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catch outTo put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.Rate it:

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causam interponere or interserereto interpose, put forward an argument, a reason.Rate it:

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cela me tient au cœurI have set my heart upon it.Rate it:

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cela n'est pas du jeu1. That is not fair, not cricket; You are not playing the game. 2. That was not agreed upon.Rate it:

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cela ne me dit rienThat has no effect upon me; I have no desire for it.Rate it:

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chain upTo put in chainsRate it:

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chickens coming home to roostConsequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.Rate it:

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chip inTo put a chip shot in the hole.Rate it:

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chip inTo put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.Rate it:

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cobble togetherTo put together without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise minimally usable.Rate it:

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collect upTo find and put together in the same place.Rate it:

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come onTo encounter, discover; to come upon.Rate it:

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come to gripsseize the day! grasp the meaning, act upon the challenge, address the issue, issue stringent directives, take command, show 'em who's boss!Rate it:

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companyIt took six companies to put out the fire.Rate it:

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comptez dessusDepend upon it.Rate it:

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confidere alicui (but aliqua re)to put confidence in some one.Rate it:

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consilii mei copiam facio tibiI put myself at your disposal as regards advice.Rate it:

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consistere in aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:

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contineri aliqua reto depend upon a thing.Rate it:

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

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cowboy upTo put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to fit in.Rate it:

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culpam in aliquem conferre, transferre, conicereto put the blame on another.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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CYLORUsed to encourage the addressee to rely upon his rabbi's, rather than others', answers to questions of religious import.Rate it:

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dead men's shoesA position or property that is only attainable by someone else upon the current holder's death.Rate it:

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deep sixTo discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.Rate it:

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diem ex die ducere, differreto put off from one day to another.Rate it:

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dig oneself in a holeTo put oneself in even more trouble.Rate it:

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don't do anything I wouldn't doA phrase, often used jocularly, to give vague advice upon parting.Rate it:

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donner le changeTo put off the scent, to mislead.Rate it:

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donner un ouvrage à façonTo put out a job to be done.Rate it:

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dormitive virtueA type of tautology in which an item is being explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.Rate it:

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double double, boil and troubleA song/chant/spell witches say while stirring a cauldron and throwing items in the cauldron to brew the spell, usually to put a curse on someone (or to take one off)Rate it:

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drag one's feetTo procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.Rate it:

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dress downThe heavy criticism, personal attack upon a subaltern by a superior for any infraction, misdemeanor, rule violation, felony et al which leaves the victim shattered:Rate it:

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dripTo put a small amount of a liquid on something, drop by drop.Rate it:

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elle frise la quarantaineShe is just upon forty.Rate it:

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érase que se eraonce upon a timeRate it:

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être aux champsTo be put out, bewildered, angry.Rate it:

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être sujet à cautionNot to be relied upon. Rate it:

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extrema manus accēdit operi (active extremam manum imponere operi)to put the finishing touch to a work.Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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fair enoughAn expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.Rate it:

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faire acte de présenceTo put in an appearance.Rate it:

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faire bonne mine à mauvais jeuTo put a good face on misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire l'entenduTo put on a knowing look.Rate it:

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faire la bouche en cœurTo try and look amiable; To put on a captivating look; To purse up one’s lips.Rate it:

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faire le pot (or, panier) à deux ansesTo put one’s arms akimbo.Rate it:

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faire une gaffeTo put one’s foot in it; To make a stupid blunder.Rate it:

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fall foulTo collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)Rate it:

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