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ass-backwardsMoving backwards, that is, rear end first.Rate it:

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at bayUnable to come closer; at a distance.Rate it:

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at lastIn the end; finally; ultimately.Rate it:

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au bout de l'aune faut (or, manque) le drapThere is an end to everything; The last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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au bout du fossé la culbuteAt the end of the run comes the fall.Rate it:

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au pis allerShould the worst come to the worst.Rate it:

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auxilio alicui venireto come to assist any one.Rate it:

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bargain basementOf poor quality; of little or no value; low-end, shoddy.Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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belli finem facere, bellum finireto put an end to war.Rate it:

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belly up to the barSame as belly-up to the bar; a friendly invitation to individual to come up to the bar and/or join the group for libation and conversationRate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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blow the whistleTo make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.Rate it:

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borrowed timeA period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.Rate it:

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Bottom LineThe end results, hard fact or the ultimate deduction of any event, cause, argument or situationRate it:

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bottom of the ninthIn baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the game.Rate it:

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boucler la boucleto come full circleRate it:

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break the cycleTo act so as to end a repeating pattern of harmful or otherwise negative behavior.Rate it:

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break upTo end a relationship.Rate it:

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brider un âne par la queueTo do anything in exactly the wrong manner; To get hold of the wrong end of the stick.Rate it:

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bunch upTo come or gather together.Rate it:

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Bury the HatchetTo end up the war or conflicts and become friends again,Rate it:

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calamitatibus defungito come to the end of one's troubles.Rate it:

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can itTo silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.Rate it:

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capilli horrenthis hair stands on end.Rate it:

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cash outTo reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk.Rate it:

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cash upto count the money taken by a business at the end of the day.Rate it:

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ce qui vient de la flûte s'en va au tambourLightly come, lightly go; What is dishonestly acquired is easily dissipated.Rate it:

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ceterum censeoA formulaic expression used to end a speech by reinforcing one, often unrelated, major view.Rate it:

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chassez le naturel, il revient au galopWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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check yourself before you wreck yourselfConsider the consequences of your actions before you end up in trouble.Rate it:

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choke offTo get rid of, cause to come to an end.Rate it:

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Christmas graduateA freshman who drops out of college at the end of the first semester.Rate it:

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clock offto end workRate it:

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clock outTo end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.Rate it:

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close in onTo catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.Rate it:

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close of playThe end of a day's playRate it:

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close of playThe end of the final game (not to be confused with set or match) during a day at the All England Tennis Championships (Wimbledon)Rate it:

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close of playThe end of the working dayRate it:

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close outto terminate; to call the end of.Rate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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controversiam sedare, dirimere, componere, tollereto put an end to, settle a dispute.Rate it:

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cope withTo come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.Rate it:

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cosy up toTo come physically close to, using body language in an attempt to persuade another party to snuggle or embrace.Rate it:

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cotton onTo realize; come to understand.Rate it:

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cotton on toTo come to know or understand.Rate it:

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cough upTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.Rate it:

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crop outTo come to light; to be manifest; to appear.Rate it:

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crowd upTo come together, to form a crowd.Rate it:

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