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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X called, they want their Y backSaid about something that is outdated and can be traced to a certain period in time, usually a decade.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X, thy name is YUsed to say that something or somebody embodies a particular quality, usually a negative one. This phrase is said using this format: "X, thy name is Y", where X is the quality and Y is the person or thing with that quality.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/you can't spell XYZ without YImplies a correlation between two items, where the second one is spelled with letters from the first one.Rate it:

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Apple of Your EyeA thing or a person greatly admired and loved by peopleRate it:

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apprenti n'est pas maîtreOne must not expect from a beginner the talent of an old hand; You must spoil before you spin.Rate it:

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après lui il faut tirer l'échelleOne cannot do better than he has; No one can come up to him in that; That takes the cake.Rate it:

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après moi le délugeUsed to indicate indifference to events that will happen after one’s death, or to indicate one’s own importance in maintaining orderRate it:

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après nous le délugeA short life and a merry one; We need not bother about what will happen after we are gone.Rate it:

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après skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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après-skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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apud aliquem esseto be at some one's house.Rate it:

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arbitrio alicuius omnia permittereto put the matter entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

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are you marriedUsed to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a spouse.Rate it:

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are you singleUsed to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a partner.Rate it:

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are you taking any medicationsAsked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain drugs should not be given to patients, as they may interact adversely with other medications.Rate it:

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argentariam dissolvere (Caecin. 4. 11)to close one's bank, give up banking.Rate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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arm candyAn attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.Rate it:

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arma abicereto throw away one's arms.Rate it:

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arma capere, sumereto take up one's arms.Rate it:

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armchair quarterbacksomeone who sits back and tries to second-guess or give advice about the quarterback, coach or other players, but who is not involved in the gameRate it:

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army volunteerTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.Rate it:

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arrows in your quiverTo have more arrows in your quiver means you have other ideas, options, resources, alternative ways and/or strategies to accomplish a goalRate it:

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arse is gone right out of 'erMatters, especially economic matters, have gone very wrong; things are out of control.Rate it:

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arte conclusum esseto have been reduced to a system.Rate it:

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artful dodgerOne who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.Rate it:

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as above, so belowWhat happens on one level of reality also happens on every other level; the microcosm and macrocosm behave alike.Rate it:

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as it isIn the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations).Rate it:

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as the twig is bent, so the tree's inclinedAn early influence can have permanent effects.Rate it:

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as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:

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as you sow, so shall you reapThe personal consequences of one's actions are in proportion to the good or bad intentions towards others.Rate it:

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asfInitialism of age-sex-from : what is your age, what sex are you, and where are you from?Rate it:

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ashes to ashes, dust to dustyou are made of dust and return to ashes and dust after passing away.Rate it:

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ask my arseA common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.Rate it:

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aspergere sales orationi (Or. 26. 87)to intersperse one's speech with humorous remarks.Rate it:

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asphalt jungleA city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.Rate it:

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assiduum esse cum aliquoto be always in some one's company.Rate it:

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asspussya person's anus and rectum, especially a male'sRate it:

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assume the positionTo turn away, with your hands in a visible and unmovable position so that you can be searchedRate it:

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at a pinchBy the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAt a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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at cross purposesAgainst one another; contrary in direction or goals.Rate it:

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at homeIn one's place of residence.Rate it:

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at homeIn the home of one's parents.Rate it:

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at the disposal ofAt one's disposal.Rate it:

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at workAt one's workplace.Rate it:

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attention whoreAn individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocationRate it:

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auctore aliquo uti ad aliquidto have as authority for a thing.Rate it:

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auctorem aliquem habere alicuius reito have as authority for a thing.Rate it:

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