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HE-double-LHell.Rate it:

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HE-double-toothpicksHell.Rate it:

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hold-up playA play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.Rate it:

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home teamThe team that's playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.Rate it:

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horse aroundTo play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence.Rate it:

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horse playTo fool aroundRate it:

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I've never heard it called that beforeUsed to draw attention to a possible double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.Rate it:

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if there's grass on the pitch, play ballOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are sexually accessible.Rate it:

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il corrige le hasardHe cheats at play.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas jouer avec le feuOne should not play with edged tools.Rate it:

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irae indulgere (Liv. 23. 3)to give free play to one's anger.Rate it:

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it is all fun and games until someone loses an eyeRough play results in injury.Rate it:

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jam sessionAn ad-hoc meeting where whoever shows up joins the group to play music.Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jeu d'enfantchild's playRate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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jouer à pile ou faceTo play pitch and toss, heads or tails.Rate it:

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jouer avec le feuplay with fireRate it:

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jouer avec ses armesTo play one's own gameRate it:

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jouer cartes sur tableTo play openly; To act frankly.Rate it:

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jouer devant les banquettes(of actors) To play to empty benches.Rate it:

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jouer gros jeu(lit.) To play for high stakes; (fig.) To risk very much in an attempt.Rate it:

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jouer la belleTo play the rubber (or third game, to see which of the players is the conqueror).Rate it:

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l'arc toujours tendu se gâteAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Rate it:

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la pièce n'est que quelconqueThe piece (i.e. the play) is quite an ordinary one.Rate it:

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le chat parti les souris dansentWhen the cat’s away the mice will play.Rate it:

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le chat parti, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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lead the lineTo play as centre forward.Rate it:

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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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mató tunco tu tataName of a game adults play with little childrenRate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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Monopoly moneyPlay money printed on paper, especially differently colored denominations of the board game Monopoly.Rate it:

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nous sommes à deux de jeuWe are even; We are a match for each other; Two can play at that game.Rate it:

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On the DoubleVery fast, immediately, very quicklyRate it:

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on the doubleRapidly or immediately.Rate it:

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partes agere alicuiusto play the part of some one.Rate it:

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party and playUsed other than as an idiom: see party, play.Rate it:

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party and playMarked by the use of drugs and the absence of sexual inhibitions.Rate it:

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pick gooseberrySynonym of play gooseberryRate it:

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pif that troon!Troon: A irritating, aggravating, rude entity, who's sole purpose is to irritate & harass, unsuspecting, innocent people. A purposeful frustrating annoyer. "Pif"{3-step}: A special forces teckneik. A sheath knive issued to silently eliminate a enemy sentinel. 1:Approaching the enemy silently from the rear, stricking the back of the knees, as to buckle them, while cupping the mouth & cutting the throat & jugular vien simotancely. 2:Next immediately using the hand holding your knife, you in a upward thrust pierce the base of the skull fully sinking the length of blade & twist or jiggle. 3: Imeadiatly removing and reversing the blade to a downward position raming it down the spinelcoard & repeat the twist or jiggle. Done correctly it should take 3 seconds or less, with no scream, twitching or jerking of the enemy guard, or solder. Plop, drop, done, done, on to the next one! " Troon Pifing". The prefured "Pif" Knife is a Double edged Military Commando style sheath knife. "Pif that Troon!"Rate it:

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piss aboutto joke or playRate it:

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piss aroundto joke or playRate it:

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play a partto be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factorRate it:

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play alongTo take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.Rate it:

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play aroundTo behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way.Rate it:

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play aroundTo work with in a non-serious manner.Rate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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play atTo do something in a manner that lacks seriousness, commitment, or professionalism.Rate it:

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