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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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point d'argent, point de suisseNo money, no Swiss; No pay, no piper.Rate it:

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pour un point (or, faute d'un point) martin perdit son âneFor want of a nail the shoe was lost (or, the miller lost his mare); Be careful of trifles.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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à méchant ouvrier, point de bon outilCelui qui fait mal son affaire trouve toujours une excuse ou un prétexte.Rate it:

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case in pointa good exampleRate it:

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l'aigle ne s'amuse point à prendre les mouchesLes âmes élevées et les esprits supérieurs dédaignent de recourir aux petits expédients, qu’ils jugent indignes d’eux, parce qu’ils ont conscience de leur force et de leur justice. Ils laissent aux faibles la ruse et la violence.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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point outTo tell, remind, indicate to someone.Rate it:

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see the pointTo understand someone's argument.Rate it:

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selling pointThe property or characteristic of a good that most attracts purchasers.Rate it:

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sticking pointThe point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.Rate it:

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there's no point crying over spilt milkYou should not be upset over something that cannot be undone.Rate it:

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point the finger atTo accuse or blame.Rate it:

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point outTo identify with a bodily gesture, notably by pointing a finger or implement.Rate it:

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à chose faite point de remèdeWhat is done cannot be undone.Rate it:

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point of no returnThe point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.Rate it:

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à bon vin point d'enseigneGood wine needs no bush.Rate it:

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à bon vin point d'enseigneCe qui est bon se recommande de soi même.Rate it:

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à chemin battu il ne croît point d'herbeIl n’y a pas de profit à faire dans un négoce dont trop de gens se mêlent.Rate it:

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à parti pris point de conseilAdvice is useless when a man’s mind is made up.Rate it:

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à sotte question point de réponseAnswer a fool according to his folly; A silly question needs no answer.Rate it:

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at this point in timeRight now.Rate it:

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beside the pointIrrelevant, moot.Rate it:

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boiling pointThe temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.Rate it:

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boiling pointThe state of being heated, with high aggression.Rate it:

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Brownie pointCredit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.Rate it:

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bullet pointMain thing that is supported by other stuff.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il n'y en a pointHe is a man who has not his match; There is no equal to him.Rate it:

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c'est un saint qu'on ne chôme pointHe is in no great repute.Rate it:

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case in pointAn example that illustrates a point.Rate it:

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cela vient à pointThat comes opportunely.Rate it:

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ceux qui n'ont point d'affaires s'en fontThose who have no troubles invent them; Idle people make business for themselves.Rate it:

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faute d'un point, Martin perdit son âneIl a manqué fort peu de chose à quelqu’un pour gagner une partie de jeu ou pour réussir dans une affaire.Rate it:

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get right to the pointReference a lack of focus, an offer of myriad solutions without indicating one with most viability. A lack of preciseness, lack of indicating best choice. An evasive response in a tenable situation.Rate it:

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get the pointTo understand; to interpret correctly.Rate it:

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get to the pointTo state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.Rate it:

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il n'est point de petites affairesSignifie que le moindre ennemi peut causer de l'embarras et de la peine.Rate it:

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