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like father, like sonA son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.Rate it:

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twinkle in one's father's eyeA notional look of anticipation or hope (either for sex or a child) in one's father's eyes at or around the time of one's conception.Rate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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city slickerOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.Rate it:

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he could be her fatherOne could be someone's parent, said of a man older than a woman.Rate it:

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it is a wise child that knows his own fatherOne can never be sure of paternity.Rate it:

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not your father'sRecently changed, made unconventional through modernisation.Rate it:

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one can't fight city halltaking on any government entity in a contest is difficult and easier said than done.Rate it:

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Robert's your father's brotherBob's your uncleRate it:

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you can't fight city hall(chiefly US) Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision.I see they're going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can't fight city hall.Rate it:

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a cut dog ain't got no pups.It goes without saying that a fixed dog can't father any puppies.Rate it:

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babies for benefitsTerm popularized by Curtis Lassiter-father of Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse-to describe the tendency of some females to produce children with males for the sole purpose of receiving a child support check. #babiesforbenefitsRate it:

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fashion policeThe mythical fashion police are always standing in the wings eyeballing female employees as they pursue their careers in the executive offices of New York City.Rate it:

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mama's baby, papa's maybeIt is easy to know the biological mother of a child, but difficult to be sure who the biological father is.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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civitatem alicui dare, tribuere, impertireto present a person with the freedom of the city.Rate it:

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your mother is a whoreYou are a person of poor character, based on your imputed descent from a mother of poor character, and an unknown father of poor character.Rate it:

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not in kansas anymoreNo longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings; in the big city.Rate it:

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אני צריך מפה של העירI need a city mapRate it:

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BroadwayThe wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.Rate it:

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à père avare, enfant prodigueA miserly father has a spendthrift son.Rate it:

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anno ab urbe condita quintoin the fifth year from the founding of the city.Rate it:

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appropinquare urbi, rarely ad urbemto draw near to a city.Rate it:

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asphalt jungleA city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.Rate it:

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bon sang ne peut mentirGood breeding always shows itself; Like father, like son.Rate it:

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bright lightsThe glamour and glitz of a place, especially a big cityRate it:

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c'est son père tout craché (fam.)He is the very spit (or, less fam., image) of his father.Rate it:

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c'est un enfant de la balleHe is his father’s son; He follows the profession of his father. Rate it:

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company townA town, city, or other municipality in which a single large business has a controlling influence over the economy and, sometimes, over the societal structure and local government.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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elle est ma tante à la mode de bretagneShe is my father’s (or, mother’s) first cousin; She is my first cousin once removed.Rate it:

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et chacun croit fort aisément ce qu'il craint et ce qu'il désire.The wish is father to the thought.Rate it:

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exterminare (ex) urbe, de civitate aliquem (Mil. 37. 101)to expel a person from the city, country.Rate it:

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give awayTo formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.Rate it:

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global community cleanlinessMovement, term, and hashtag created by Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe and encourage global litter eradication and resource preservation efforts-one community at a time. The movement is inspired by De Bouse's father, humanitarian Curtis Lassiter's continued commitment to global community cleanliness, safety, and beautification, one city at a time via litter prevention, prompt waste pickup/removal, properly set concrete, and more #global communitycleanliness #gccmovement #activistdebouseRate it:

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hand downTo transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.Rate it:

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head scratcherJuly 2002, Fox News - Attorney: Williams' Kids Near Compromise About Father's Remains.Rate it:

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ich brauche einen StadtplanI need a city mapRate it:

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il s'en acquittera bien, c'est un enfant de la balleHe will do it well, he is his father’s son.Rate it:

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il tient de son pèreHe takes after his father.Rate it:

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inflammare urbemto set fire to a city.Rate it:

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ingredi, intrare urbem, introire in urbemto enter a city.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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money gone to townGoing to the big city on a spending spree.Rate it:

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neck of the woodsA certain part of the city, neighborhood, area, or country.Rate it:

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on the townCasually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.Rate it:

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oppidum constituere, condereto build, found a city.Rate it:

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oppidum obsidereto besiege a city.Rate it:

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oppidum obsidione claudereto besiege a city.Rate it:

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pater optime or carissime, mi pater (vid. sect. XII. 10)my dear father.Rate it:

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