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back officeThe IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.Rate it:

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box-office bombA motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.Rate it:

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run for officeTo seek political power.Rate it:

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see how the land liesTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.Rate it:

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land a windfallTo win a valuable prize, become an heir to a cash legacy, experience a valuable one of a kind item dropped in your lap.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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fat of the landThe greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.Rate it:

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flogging the landDamaging agricultural land through excessive grazing or clearing.Rate it:

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land of plentyA utopia that provides for all one's needsRate it:

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in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is kingAmong others with a disadvantage or disability, the one with the mildest disadvantage or disability is regarded as the greatest.Even someone without much talent or ability is considered special by those with no talent or ability at all.Rate it:

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land of opportunityA nickname for the United States.Rate it:

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land on one's feetTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.Rate it:

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land poorIn a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.Rate it:

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land upTo end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.Rate it:

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lay of the landThe trends, feelings, intentions, and other factors influencing a strategic, political, or social situation.Rate it:

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lay of the landThe physical characteristics of the terrain or surrounding natural environment.Rate it:

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Promised LandHeaven or the afterlife.Rate it:

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Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:

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Promised LandAmerica.Rate it:

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Promised LandThe area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.Rate it:

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come in from the coldIn espionage parlance, for an undercover spy to return to the spy agency office or protection.Rate it:

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Yankee go homeUnited States people go back to your country; used to express anger or opposition at American presence in a foreign land.Rate it:

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put downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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touch downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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step downTo resign from office.Rate it:

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virgin territoryLand that has never been explored or developed.Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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yellow brick roadA proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams.Rate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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vote inTo collectively approve a nominee into an office or position as a result of voting.Rate it:

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c'est un pays de cocagneIt is a land flowing with milk and honey.Rate it:

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hang out one's shingleTo open an office or business, especially in a profession.Rate it:

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sign inIn order to get into the office after hours, you'll have to sign in at the security desk.Rate it:

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(de or ex) provincia decedere or simply decedere (vid. sect. II. 4, note Cf. especially...)to leave a province (at the termination of one's term of office).Rate it:

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10 Downing StreetThe title or office of the Prime Minister.Rate it:

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11 Downing StreetThe title or office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.Rate it:

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abdicare se magistratu (Div. 2. 35)to resign one's post (before the expiry of the term of office).Rate it:

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abire magistratuto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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abrogare alicui munus (Verr. 2. 57)to remove a person from his office.Rate it:

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ad honores ascendereto rise, mount to the honours of office.Rate it:

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ager publicuspublic land; state domain.Rate it:

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agros assignare (Leg. Agr. 1. 6. 17)to allot land.Rate it:

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alicui or in alicuius locum succedereto succeed a person in an office.Rate it:

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amplissimos honorum gradus assequi, adipiscito reach the highest grade of office.Rate it:

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anaconda mortgageA loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other property.Rate it:

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appellere navem (ad terram, litus)to land (of people).Rate it:

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appelli (ad oram) (Att. 13. 21)to land (of ships).Rate it:

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as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.Rate it:

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back in harnessTo be restored to one's employment or office. Often said of someone returning to work after recovering from illness.Rate it:

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bon matinFormule de politesse amicale ou formelle utilisée pour saluer une personne le matin. Note : Cet usage est critiqué par l’Office québécois de la langue française.Rate it:

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