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last but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:

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at the very leastat least; as an absolute minimumRate it:

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in the leastat all, in any wayRate it:

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least said, soonest mendedHurt feelings are most quickly healed by not discussing the event giving rise to the hurt.Rate it:

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not in the leastnot at all, not in any wayRate it:

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to say the leastUsed to suggest that what was previously stated was an understatement.Rate it:

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pièce de résistanceA masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one’s career or lifetime.Rate it:

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c'est la pièce de résistanceIt is the principal dish (of a meal).Rate it:

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pièce de résistanceA masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one's career or lifetime.Rate it:

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pièce de résistancemasterwork, masterpieceRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe best achievement of an author or artist, representing his major life effort.Rate it:

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pièce de résistancemain course of a mealRate it:

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pièce de résistanceThe finest part of something, especially a meal.Rate it:

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résistance au changementPhénomène psychologique consistant à désirer, et tenter d’obtenir par diverses formes de comportements d’opposition ou de préservation, le maintien du statu quo.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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"i don't have to listen to your footsteps, the path you follow does not lead to my destination."DestinationRate it:

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"if i told a herd of oxen they are on the wrong path, would they believe me?"WrongRate it:

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bridle pathtrack suitable for horse ridingRate it:

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garden pathShort for garden path sentence.Rate it:

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garden pathUsed other than as an idiom: see garden, path.Rate it:

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growth pathCareer path, the growth of an employee in organisation.Rate it:

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lead down a garden pathTo mislead; to seduce.Rate it:

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lead someone down the garden pathTo deceive, hoodwink.Rate it:

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off the beaten pathIn a secluded location; in a place which is not frequently visited or not widely known.Rate it:

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Off the Beaten Track (Path)Uncommon, something out of the way, not widely known, unpopularRate it:

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“whoever is guided by faith does not follow any path.”whoeverRate it:

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“with so many signs, following the right path is only for those who are guided by faith.”SignsRate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect £200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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faith will move mountainsBelief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.Rate it:

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fender-benderA minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.Rate it:

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scrape the bottom of the barrelTo use the least desirable parts of something.Rate it:

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stop someone in his tracksTo prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect $200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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keep it between the ditchesTo stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.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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bat aroundWhen at least nine batters bat in a half inning.Rate it:

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bury the hatchetTo stop fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.Rate it:

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look before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.Rate it:

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dein Wort in Gottes Ohrfrom your lips to God's ears; I wish; expresses that the speaker wants a preceding statement to be true, but considers it unlikely or at least doubtfulRate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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one-night standA single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.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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payback's a bitchUsually a complete sentence: I will get revenge when you least expect it.Rate it:

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a virtute discedere or deficereto deviate from the path of virtue.Rate it:

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acquired tasteSomething that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.Rate it:

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amber gamblerA driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.Rate it:

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Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (S)The pitcher fulfills at least one of the following three conditions:Rate it:

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bargain basementAn area within a retail store, especially an area located below ground level, where the least costly merchandise can be found.Rate it:

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beg for mercyThis can be taken quite literally and simply means to plead for kindness - either to be spared or at least killed as quickly and painlessly as possible. Particularly when you are in a helpless position.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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