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iacturam alicuius rei facere	to throw away, sacrifice.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il n'a garde de venir	He will take care to keep away; There is no chance of his coming.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il n'a pas cédé, il a tenu bon	He did not give away, he stuck to it.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il n'est de dévotion que de jeune prêtre	Enthusiasm wears out in time; New brooms sweep clean.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il s'en alla tout à coup	He went away suddenly, abruptly.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il se retira l'oreille basse	He went away crestfallen.\nHe went away with his tail between his legs.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il sèche sur pied	He is pining away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in the sticks	A long distance away from anywhere of importance.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
inter manus auferre aliquem	to carry some one away in one's arms.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
iracundia efferri	to be carried away by one's anger.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
je lui ai mis la puce à l'oreille	I made him feel uneasy (by rousing his suspicions, etc.); I sent him away with a flea in his ear.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
jog on	go away, fuck off	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
keep oneself to oneself	To be introverted; to stay away from others.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte cave la pierre	Dropping water will wear away a stone.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
la nuit tous les chats sont gris	At night one may easily be mistaken; At night beauty is of no account; When candles are away, all cats are grey.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lâcher pied	1. To lose ground. 2. To scamper away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
le chat parti les souris dansent	When the cat’s away the mice will play.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
le chat parti, les souris dansent	when the cat's away the mice will play	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lead off	The short distance that a player stands away from their current base.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
leave you into the dirt	Someone pushes you away, and forgets you.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
libidine ferri	to be carried away by one's passions.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
light out	To run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
like rats from a sinking ship	Quickly but in futility, away from a failing project	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
long absent, soon forgotten	Love fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
long arm	A pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
make a break for it	To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
make a run for it	To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
make oneself scarce	To leave or depart, or to avoid or stay away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
make tracks	To leave or depart; to go away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mettre la clef sous la porte	To run away from one’s creditors; “To bolt.”	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
never breathed a word	Keep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
ni tanto ni tan calvo	don't exagerrate; don't get carried away	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
night out	Going away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
night out	Spending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nous ne sommes pas ici pour enfiler des perles	We are not here to trifle our time away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nous prendrons la clef des champs	We shall take the key of the street (i.e., run away).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
oculos deicere, removere ab aliqua re	to turn one's gaze away from an object.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on the lam	Running away, usually from the police; on the run.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on the spot	At that very moment; right away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on yer bike	go away! scram!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
os brancos que se entendam	Said by someone who wishes to stay away from a fight or discussion between other people.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Out in the Boondocks	Some place far away, in remote places	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pack off	To send away, with belongings, for a long time.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pack up	To clear away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
passer de vie à trépas	to pass away, to die	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
peg it	To run away; to leg it; to scarper.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
praecipitem ferri aliqua re (Verr. 5. 46. 121)	to be carried away by something.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
prendre le large	To run for the offing (nav.); To run away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
prope (propius, proxime) abesse	to be not far away.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
push off	To go away; to get lost.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)

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