac sapienterwith moderation and judgment.Rate it:

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moitié figue, moitié raisin1. Partly willingly, partly by force. 2. Half one thing and half another. 3. Half in jest, half in earnest.Rate it:

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monkey businessDo your homework and forget about all this monkey business.Rate it:

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monkey run^ Residents cock-a-hoop after winning fight to keep saucy underpass nameThe Yorkshire Post, 2006-03-11.Rate it:

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monsieur un telMr. So-and-so.Rate it:

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more Catholic than the PopeAdhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.Rate it:

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more holes than a swiss cheeseSomething that has a lot of faults and problems.Rate it:

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more institutoque maiorum (Mur. 1. 1)according to the custom and tradition of my fathers.Rate it:

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morning personA person whose who wakes up without difficulty early each morning and who is alert and active during the first part of the day.Rate it:

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