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like rats from a sinking shipQuickly but in futility, away from a failing projectRate it:

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like shelling peasrepetitive, but very easy.Rate it:

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look the other wayDeliberately overlook something, especially something of an illicit nature. For example, They're not really entitled to a discount but the sales manager decided to look the other way .Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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Mexican standoffA confrontation between two or more armed parties, neither of which wants to attack first (fearing that the other could retaliate), but neither of which will disarm (for fear the other will attack).Rate it:

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mills of the gods grind slowlyJustice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.Rate it:

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missing stairA member of a community who is widely but privately known within that community for abusiveness or other harmful behavior that has not been addressed.Rate it:

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monkey businessAn activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.Rate it:

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more cry than woolAsserted but not grounded in reality.Rate it:

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more equalOstensibly equal, but in reality more privileged.Rate it:

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n'avoir que la cape et l'épéeTo be titled but penniless (generally used of young officers who have nothing but their pay).Rate it:

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ne voilà-t-il pas qu'il est revenuWho should come back but he?Rate it:

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nem mas, nem meio mas"absolutely not!", "but me no buts", as a response and means of interrupting another person who started a phrase with mas.Rate it:

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nice to almost meet youAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in personAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in person; a friendly and informal way of acknowledging that the encounter is not happening in person at the moment but might occur in the future. It is often used humorously or to convey a sense of anticipation.Rate it:

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non-denial denialA statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.Rate it:

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non-starterSomeone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.Rate it:

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oh hisse, enculéCri de découragement ou de désaccord lancé par un groupe de supporters au gardien de but adverse qui effectue un dégagement.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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on lui compterait les côtesHe is nothing but skin and bone.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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on the down-low(of a male) Publicly identifying as heterosexual but secretly having sex with other men.Rate it:

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on the down-lowPublicly identifying as heterosexual but secretly having sex with other men.Rate it:

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on the tip of one's tongueKnown but not quite remembered.Rate it:

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On the Tip of Your TongueAlmost remembered, almost but not quite brought to mind, unable to remember preciselyRate it:

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one country, two systemsSlogan for the reunification of China as one country, but with areas like Hong Kong and Taiwan with separate economic and political systems.Rate it:

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one of those thingsAn unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.Rate it:

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one word leads to anotherSaid of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.Rate it:

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one's bark is worse than one's biteThe individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.Rate it:

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orphan drugBut which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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penny wise and pound foolishPrudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.Rate it:

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petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nidEn avançant par petites étapes, avec de la patience et de la persévérance, on atteint son but.Rate it:

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peu s'en fallut qu'il ne fût reçuHe was all but received; He failed for a few marks.Rate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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PICNICAcronym of problem in chair, not in computer; states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.Rate it:

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polite fictionA social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.Rate it:

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political footballA contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.Rate it:

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potter's clayWe are but potter’s clay.Rate it:

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power behind the throneSomeone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.Rate it:

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private languageA language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person-the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.Rate it:

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public intellectualA well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.Rate it:

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punched paperA thing looking good to one person, but bad to another.Rate it:

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quand ça ne veut pas, ça ne veut pasSe dit dans une situation où, souvent par coïncidence, tout semble s'opposer au but poursuivi.Rate it:

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qui veut la fin veut les moyensPour atteindre son but, il faut s’en donner les moyens, et cela même s’ils sont dégradants ou immoraux.Rate it:

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re concinere, verbis discrepareto agree in fact but not in word.Rate it:

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revenons à nos moutonsBut to return to our subject.Rate it:

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robber baronEspecially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.Rate it:

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rough and readyCrude or unpolished, but still fit for use; good enough.Rate it:

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RSNReal soon now; describing something that will be available in the near future, but often skeptically. Frequently used to mean "Whenever", "Soon, possibly never" or "don't hold your breath".Rate it:

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sed ad id, unde digressi sumus, revertamurbut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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