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absence makes the heart grow fonderWhen someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.Rate it:

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"life is a mathematical complex that you gain or lose with your actions."LifeRate it:

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song and danceAn excessively complex set of instructions.Rate it:

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dial inconfigure, set up, particularly a complex machine with many configuration options.Rate it:

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wild-goose chaseA task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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magic bulletA simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.Rate it:

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over one's headMore complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..Rate it:

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can of wormsA complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.Rate it:

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free reinThe absence of constraints; freedom to make decisions.Rate it:

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abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

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araignée du matin, chagrin, araignée du midi, souci, araignée du soir, espoirCela signifie, dans l’ordre : tristesse le matin, parce que si l’on voit travailler une araignée, cela sous-entend qu’aucune rosée ne la gêne ; et qui dit absence de rosée, dit pluie à venir. Préoccupation à midi, parce que si l’araignée tisse sa toile au milieu de la journée, cela implique que la pluie se prépare et qu’il faut donc se dépêcher ; et espoir le soir parce qu’une araignée qui se balade tranquillement au crépuscule est détendue et donc que le beau temps devrait persister.Rate it:

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brain surgerySomething that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.Rate it:

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bridge the gapOvercome the absence, fill the void, bypass the blokckage, jump the gulf, change the route:Rate it:

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can of wormsA troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.Rate it:

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casser du sucre sur la tête de quelqu'un (pop.)To speak ill of any one in his absence.Rate it:

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circulez y'a rien à voirSignifie que le sujet ne nécessite pas d’attention particulière, par absence de nécessité ou au contraire par absence de volonté de la part de l’énonciateur.Rate it:

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commeatum militibus dare (opp. petere)to give furlough, leave of absence to soldiers.Rate it:

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diplomatic fluAn illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.Rate it:

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excusare morbum, valetudinemto plead ill-health as an excuse for absence.Rate it:

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golf widowA woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf.Rate it:

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Greek to MeSomething that is unknown and difficult to understand, complex and hard to grabRate it:

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hold the fortTo assume responsibility, especially in another’s absence..Rate it:

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horsetradingInformal negotiating, especially when complex or clever in nature.Rate it:

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I miss youAn expression of sorrow or sadness about the absence of a family member, close friend, lover or spouse.Rate it:

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if not forif were not there; in the absence of; withoutRate it:

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ius nullumabsence of justice.Rate it:

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loin des yeux, loin du cœurL’absence détruit ou refroidit l’affection ; l’éloignement distend le lien affectif.Rate it:

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man the fortTo take care of a place or situation in another's absence.Rate it:

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needle in a haystackSomething that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable.Rate it:

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no-showAn absence; somebody who doesn't show up or a failure to show up.Rate it:

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no-showAn absence; a person or group that does not show up or fails to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or at one's place of employment.Rate it:

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not just a pretty faceSomeone who is more intelligent, talented, or emotionally complex than might be assumed.Rate it:

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nulla religioabsence of scruples, unconscientiousness.Rate it:

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on s'enculeProposition dérisoire, utilisée en cas d’absence de directive ou de résultat.Rate it:

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party and playMarked by the use of drugs and the absence of sexual inhibitions.Rate it:

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pas de nouvelle, bonnes nouvellesL’absence de nouvelles de quelqu’un traduit souvent une absence d’ennuis : il n’y a donc pas lieu de s’inquiéter.Rate it:

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pas mieuxSouvent utilisé seul, pour exprimer l’absence d’arguments supplémentaires à fournir.Rate it:

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rocket scienceAnything overly complex, detailed or confusing.Rate it:

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rocket scientistSomeone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.Rate it:

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roll with the punchesAdjusting to a complicated or complex situation, without letting anything bother you.Rate it:

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the plot thickensUsed, often ironically, to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation.Rate it:

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thick of thingsA central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events.Rate it:

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when the cat's awayPeople are likely to take advantage of the absence of authority or enforcement of compliance.Rate it:

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when the cat's away the mice will playIn the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances.Rate it:

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