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there's no time like the presentNow (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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we're goodthere is nothing wrong between us; our relationship is okay, not in jeopardy; alternate way of saying it: we goodRate it:

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what's going downWhat's been happening; the latest news; current goings-on; can be used in place of ‘what's coming off’Rate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:

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you don't know shit from shinola1. Like calling someone ignorant 2. Often said in reference to something specific, the person saying this phrase is expressing that they don't think the subject of their complaint knows what they are talking about, or doesn't know what they are doing or that they don't know anything at all 3. Same as the phrase: "You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground"Rate it:

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à la cour du roi chacun pour soiEvery man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. Rate it:

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pour oil on troubled watersTo calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.Rate it:

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pour your heart and soulTo do something with 100% effort; to try your best; to do something like it means a lot to you.Rate it:

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pour outTo leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.Rate it:

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pour outTo talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.Rate it:

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il a pris fait et cause pour moiHe stood up for me; He took my part.Rate it:

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pour outTo serve a drink into a cup or glass.Rate it:

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dans le siècle où nous sommes, on ne donne rien pour rienAt the present day people give nothing for nothing, and precious little for sixpence.Rate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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au temps pour les crossesExpression qui était entendue dans le langage des militaires pour ordonner de recommencer un acte ou un mouvement mal exécuté.Rate it:

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au temps pour moiVariante orthographique de autant pour moi. Formule d’excuse qui exprime la concession d’une erreur que l’on a commise.Rate it:

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autant pour moiFormule par laquelle on reconnaît une erreur que l’on a commise.Rate it:

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avoir quelque chose pour des nèfles (fam.)To buy something for a mere song.Rate it:

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beaucoup de bruit pour rienMuch ado about nothing.Rate it:

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bon chien n'aboie pas pour rienIl convient de ne pas exagérer de peu de choses.Rate it:

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chacun pour soievery man for himselfRate it:

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chacun prêche pour son saintEvery one has an eye to his own interest.Rate it:

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chou pour chouTaking one thing with another.Rate it:

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couldn't pour water out of a bootSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:

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couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heelSynonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a breweryRate it:

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décoiffer (découvrir) st. pierre pour coiffer st. paulTo rob Peter to pay Paul.Rate it:

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donner un pois pour avoir une fèveTo give a sprat to catch a herring. Rate it:

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donner un œuf pour avoir un bœufRendre un petit service en vue d’en obtenir un plus grand.Rate it:

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donner un œuf pour avoir un bœufTo give a sprat to catch a herring (or, mackerel).Rate it:

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écorcher son chien pour en avoir la peauTo sacrifice something important for a small return.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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en avoir pour son argentto get one's money's worthRate it:

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en être pour ses fraisTo have lost one’s money (or, pains) for nothing.Rate it:

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être payé pour savoirTo know a thing to one’s cost.Rate it:

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fait pour valoir ce que de droitLocution généralement écrite à la fin d’un document avant la signature de son auteur, mentionnant que celui-ci l’a rédigé pour que toute personne concernée puisse faire valoir au nom du signataire les faits qui sont attestés ou la volonté de l’auteur dans ledit document.Rate it:

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faites-le pour l'amour de moiDo it for my sake.Rate it:

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garder une poire pour la soifTo lay up something for a rainy day.Rate it:

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il a employé le vert et le sec pour y parvenirHe left no stone unturned to secure success.Rate it:

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il a reculé pour mieux sauter1. He waited for something better. 2. (ironic.) He avoided a small evil to fall into a greater.Rate it:

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il a toujours le mot pour rireHe is ever ready with a joke; He is full of fun.Rate it:

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il en a été pour sa peineHe had his trouble for nothing.Rate it:

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il fait l'âne pour avoir du sonHe simulates stupidity to gain some material advantage.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'à se baisser pour en prendreHe has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.Rate it:

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