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not worth a plugged nickleUselessRate it:

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not worth writing home aboutVariation on nothing to write home about.Rate it:

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not yetNot completed or not doneRate it:

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not your father'sRecently changed, made unconventional through modernisation.Rate it:

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obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam (not obscurare aliquem)to render obscure, eclipse a person.Rate it:

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old age is not a state of mind, it's a frontal assault!About getting old.Rate it:

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one swallow does not a spring makeAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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one swallow does not make a springAlternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.Rate it:

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opinio praeiudicata, also simply opinio (not praeiudicium = a preliminary decision)prejudice.Rate it:

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or maybe notMaybe a different and opposite option on the issueRate it:

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oratio soluta (not prosa) or simply oratioprose.Rate it:

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pacis condiciones ferre (not proponere)to propose terms of peace.Rate it:

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pestilentia (not pestis) in urbem (populum) invaditthe plague breaks out in the city.Rate it:

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plaudere (not applaudere)to applaud, clap a person.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo attack the ball instead of an opponent who is usually controlling the ball. Often considered a positive action, and sometimes a requirement not to concede a penalty.Rate it:

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play the man and not the ballTo attack an opponent instead of attacking the ball, which is usually being controlled by the attacked player at the time.Rate it:

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play the man and not the ballTo object to someone's argument by attacking them or a facet of their personality instead of the argument itself; to make an ad hominem attack.Rate it:

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praeterito anno (not praeterlapso)in the past year.Rate it:

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put not your trust in princesA warning that men of power and influence can be just as fickle and unreliable as the rest of us.Rate it:

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qui leges scribit (not legum lator)a legislator.Rate it:

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Rome was not Built in a DayHarder achievements or goals can’t be attained easily and quicklyRate it:

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salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre (not exponere)to risk one's life.Rate it:

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scriptor (not auctor = guarantor)the writer, author.Rate it:

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se imperio alicuius subicere (not alicui)to make one's submission to some one.Rate it:

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sequitur (not ex quo seq.) utit follows from this that...Rate it:

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sexus (not genus) virilis, muliebristhe male, female sex.Rate it:

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silentio praeterire (not praetermittere) aliquidto pass over in silence.Rate it:

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sine dubio (not sine ullo dubio)without doubt, beyond all doubt.Rate it:

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sorry not sorryAlternative form of sorry, not sorryRate it:

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studium, industriam (not diligentiam) collocare, ponere in aliqua reto apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing.Rate it:

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subiectum esse, obnoxium esse imperio or dicioni alicuius (not simply alicui)to be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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sublimem or sublime (not in sublime or sublimiter) ferri, abireto fly aloft; to be carried into the sky.Rate it:

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success is a journey not an eventSuccess is a life long journeyRate it:

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suffragium ferre (vid. sect. VI. 4, note Not sententiam...)to vote (in the popular assembly).Rate it:

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supersedeo oratione (not dicere)I avoid mentioning...; I prefer not to touch upon...Rate it:

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talem vitae exitum (not finem) habuit (Nep. Eum. 13)such was the end of... (used of a violent death).Rate it:

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tempus (ita) fert (not secum)circumstances demand.Rate it:

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terra effert (more rarely fert, but not profert) frugesthe earth brings forth fruit, crops.Rate it:

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the apple does not fall far from the treeA child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.Rate it:

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the map is not the territoryOur models of the world, and our sensations of the world, are not the true world.Rate it:

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the nut does not fall far from the tree!The human demeanor, conduct, mannerisms, appearances, tendencies, genes, in many instances often closely resemble those of the immediate forbears.Rate it:

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the plural of anecdote is not dataanecdotal evidence is not adequate to prove somethingRate it:

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the silence of a lion is not that he is a fool but for determination and accuracy.To concentrate before making a job - isn't a weakness. As Lions, whom are fierce predators that often stalk their prey before attacking. Their attacks cause prey to panic and disperse, allowing the lions to isolate and attack a weaker or slower individual.Rate it:

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the world is not in need of opinions but prayers.The world is not in need of opinions but prayers. No opinion has changed the world so far, but a prayer can change everything, what is more powerful than praying to God? Don't argue with your enemies, don't argue with your friends, your children, your husband, your thoughts, your dreams, just pray.Rate it:

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there is no point in forgiving anyone who does not feel guilty.ForgivingRate it:

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those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay(archaic) One should take immediate advantage of an opportunity that may not be available later.Rate it:

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to be, or not to be, that is the questionfamous Shakespeare quoteRate it:

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to X or not to XIndicates hesitation towards doing X.Rate it:

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tragoedia or fabula Antigona (not Antigona trag. or fab.)the Antigone.Rate it:

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