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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows no goodAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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a bird of ill-omenSomeone who is always delivering bad news, or bringing bad luck.Rate it:

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be taken illTo become ill.Rate it:

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be taken illDue to sudden illness.Rate it:

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do illTo harm, to injure.Rate it:

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house of ill fameA brothelRate it:

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ill fatedunluckyRate it:

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ill fateddoomedRate it:

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ill healthA state of illness, or bad health.Rate it:

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ill usemaltreatRate it:

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ill-advisedlyunwiselyRate it:

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it's an ill windAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows no one any goodAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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lie ill in one's mouthTo sound artificial or contradictory.Rate it:

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take illTo become ill.Rate it:

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born in a barnLacking a sense of etiquette; ill-mannered.Rate it:

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half-bakedIncomplete; not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; foolish or having no common sense.Rate it:

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Under the WeatherSlightly ill, not feeling well, low in spirits, not healthy, illRate it:

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elle fait la carpe pâmée (fam.)She turns up the whites of her eyes; She pretends to be ill; She looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.Rate it:

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the girl said my condition is anatoriaWhen I leave my mother I get illRate it:

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wash my back, i'll wash your'sYou assist ME, Ill Assist YOURate it:

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bad actorIll-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person.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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green about the gillsHaving the appearance of being ill.Rate it:

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he looked like a dying calf in a hail storm.When someone looks ill.Rate it:

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bona, mala existimatio est de aliquoto have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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sick noteA note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school etc.Rate it:

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à quelque chose malheur est bonIt is an ill wind that blows no one any good.Rate it:

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aegrotare coepithe fell ill.Rate it:

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aquae, aquarum inopsill-watered.Rate it:

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bad bloodFeelings of hostility or ill will.Rate it:

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bad luckill-fortuneRate it:

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bed blockerAn elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.Rate it:

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bene, male audire (ab aliquo)to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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bozo eruptionA remark-usually unscripted-by a politician or other public figure which is especially ill-considered and foolish, and which has negative repercussions for that individual and for his or her affiliated group.Rate it:

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brain fartSomething ill-considered and said or done impulsively.Rate it:

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c'est un manantHe is a coarse, ill-educated boor.Rate it:

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c'est un ours mal léchéHe is an ill-licked cub; He is an ill-bred [or, ill-shapen] fellow.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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cet homme a très mauvaise mine1. That man looks a regular ruffian. 2. That man looks very ill.Rate it:

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chemically imbalancedMentally ill.Rate it:

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dissimulare morbumto pretend not to be ill.Rate it:

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do a number onTo damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.Rate it:

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do you think you can walkAsked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.Rate it:

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être sur le côté (or, flanc)To be on one’s back, ill.Rate it:

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

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favete ore, linguis = εὐφημειτεmaintain a devout silence (properly, utter no ill-omened word).Rate it:

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give as good as one getsTo behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated.Rate it:

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