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it's not for us to wonder why, it's for us to do or die!Ask no questions, ponder nothing, hold no reservations, withhold no loyalty; Simply fall-in, join forces, obey my orders, follow through and prepare to make the supreme sacrifice in this horrific challenge!Rate it:

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it's on meSomeone has offered to pay the costs associated with something.Rate it:

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it's too late for sorryAn expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing great harm.Rate it:

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i’ll believe it when i see itA phrase used by someone who wants to express they are wary of what they have been told.Rate it:

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j'ai barres sur luiI have an advantage over him; I have the whip-hand (the pull) over him.Rate it:

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j'en ai par-dessus la tête1. I am sick and tired of it. 2. I am head over ears in it.Rate it:

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j'en ai pour deux heuresI shall be two hours over it.Rate it:

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j'en passe ... et des meilleursSome of the best I pass over.Rate it:

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j'y perds mon latinI cannot make it out; I am nonplussed; I can make neither head nor tail of it.Rate it:

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jack offTo manually stimulate someone sexually, generally a male.Rate it:

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je fais bon marché de celaI hold that very cheap.Rate it:

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je m'y perdsI am getting bewildered; I cannot make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je n'en reviens pasI cannot get over it (astonishment).Rate it:

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je n'y ai vu que du feuIt was impossible for me to find out how the thing was done (as it was done so quickly); It was done so quickly (or, cleverly) that I could not make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je ne me casse pas la tête avec (or, pour) de telles bagatellesI don’t worry my head (or, rack my brains) over such trifles.Rate it:

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je tombe d'accord avec vous sur ce pointI am at one with you on that head.Rate it:

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jemandem das Fell gerbento tan someone's hideRate it:

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jemandem das Fell über die Ohren ziehento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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jemandem die Stange haltento remain loyal to someone, to stand by someoneRate it:

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jemandem Sand in die Augen streuento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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jerk-offSomeone who behaves rudely or inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.Rate it:

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jerk-offSomeone who masturbates, usually a male.Rate it:

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jiminy cricketAn expression of surprise or annoyance; a euphemism for Jesus Christ used in place of swearing or taking the Lord's name in vainRate it:

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jiminy cricketa phrase used in place of taking Christ's name in vain when someone wants to swearRate it:

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jive turkeySomeone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.Rate it:

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jive turkeySomeone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.Rate it:

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joe schmoeAn average person, especially a male, usually of blue-collar working class; no one in particular; someone unknown to you.Rate it:

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Johnny-Come-LatelySomeone who is amateur in any work, place or group, person who has no earlier experience of something Rate it:

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jolly someone alongTo make someone happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.Rate it:

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judge, jury and executionerSomeone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally.Rate it:

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jug earsEars whose plane is markedly not parallel to the plane of the head.Rate it:

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jumpTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.Rate it:

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jump down someone's throatTo criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.Rate it:

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Jump down Your ThroatTo scream and shout at someone in an angry wayRate it:

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jump onTo attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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jump someone's bonesTo have sex.Rate it:

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jungle telegraphA system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.Rate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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keel overOf a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize.Rate it:

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keep a civil tongue in one's headTo maintain a polite manner of speaking.Rate it:

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keep a cool headto keep one's cool; to stay calmRate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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keep a watchful eye!Expect someone or something or anything:Rate it:

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keep an eye openTo maintain vigilance for someone or something.Rate it:

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keep at bayprevent (someone or something) from approaching or having an effect.Rate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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keep it in one's pantsTo refrain from trying to have sex with someone.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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