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debitum naturae reddere (Nep. Reg. 1)to die a natural death.Rate it:

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decem annos vixisseto be ten years old.Rate it:

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decimum annum excessisse, egressum esseto be more than ten years old, to have entered on one's eleventh year.Rate it:

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des contes à dormir deboutTedious, nonsensical tales; Old wives’ tales.Rate it:

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dolore confici, tabescereto be wasted with grief; to die of grief.Rate it:

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donkey workHard, boring, routine work.Rate it:

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draw one's last breathTo die.Rate it:

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du fil à retordrea hard time, some difficultiesRate it:

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du temps que berthe filaitWhen Adam delved and Eve span; In the good old times.Rate it:

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dussé-je en mourirWere I to die for it.Rate it:

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Elbow GreaseHard work; vigorous physical effortRate it:

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elle se fait vieilleShe is getting old.Rate it:

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elles sont aux petits soins pour leur vieille mèreThey are all attention to their old mother.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceIn a bad situation; between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween a rock and a hard place; between the devil and the deep blue seaRate it:

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ESADeat shit and dieRate it:

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être à fond de cale (fam.)To be hard up, at the end of one’s resources.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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ex vulnere mori (Fam. 10. 33)to die of wounds.Rate it:

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exacta aetate morito die at a good old age.Rate it:

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faire des siennesTo be at one’s old tricks.Rate it:

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faire la petite boucheTo be dainty; To have a small appetite; To be hard to please.Rate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate it:

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fame confici, perire, interireto die of starvation.Rate it:

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faux comme un jetonAs false as Judas; As false as a die.Rate it:

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fermer les yeuxto pass away, to dieRate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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frapper un grand coupmake a splash, hit hardRate it:

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geler à pierre fendreTo freeze very hard.Rate it:

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get onTo become old.Rate it:

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go astrayTo develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.Rate it:

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go belly-upTo die.Rate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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go westTo die; to become destroyed.Rate it:

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golden yearsOld age, especially the years after one has retired from employment.Rate it:

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Gravy TrainA job or an activity that brings lot of money without much effort, to enjoy luxurious and comfortable life without working hardRate it:

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Greek to MeSomething that is unknown and difficult to understand, complex and hard to grabRate it:

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gun forTo pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.Rate it:

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hand in one's dinner pailTo die.Rate it:

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hang your hat on that oneA startling result, an accomplishment, a hard won contest, an acclaimed development, something very stable, dependable, worthy of note, salutary.Rate it:

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hardenTo become hard.Rate it:

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heavy handedCome down hard on something or someone.Rate it:

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hit someone for sixTo hit another person very hard.Rate it:

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hospital passA poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.Rate it:

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il a cela à cœur1. He is striving hard to do it. 2. He takes a lively interest in it.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il a trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:

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il chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il dado è trattothe die is castRate it:

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il est à sec (pop.)He is hard up, broke, in low water.Rate it:

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