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secret de deux, secret de dieu, secret de trois, secret de tousNo secret but between two.Rate it:

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best-kept secretA significant fact or characteristic that is not well-known.Rate it:

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top secretInformation classified at the highest level of sensitivityRate it:

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reveal the secretTo explain a secret in public or to someoneRate it:

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best-kept secretSomething interesting or important but not well-known.Rate it:

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bon estomac et mauvais cœur, c'est le secret pour vivre longtempsManger et boire sans penser aux peines de cœur est utile pour mieux vivre.Rate it:

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c'est le secret de polichinelleIt is an open secret; Every one knows it.Rate it:

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secret agentspyRate it:

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secret compartmenthidden storage spaceRate it:

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lip serviceEmpty talk; words absent of action or intention.Rate it:

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à votre serviceFormule de politesse dont on se sert pour dire à quelqu’un qu’on est à sa disposition pour lui rendre service.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?What can I do for you?Rate it:

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room serviceFormule prononcée par le personnel d’un hôtel annonçant sa venue lorsqu’il frappe à la porte d’une chambre.Rate it:

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tea servicecrockery setRate it:

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yeoman's serviceReliable, useful, capable service.Rate it:

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yeoman's serviceArduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner.Rate it:

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button one's lipTo remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.Rate it:

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call upAn order to report for military service.Rate it:

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cut the lineThe willful entering of a queue of persons or vehicles waiting, for a service, anywhere other than the rear -usually to the objection of those already assembledRate it:

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on the down-lowIn secret.Rate it:

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special deliveryA kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.Rate it:

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step asideto make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service; substituted for ‘step down’ or ‘step away’Rate it:

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under the roseKeep in secret, whatever is said in a certain room stays in that room. Generally used in conspiracies.Rate it:

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spill the beans / let the cat out of the bagTo let out a secretRate it:

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be in onTo be a party to a secret shared by a small group of people.Rate it:

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ace in the holeA hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage.Rate it:

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carry a torch forTo harbor feelings of love despite not being in a relationship; generally unrequited or after a relationship has ended, and sometimes implying secret feelings. There is the implication of keeping hope alive.Rate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate it:

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run off withTo leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.Rate it:

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arm and a legA relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.Rate it:

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takes the wraps offto reveal something hidden or secretRate it:

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when the shit hits the fanA reference to the messy consequences of a secret or private situation becoming public.Rate it:

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keep a lid onTo keep something secret.Rate it:

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breathe a wordto divulge a secret (usually used with a negative)Rate it:

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call outTo order into service; to summon into service.Rate it:

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clout listA usually secret list containing the names of people who are to be given special access, benefits, or influence in a political or social situation, especially as a result of having personal, professional, or financial relationships with those in authority.Rate it:

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daylight robberyAn exorbitant charge for a product or service.Rate it:

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keep quietTo refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.Rate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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let something slipTo accidentally reveal a secret.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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poison tree bears poison fruitUnethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.Rate it:

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tart upTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.Rate it:

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darken a church doorto go to church for a service.Rate it:

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snail mailLetter Mail, or Surface-Delivered Mail By United States Postal ServiceRate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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cash cowA product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.Rate it:

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get one's money's worthIn a transaction, to receive a good or service which is considered to be of a value equal to or greater than the amount of money expended.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagTo reveal a secret. Monique let the cat out of the bag when she told Courtney about the surprise birthday party.Rate it:

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