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potestatem, copiam alicui dare, facere with Gen. gerund.to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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principem civitatis esseto be the chief man in the state.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.Rate it:

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quem intellegimus sapientem?what do we understand by "a wise man"?Rate it:

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qui a bu n'a point de secretsWhen wine sinks, words swim; In vino veritas; Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man; What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.Rate it:

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qui ne sait pas être fou n'est pas sageHe is not wise who does not sometimes make merry; It takes a wise man to make a fool.Rate it:

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qui sert à l'autel doit vivre de l'autelEvery man must live by his profession.Rate it:

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quiche-eaterA man who is effeminate or who lacks some putative masculine virtueRate it:

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quicumque vultA forward girl, ready to oblige every man that shall ask her.Rate it:

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real men don't eat quiche(aphorism, humorous) The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate, as to do so would imply they are effeminate.Rate it:

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rem bene (male) gerere (vid. sect. XVI. 10a)to manage one's affairs, household, property well or ill.Rate it:

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rem familiarem tuerito manage one's affairs, household, property well or ill.Rate it:

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rem publicam alicui permittereto give some one unlimited power in state affairs.Rate it:

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rendre un homme camusTo stop a man’s mouth; To make a man look small.Rate it:

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repudium dicere or scribere alicuito separate, be divorced (used of man or woman).Rate it:

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res ad extremum casum perducta estaffairs are desperate; we are reduced to extremeties.Rate it:

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res dubiae, perditae, afflictaea critical position; a hopeless state of affairs.Rate it:

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res eo or in eum locum deducta est, ut...the matter has gone so far that...; the state of affairs is such that...Rate it:

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res humanas infra se positas arbitrarito feel superior to the affairs of life.Rate it:

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rice queenA non-Asian man who is mostly attracted to East Asian men.Rate it:

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rizzwhen a MAN not woman has emaculate rizz it is when they can talk to girls with romantic appeal or romance.Rate it:

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salus, caput, vita alicuius agitur, periclitatur, in discrimine est or versatura man's life is at stake, is in very great danger.Rate it:

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sans qu'il y paraisse, c'est un homme fort instruitWithout making any show he is a very well-informed man.Rate it:

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sapere (Off. 2. 14. 48)to be a man of sense, judgment.Rate it:

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sauve qui peutevery man for himself - more literally "save yourself if you can"; most literally "may he save himself, whoever can"Rate it:

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savoir ce que quelqu'un a dans le ventre (fam.)To know what a person is worth, what he thinks; To know the stuff a man is made of.Rate it:

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scrupulum ex animo alicuius evellere (Rosc. Am. 2. 6)to relieve a man of his scruple.Rate it:

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senatum alicui dare (Q. Fr. 2. 11. 2)to give a man audience before the senate.Rate it:

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sensum, iudicium habereto be a man of taste.Rate it:

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she could be his motherOne could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man.Rate it:

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she was batting her eyes like a frog in a hailstorm.A phrase used to describe a woman flirting with a man in a most obvious way to the point that it’s comical.Rate it:

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short back and sidesman's haircutRate it:

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skirt chaserA man with amorous intentions who habitually seeks out female companionship.Rate it:

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snowmanAn attractive but heartless man.Rate it:

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son affaire est faiteHe is a dead man (of one dying); He is done for; He is a ruined man.Rate it:

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sore pointA state of affairs, action, or belief which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.Rate it:

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spitsticka man's penisRate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.Rate it:

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stand up withIn a wedding ceremony, to serve as best man or as maid of honor or as an official witness for (someone).Rate it:

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stick one's dick in crazyFor a man to have sex with another person deemed insane or otherwise undesirableRate it:

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stick one's nose inTo be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.Rate it:

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stick to one's knittingTo concentrate one's attention and actions on one's own tasks, responsibilities, or affairs.Rate it:

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sticking pointA disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.Rate it:

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stud muffinA very attractive man.Rate it:

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sufficere aliquem in alicuius locum or alicuito elect a man to fill the place of another who has died whilst in office.Rate it:

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tally onTo man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.Rate it:

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tel maître, tel valetLike master, like man; Like well, like bucket.Rate it:

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time and tideShortened form of time and tide wait for no manRate it:

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tout mauvais cas est niableA man may be expected to deny a deed that he knows to be wrong.Rate it:

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