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native soilThe country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.Rate it:

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go nativeOf a contractor or consultant, to begin working directly as an employee for a company and cease to work through a contracting firm or agency.Rate it:

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go nativeTo adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region; to become less refined under the influence of a less cultured, more primitive, or simpler social environment.Rate it:

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native soilSource, place of origin, principal location, or natural habitat.Rate it:

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

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born yesterdayNew, naive, innocent, inexperienced or easily deceived.Rate it:

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in all one's born daysEver; in one's whole life.Rate it:

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lionA large cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.Rate it:

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scissorbillThe black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.Rate it:

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We only admire Sun Rise and Sun Set, like humansWe only admire humans when they are born and about to leave the world.Rate it:

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were you born in a tentAn admonishment said to someone who has left a door open.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthNote. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.Rate it:

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hail fromto be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residenceRate it:

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black gumA tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthBorn rich or in a wealthy family.Rate it:

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accident of birthReference to the fact that various benefits or detriments to the life of a person arise from the circumstances into which that person was born, these being entirely beyond his control.Rate it:

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voir le jourto be bornRate it:

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before someone's timeFrom before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.Rate it:

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born in a barnEngaging in the annoying behavior of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully, leaving open a door or window.Rate it:

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Born With a Silver Spoon in Your MouthBorn in a family or environment that is rich, comfortable and luxuriantRate it:

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born in a barnOf humble birth, especially when referring to Jesus Christ.Rate it:

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cat's clawAcacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoRate it:

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être né coifféTo be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth (literally, with a caul).Rate it:

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bar sinisterThe state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.Rate it:

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be born yesterdayTo be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.Rate it:

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black beetlePlatyzosteria novae-zelandiae, a similar roach native to New Zealand.Rate it:

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born and bredShowing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.Rate it:

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born on the fourth of julyDemonstratively patriotic.Rate it:

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Born YesterdayOne who is immature and not experienced, one who does not know a lot of tricks or statements that people use to fool othersRate it:

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cat's clawMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesRate it:

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cat's clawAny of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

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cat's clawGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaRate it:

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cat's clawAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilRate it:

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Catholic twinssiblings born within twelve months of each other.Rate it:

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domi (opp. foris)at home; in one's native country.Rate it:

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dot or featherUsed to inquire as to the difference between the two possibilities of the word Indian, namely Native American or Asian sub-continentRate it:

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double rainbow babya term given to a child born after two miscarriages, stillbirths, or deaths.Rate it:

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e patria exire iubere aliquemto banish a man from his native land.Rate it:

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golden babyA baby born after a rainbow babyRate it:

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I was born in ...I was born in....Rate it:

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I'm ... year(s) oldI was born... year ago.Rate it:

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in all my born daysEver.Rate it:

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in all my born daysAn expression of astonishment usually at something you've never heard, seen or experienced.Rate it:

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love childA child born to a married man to someone not his wife.Rate it:

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nasciturus ruleAn unborn child, if subsequently born alive, is considered as already in existence whenever it is to its own advantage.Rate it:

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natum, factum esse ad aliquid (faciendum)to be born for a thing, endowed by nature for it.Rate it:

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natum, factum esse ad dicendumto be a born orator.Rate it:

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not know one is bornTo be spoiled; to have an easy life without appreciating it.Rate it:

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nu comme un verStark naked; As naked as when one was born.Rate it:

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on n'échappe pas à sa destinéeHe that is born to be hanged will never be drowned.Rate it:

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