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a rising tide lifts all boatsBenefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.Rate it:

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stem the tideTo slow or stop the increase.Rate it:

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tide overTo support or sustain someone, especially financially, for a limited period.Rate it:

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time and tide wait for no manpeople cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore we should not delay doing thingsRate it:

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time and tideShortened form of time and tide wait for no manRate it:

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time and tide tarry for no manAlternative form of time and tide wait for no man.Rate it:

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turn the tideTo make a change, or reversal of general opinion.Rate it:

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cut somebody some slackTo be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations.Rate it:

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no slackKeeping the Pressure OnRate it:

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pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:

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slack offTo decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.Rate it:

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slack offTo be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.Rate it:

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slack-jawedWith the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.Rate it:

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slack-jawedUnsophisticated or unthinking; dimwitted in appearance.Rate it:

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slack-jawedOverly talkative; indiscreet.Rate it:

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take upThat which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.Rate it:

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(in) otio languere et hebescereto grow slack with inactivity, stagnate.Rate it:

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accessus et recessus aestuumebb and flow (of tide).Rate it:

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aestu incitatoat high tide.Rate it:

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aestu rursus minuentewhen the tide begins to go down.Rate it:

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aestus ex alto se incitat (B. G. 3.12)the tide is coming in.Rate it:

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les affaires ne vont pas (ne marchent pas)Trade is dull, slack.Rate it:

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louse aroundTo slack off; be lazy; be a "parasite" to someone/something.Rate it:

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otio diffluereto grow slack with inactivity, stagnate.Rate it:

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round inTo haul up; usually, to haul the slack of through its leading block, or to haul up by its fall.Rate it:

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skive offTo skive; to play truant; to slack off.Rate it:

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tie overTide over.Rate it:

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tout par amour, rien par forceSweet words will succeed where mere strength will fail; You may row your heart out if wind and tide are against you.Rate it:

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