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burn one's fingersTo harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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bust a gutTo laugh vehemently or uncontrollably; Any reaction (to some news or a sudden change) which is furious, violent, or of an extreme nature; Also one of many similar euphemisms meaning to highly exert oneselfRate it:

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bust a moveSave oneself from an awkward situation with a woman.Rate it:

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bust one's chopsTo exert oneself.Rate it:

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but who's countingUsed as a retort or comeback, often to deprecate oneself or another for excessive concern or attention to.Rate it:

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c'era una voltaonce upon a timeRate it:

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c'est un écoute s'il pleutHe is a man who cannot be relied upon.Rate it:

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catch someone with one's hand in the cookie jarTo catch someone taking something that he or she is not entitled to.Rate it:

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causam dicereto defend oneself before the judge (of the accused).Rate it:

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ce qui est bon à prendre est bon à garderWhat is worth taking is worth keeping; “Findings, keepings.”Rate it:

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cela me tient au cœurI have set my heart upon it.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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cela ne me dit rienThat has no effect upon me; I have no desire for it.Rate it:

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chickens coming home to roostConsequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.Rate it:

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chier dans son frocto shit oneselfRate it:

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chou pour chouTaking one thing with another.Rate it:

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civitatem mutare (Balb. 11. 27)to naturalise oneself as a citizen of another country.Rate it:

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clarum fieri, nobilitari, illustrari (not the post-classical clarescere or inclarescereto become famous, distinguish oneself.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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cogitatione sibi aliquid depingereto picture to oneself.Rate it:

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Cold FeetHaving a second thought while making a decision, lack of confidence or having fear of taking some daring stepRate it:

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come awayTo distance oneselfRate it:

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come down the pikeTo emerge, come up; to approach or arrive on the scene; to present (itself or oneself).Rate it:

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come onTo encounter, discover; to come upon.Rate it:

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come to gripsseize the day! grasp the meaning, act upon the challenge, address the issue, issue stringent directives, take command, show 'em who's boss!Rate it:

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come to termsTo accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful.Rate it:

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come to terms withTo accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painfulRate it:

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comptez dessusDepend upon it.Rate it:

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condicere alicui (ad cenam)to invite oneself to some one's house for dinner.Rate it:

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conscientia recte factorum erigito congratulate oneself on one's clear conscience.Rate it:

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consistere in aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:

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conspici, conspicuum esse aliqua reto make oneself conspicuous.Rate it:

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consuetudo inveterascit (B. G. 5. 41. 5)a custom is taking root, growing up.Rate it:

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contentionem adhibereto exert oneself.Rate it:

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contineri aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:

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coquelin fait le rôle principalCoquelin is taking the principal part.Rate it:

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corpus curare (cibo, vino, somno)to refresh oneself, minister to one's bodily wants.Rate it:

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cozy upWith "to", to ingratiate oneself .Rate it:

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crescere ex aliquoto raise oneself by another's fall.Rate it:

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crescere ex invidia senatoriato profit by the unpopularity of the senate to gain influence oneself.Rate it:

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cruising for a bruisingFollowing a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.Rate it:

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cry in one's beerTo feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.Rate it:

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culpam a se amovereto exonerate oneself from blame.Rate it:

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cut a dashTo make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.Rate it:

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cuver son vinTo sleep oneself sober.Rate it:

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CYLORUsed to encourage the addressee to rely upon his rabbi's, rather than others', answers to questions of religious import.Rate it:

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dare spettacolo di sémake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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de se (ex se de aliis) coniecturam facereto judge others by oneself.Rate it:

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dead men's shoesA position or property that is only attainable by someone else upon the current holder's death.Rate it:

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descendere ad aliquid, ad omnia (vid. sect. V. 9, note Similarly descendere...)to consent to..., lend oneself to...Rate it:

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