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in the trouser departmentrelating to a man's penis.Rate it:

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inimicitias gerere, habere, exercere cum aliquoto be at enmity with a man.Rate it:

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it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.It being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly.Rate it:

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Jack-of-All-TradesA man who knows to do all kinds of workRate it:

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je m'en moque comme de l'an quaranteI don’t care a straw for it.Rate it:

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je ne peux pas le voir même en peintureI hate the very sight of that man.Rate it:

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jeter son bonnet par dessus les moulins (of women)To throw off all restraint; Not to care a straw for what people may think of your bad conduct.Rate it:

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Joe AverageA hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension).Rate it:

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Joe CitizenA hypothetical average or generic citizen; the man on the street.Rate it:

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Joe PublicA hypothetical average or generic member of the public; the common man (or person, by extension).Rate it:

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l'homme absurde est celui qui ne change jamaisThe wise man changes his opinion—the fool never.Rate it:

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l'homme propose et dieu disposeMan proposes, God disposes.Rate it:

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l'homme qu'il fautThe very man (for a post).Rate it:

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l'un bat les buissons et l'autre prend les oiseauxOne does the work and the other reaps the advantage; One man starts the game and another kills it.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vasethe straw that broke the camel's backRate it:

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la plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle aNo man can give more than he has; A man cannot give what he has not got.Rate it:

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le loup mourra dans sa peauA bad thing never dies; A bad man will die a bad man.Rate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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le premier venu(fig.) No matter who (or, whom); The man in the street.Rate it:

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le style c'est l'hommeStyle is the man himself; Like author, like book.Rate it:

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les fatigues ont cassé cet hommeHardships have broken that man down.Rate it:

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live in sinTo cohabit as if man and wife without being married.Rate it:

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love childA child born to a married man to someone not his wife.Rate it:

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magna est exspectatio ingenii tuiwe expect a great deal from a man of your calibre.Rate it:

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magnam doctrinae speciem prae se ferreto pass as a man of great learning.Rate it:

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mama's boyA male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy; alternate spelling: Momma's boyRate it:

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manoeuvre the apostlesTo rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another.Rate it:

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meae vitae rationes ab ineunte aetate susceptae (Imp. Pomp. 1. 1.)the principles which I have followed since I came to man's estate.Rate it:

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meat sticka man's penisRate it:

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meritum alicuius in or erga aliquemwhat a man merits at another's hands.Rate it:

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meritum praemium alicui persolvereto reward a man according to his deserts.Rate it:

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mettre les rieurs de son côtéTo turn the laugh against a man.Rate it:

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mettre un homme en pourpointTo pull a man’s cloak off; To ruin a man.Rate it:

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metus aliquem exanimat (Mil. 24. 65)a man is paralysed with fear.Rate it:

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mr. charlieYour boss man.Rate it:

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my honey-do'sHoney-do's are the little chores requested by a spouse: A wise man will seek to discover these needs on the part of his spouse and accomplish them promptly:Rate it:

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navis longaa man-of-war.Rate it:

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nemo doctusno man of learning.Rate it:

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nihil cum aliquo contrahereto do no business with a man.Rate it:

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notam turpitudinis alicui or vitae alicuius inurereto injure a man's character, tarnish his honour.Rate it:

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nous faisons peu d'état de cet hommeWe consider that man very little; We take little account of that man.Rate it:

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nuntium remittere alicui (De Or. 1. 40)to separate, be divorced (used of man or woman).Rate it:

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occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendumto give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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odium implacabile suscipere in aliquemto conceive an implacable hatred against a man.Rate it:

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oh, nuts!It is something like saying Aw Man!Rate it:

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on loge à pied et à chevalGood entertainment (accommodation) for man and beast.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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out of sightHow was the party? Out of sight, man!.Rate it:

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Pericles summus vir illius aetatisPericles, the greatest man of his day.Rate it:

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Pericles, quo nemo tum fuit clariorPericles, the greatest man of his day.Rate it:

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