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cry upTo extol, praise.Rate it:

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Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate it:

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cry wolfTo raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.Rate it:

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don't cry over spilled milkAlternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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don't cry over spilt milkIt is no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.Rate it:

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dragon's denA place to do battle, but the enemy is formidable. Only enter if prepared.Rate it:

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elle a le cœur grosShe is ready to cry; She is heavy-hearted.Rate it:

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expeditus (opp. impeditus) milesa soldier lightly armed, ready for battle.Rate it:

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far crySomething very dissimilar or different.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.Rate it:

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firing lineThe line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battleRate it:

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get to grips withTo battle (with something).Rate it:

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give battleTo engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.Rate it:

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go for itA cry of encouragement.Rate it:

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grand bruit, petite besogneThe more hurry, the less speed; Great cry, little wool.Rate it:

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grappledEngage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, battleRate it:

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in acie dimicareto fight a pitched battle.Rate it:

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in aciem descendere (Liv. 8. 8)to enter the field of battle.Rate it:

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iusto (opp. tumultuario) proelio confligere cum hoste (Liv. 35. 4)to fight a pitched, orderly battle with an enemy.Rate it:

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kiss and cry The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.Rate it:

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la niaise! pleurer à chaudes larmes pour une vétilleThe silly girl! to cry her eyes out for a trifle.Rate it:

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laissez couler l'eauDo not be anxious about what cannot be helped; Don’t cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.Rate it:

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make baby Jesus cryTo provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.Rate it:

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more cry than woolAsserted but not grounded in reality.Rate it:

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On the WarpathFurious, hostile, engaged in battle, ready for confrontationRate it:

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periculum hostis facereto try one's strength with the enemy; to try issue of battle.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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pitched battleAn intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.Rate it:

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pleurer à chaudes larmesTo cry bitterly.Rate it:

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potestatem sui facere (alicui) (cf. sect. XII. 9, note audientia...)to accept battle.Rate it:

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potestatem, copiam pugnandi hostibus facereto offer battle to the enemy.Rate it:

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proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocareto provoke the enemy to battle.Rate it:

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proelio concurritur (Sall. Iug. 59)the lines charge in battle one on another.Rate it:

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proelio equestri contendereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:

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proelio vincereto gain a victory, win a battle.Rate it:

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proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedereto be defeated in fight, lose the battle.Rate it:

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proelio, armis decertare (B. G. 1. 50)to fight a decisive battle.Rate it:

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proelium anceps estthe issue of the battle is undecided.Rate it:

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proelium committere(1) to begin the battle, (2) to give battle.Rate it:

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proelium cruentum, atroxa bloody battle.Rate it:

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proelium equestre facereto give battle with a cavalry-division.Rate it:

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proelium facereto give battle.Rate it:

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proelium intermittereto interrupt the battle.Rate it:

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proelium iustum (opp. tumultuarium)a pitched battle.Rate it:

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proelium restituereto renew the battle with success.Rate it:

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pugnam detrectare (Liv. 3. 60)to decline battle.Rate it:

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pugnam navalem facereto fight a battle at sea.Rate it:

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put him in to get him outAn election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.Rate it:

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