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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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nod's as good as a wink to a blind batThe idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.Rate it:

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non sine causaon good grounds; reasonably.Rate it:

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non-denial denialA statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial.Rate it:

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non-starterSomeone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.Rate it:

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not a patch onNot an improvement over something; not nearly as good as something; much worse than.Rate it:

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not all it's cracked up to beNot as good as claimed; falling short of expectations.Rate it:

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not badReasonably good.Rate it:

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not for nothingFor an extremely good reason.Rate it:

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not half badPretty good; okay; decent.Rate it:

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not much chopNot very goodRate it:

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not out of the woods yetPatient has shown improvement but still could get worse and dieRate it:

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nothing but to face hellBear the consequencesRate it:

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nothing to lose but their h'sDescriptive of people in England whose speech is proper or upper-class, but who are poor.Rate it:

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nothing to write home aboutNot exceptional; not noteworthy or especially good.Rate it:

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nous le savons de bonne partWe know it on good authority.Rate it:

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now we’re talkingSynonym of now you’re talking; that’s good news, that’s a good plan or idea; that’s what I wanted to hearRate it:

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of all the gin jointsan expression of astonishment (and possibly of good or bad luck) at a coincidence, especially of seeing someone somewhere unexpectedly; A shortened version of, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."Rate it:

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oh hisse, enculéCri de découragement ou de désaccord lancé par un groupe de supporters au gardien de but adverse qui effectue un dégagement.Rate it:

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old head on young shouldersAlternative form of good head on one's shouldersRate it:

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old schoolCharacteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.Rate it:

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omnia de re publica praeclara atque egregia sentireto have the good of the state at heart.Rate it:

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on a rollHaving a streak of good luck or good progress or success.Rate it:

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on fireAchieving good results at a rapid rate.Rate it:

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on good termsbeing friendly; having good relations.Rate it:

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on good terms withFriendly towards; having good relations with.Rate it:

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on its meritsConsidering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.Rate it:

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on l'a frotté d'importance (or, comme il faut)He got a good drubbing.Rate it:

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on like Donkey KongAn intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.Rate it:

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on loge à pied et à chevalGood entertainment (accommodation) for man and beast.Rate it:

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on lui compterait les côtesHe is nothing but skin and bone.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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on the cardsCertain, likely to happen. Foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass.Rate it:

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on the down-low(of a male) Publicly identifying as heterosexual but secretly having sex with other men.Rate it:

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on the down-lowPublicly identifying as heterosexual but secretly having sex with other men.Rate it:

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on the side of the angelsFighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.Rate it:

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on the streetWithout a home; without the means to afford good shelter.Rate it:

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on the tip of one's tongueKnown but not quite remembered.Rate it:

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On the Tip of Your TongueAlmost remembered, almost but not quite brought to mind, unable to remember preciselyRate it:

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on y est très bienThe accommodation there is very good.Rate it:

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one can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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one country, two systemsSlogan for the reunification of China as one country, but with areas like Hong Kong and Taiwan with separate economic and political systems.Rate it:

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one good turn deserves anotherOne act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.Rate it:

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One Good Turn Deserves AnotherFavor should be returned with kindness, you should grab the chance to repay the favorRate it:

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one of those thingsAn unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.Rate it:

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one who hesitates is lostA person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.Rate it:

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one word leads to anotherSaid of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.Rate it:

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one's bark is worse than one's biteThe individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.Rate it:

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only the good die youngAlternative form of the good die young.Rate it:

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open a can of whoop assA good-humored threat of physical harm.Rate it:

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