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cet homme-là est bien tombéThat man has fallen on his feet; That man has applied to the right person (or, ironic), to the wrong person.Rate it:

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chacun a sa marotteEvery one has his hobby.Rate it:

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chacun prêche pour son saintEvery one has an eye to his own interest.Rate it:

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chase the dragonTo inhale the vapour from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil.Rate it:

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checks and balancesA system for multiple parties wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.Rate it:

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China syndromeA rare disease, first characterized in the early 1990s, which resembles poliomyelitis but which has somewhat different characteristics and occurs in persons vaccinated for poliomyelitis.Rate it:

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claim to fameThat for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.Rate it:

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cling toTo remain by side; to refuse to leave the company of someone to whom one has an intense emotional attachment.Rate it:

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cock in the henhouseA man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them.Rate it:

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coger un capazoEntretenerse hablando mucho rato con alguien, especialmente si es con alguien a quien te has encontrado en la calle.Rate it:

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come into one's ownTo reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.Rate it:

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come to a headTo suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time.Rate it:

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command performanceA dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.Rate it:

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comme on fait son lit, on se coucheAs you make your bed, so you must lie on it.Rate it:

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company manA male employee who has a great-and often, in the view of others, an excessive-commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.Rate it:

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company townA town, city, or other municipality in which a single large business has a controlling influence over the economy and, sometimes, over the societal structure and local government.Rate it:

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copious free timeA hypothetical time set aside for performing time-consuming tasks, however insinuating that the speaker really has no free time.Rate it:

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correct me if I'm wrongUsed before stating something the speaker believes is true, especially while correcting what another person has said.Rate it:

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coucher sur la dureTo lie on the ground, on the floor.Rate it:

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could go all dayOne has much to say about something, but chooses to say only a fraction of it.Rate it:

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count outTo determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated.Rate it:

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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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cuddle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, especially holding someone else.Rate it:

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culo veo, culo quieroUsed when someone wants something that another person hasRate it:

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curb appealThe visual attractiveness which a house, commercial establishment, or other real estate property has when initially seen by a prospective buyer or other person standing in front of the property "at the curb".Rate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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daddy's girlA girl who has a very close relationship with her fatherRate it:

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débander l'arc ne guérit pas la plaieTo cease doing mischief does not undo the harm one has done.Rate it:

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défiler (or, dire) son chapeletTo say all one has to say.Rate it:

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Delivered Ex ShipThe seller pays for all transportation and insurance until the transporting ship has arrived at the port of destination.Rate it:

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dizem por aírumour has itRate it:

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DNAThat part of a person's character that has a genetic origin.Rate it:

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DNAA biopolymer of deoxyribonucleic acid that has four different chemical groups, called bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.Rate it:

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do I know youUsed to ask the interlocutor whether or not he/she has met the speaker before.Rate it:

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do you have a boyfriendUsed to ask whether the interlocutor has a boyfriend.Rate it:

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do you have a girlfriendUsed to ask whether the interlocutor has a girlfriend.Rate it:

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do you have any brothers or sistersUsed to ask whether someone has any siblings.Rate it:

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do you think you can walkAsked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.Rate it:

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dolor infixus animo haeret (Phil. 2. 26)grief has struck deep into his soul.Rate it:

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dormir la grasse matinéeTo lie late in bed.Rate it:

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Dose of One's Own MedicineThe same or a similar unpleasantness revert back to someone that has been giving othersRate it:

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double backTo retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.Rate it:

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double entendreA phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo..Rate it:

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duck outTo depart quickly or exit abruptly by way of, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.Rate it:

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duty callsExpresses that the speaker has something they must do.Rate it:

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dynamite chargeInstructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.Rate it:

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elle a déjà un fils sous les drapeauxShe already has a son in the army.Rate it:

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elle a deux enfants du premier litShe has two children by her first husband.Rate it:

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elle a une grande fortune de son chefShe has a large fortune in her own right.Rate it:

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elle est faite au tour (or, moule)She has a splendid figure.Rate it:

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