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continuare alicui magistratumto prolong some one's office for another year.Rate it:

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contrahere rem or negotium cum aliquo (Cluent. 14. 41)to have business relations with some one.Rate it:

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controversiam (contentionem) habere cum aliquoto maintain a controversy with some one.Rate it:

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contumelia aliquem afficereto insult some one.Rate it:

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conveniendi aditum dare alicuito give audience to some one.Rate it:

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cookie-cutterOf or pertaining to identical looking things.Rate it:

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cookie-cutterishLooking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.Rate it:

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copias (arma) cum aliquo iungere or se cum aliquo iungereto join forces with some one.Rate it:

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cosy up toTo form a relationship with some one or some thing for the purpose of obtaining some benefit.Rate it:

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crank the handleTo perform a process; to do some work.Rate it:

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Cross that Bridge when You Come to ItDon’t worry about unnecessary things, don’t over-think a problem, deal with the difficulty when it arrives, don’t predict problems in your headRate it:

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crudelitatem adhibere in aliquemto exercise one's cruelty on some one.Rate it:

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crudelitatem exercere in aliquoto exercise one's cruelty on some one.Rate 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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culpam alicui attribuere, assignareto attribute the fault to some one.Rate it:

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culpam committere, contrahereto commit some blameworthy action.Rate it:

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cum aliquo facere (Sull. 13. 36)to take some one's side.Rate it:

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curiosity killed the catOne should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.Rate it:

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damer le pion à quelqu'unTo outwit some one.Rate it:

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death spiralThe situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.Rate it:

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deathblowSomething that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.Rate it:

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déchirer quelqu'un à belles dentsTo criticise some one mercilessly; To tear a person’s reputation to shreds.Rate it:

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deicere aliquem de saxo Tarpeioto throw some one down the Tarpeian rock.Rate it:

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der Amtsschimmel wiehertthere is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucraticRate it:

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des objets de carton(fig.) Gimcrack things.Rate it:

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dextram alicui porrigere, dareto give one's right hand to some one.Rate it:

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dicere contra aliquem or aliquid (not contradicere alicui)to contradict some one.Rate it:

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diem dicere alicuito summon some one to appear on a given day; to accuse a person.Rate it:

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different as chalk and cheeseTwo things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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dip intoTo spend some of one's savingsRate it:

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dirty laundryUnflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.Rate it:

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discedere (pedibus), ire in alicuius sententiam (Liv. 23. 10)to vote for some one's motion.Rate it:

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disciplina alicuius uti, magistro aliquo utito receive instruction from some one.Rate it:

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disciplinam alicuius profiterito be a follower, disciple of some one.Rate it:

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docere aliquem fidibusto teach some one to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate 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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double-edged swordA benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.Rate it:

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double-edged swordA benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things).Rate it:

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dripTo have a superabundance of valuable things. Usually followed by "with".Rate it:

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du fil à retordrea hard time, some difficultiesRate 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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dummy upTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.Rate it:

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e disciplina alicuius profectum esseto be brought up in some one's school.Rate it:

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ebbs and flowsThings continuously change, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worseRate it:

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écrire de bonne encre à quelqu'unTo write to some one in strong terms.Rate it:

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epistulam (litteras) dare, scribere, mittere ad aliquemto write a letter to some one.Rate it:

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epistulam dare alicui ad aliquemto charge some one with a letter for some one else.Rate it:

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epistulam reddere alicui (Att. 5. 21. 4)to deliver a letter to some one (used of the messenger).Rate it:

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