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avoir bon bec (fam.)To be a chatterbox; To speak well; To be able to answer back.Rate it:

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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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backpedalTo distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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backwaterThe water held back by a dam or other obstructionRate it:

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backwaterA rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back waterRate it:

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bandy aboutTo talk about something frequently, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.Rate it:

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bandy aroundTo talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.Rate it:

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banker's dozenBy analogy, a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, archetypally borrowing twelve dollars (owing twelve dollars back, a dozen) but actually receiving only eleven.Rate it:

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bbiabBe back in a bit.Rate it:

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bbiafmInitialism of be back in a few minutes.Rate it:

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BBLAbbreviation of be back later.Rate it:

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BBSInitialism of be back soon.Rate it:

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bene id tibi vertat!I wish you all success in the matter.Rate it:

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bitch outTo back out of an agreement for any reason.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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breviter, paucis explicare aliquidto explain a matter briefly, in a few words (not paucis verbis).Rate it:

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bromas las justasIt's no laughing matterRate it:

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c'est du plus loin qu'il me souvienne1. I can barely remember it. 2. It is as far back as I can recollect.Rate it:

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c'est la bouteille à l'encre que cette affaireThis is a very obscure matter; That affair is as clear as mud.Rate it:

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c'est toute une affaireIt is a serious matter; It means a lot of bother (or, trouble).Rate it:

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ça m'est égalIt doesn't matter to me; I don't mind; I don't careRate it:

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ça ne fait rienit doesn't matterRate it:

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ce n'est pas l'embarrasThere is no great difficulty in it; After all; For the matter of that.Rate it:

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cela ne fait rienThat does not matter.Rate it:

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cela ne s'enfile pas comme des perlesThat is by no means an easy matter.Rate it:

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cela se mange froid(lit.) That is eaten cold; (fig.) That is a matter of no importance; That is easily done.Rate it:

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cela va sans direThat is a matter of course; It stands to reason.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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comme si de rien n'étaitAs if nothing were the matter.Rate it:

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consolari aliquem de aliqua reto comfort a man in a matter; to condole with him.Rate it:

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contendere et laborare, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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coûte que coûteat all costs, by any means, no matter whatRate it:

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culpa alicuius rei est in aliquosome one is to blame in a matter; it is some one's fault.Rate it:

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d.c. al codaA music notation roughly meaning "go back to the beginning, playing everything again up to the coda."Rate it:

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da igualit doesn't matter; I don't mind; whateverRate it:

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Daniel come to judgementOne who wisely settles a difficult matter.Rate it:

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deadbeatOwes money but is unlikely to pay it backRate it:

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desudare et elaborare in aliqua re (De Senect. 11. 38)to exert oneself very considerably in a matter.Rate it:

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dispositio rerum (De Inv. 1. 7. 9)the arrangement of the subject-matter.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't give me any of your guff!Depression Expression; "Don't Give Me Any Of Your Sassy, Back-Talk!"; "Don't 'Sass' ME!" "Don't Talk Back To Your Mother!"Rate it:

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dope sheetA summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter.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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dumb downTo convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.Rate it:

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Eat Your WordsTo admit your mistake humbly; to say sorry for something you did or said; to take your words backRate it:

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ein Machtwort sprechento decide a matter; to exercise one's authorityRate it:

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être sur le côté (or, flanc)To be on one’s back, ill.Rate it:

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faire la planche1. To show others the way; 2. To float on one’s back.Rate it:

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