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benefacta maleficiis pensareto return evil for good.Rate it:

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benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces.Rate it:

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bestes Wissen und Gewissenthe best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competencesRate it:

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beyond the paleDescribing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.Rate it:

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bidey, bye, bye!An Expanded 'good-bye' often for close relatives and children!Rate it:

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big guyA term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.Rate it:

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black magicMagic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.Rate it:

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boa tardegood afternoonRate it:

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bon droit a besoin d'aideEven a good cause needs support.Rate it:

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bon sang ne peut mentirGood breeding always shows itself; Like father, like son.Rate it:

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bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)to enjoy good health.Rate it:

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bona nochyGood night.Rate it:

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bonis lateribus esseto have good lungs.Rate it:

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bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture doréeA good name is better than riches; He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.Rate it:

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Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:

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breath of fresh airSomething new which is refreshing, invigorating or stimulating in a good senseRate it:

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Brownie pointCredit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.Rate it:

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buen díagood morningRate it:

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buenas tardesgood afternoonRate it:

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bugger allNothing.Rate it:

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bullyGood, Great, sonderful: British ejaculation!Rate it:

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buon pomeriggiogood afternoonRate it:

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burn downTo completely burn, so that nothing remains.Rate it:

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burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:

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button upsay nothingRate it:

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c'est comme le couteau de jeannotThat is like the Irishman’s gun (said of anything that has been mended so often as to have nothing of the original left).Rate it:

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c'est comme un cataplasme sur une jambe de boisA nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.Rate it:

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c'est entendu, à la charge d'autant (or, de revanche)I will do the same for you; One good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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c'est toujours autant de gagnéThat’s always so much to the good. Rate it:

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c'est un homme capable de toutHe is a man that would stick at nothing.Rate it:

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c'est une affaire faiteIt is as good as done.Rate it:

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c'est une bonne bête (or, la bête du bon dieu)He is a good-natured fellow (not over-clever).Rate it:

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carrot and stickSimultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior.Rate it:

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cats have nine livesIt looked as though the car ran over the cat, yet the cat walked away as if nothing happened. Cats have nine lives.Rate it:

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causam optimam habere (Lig. 4. 10)to have a good case.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas le Pérouit's nothing to write home aboutRate it:

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ce que vous dites n'a pas trait à la questionWhat you say has nothing to do with the question.Rate it:

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ce qui est fait est faitIt is no good crying over spilt milk.Rate it:

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ce serait manquer d'usageThat would be a breach of good manners.Rate it:

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cela est fini ou autant vautIt is as good as finished.Rate it:

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cela m'avance bien! (ironic.)What good is that to me?Rate it:

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cela ne lui rend pas la jambe mieux faite! (ironic.)And a lot of good that will do him!Rate it:

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cela ne vaut pas les quatre fers d'un chienThat is not worth a rap, a fig (i.e., nothing, for a dog is not shod).Rate it:

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cela s'en est allé en eau de boudinThat collapsed utterly, came to nothing.Rate it:

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cela vaut faitThat is as good as done.Rate it:

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cela vous ferait une belle jambe (ironic.)A fine lot of good that will do you.Rate it:

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cet avocat a un bon cabinetThat barrister has a good practice.Rate it:

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cet homme n'a ni mine ni façonThat man has neither grace nor good looks; That man is as awkward as he is ugly.Rate it:

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chercher une querelle d'allemandTo pick a quarrel about nothing, without rhyme or reason.Rate it:

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chose qui plaît est à moitié vendueGood wares make quick market; Please the eye and fill the purse.Rate it:

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