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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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jeter le manche après la cognéeTo throw the rope after the bucket; To give up in despair.Rate it:

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jeter sa langue aux chiensTo give up guessing (conundrums, etc.). Rate it:

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

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Keep Your Ear to the GroundBe focused and well aware of what is happening aroundRate it:

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kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.Rate it:

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knock oneself outto grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in its outcome.Rate it:

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knock upTo become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.Rate it:

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la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreillesA mouth stretching from ear to ear.Rate it:

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la charité, s'il vous plaît!Please give me a penny!Rate it:

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la plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle aNo man can give more than he has; A man cannot give what he has not got.Rate it:

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Lay an EggTo give a pathetic and shaming performance in somethingRate it:

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lay downTo give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground.Rate it:

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leave a sour taste in one's mouthTo give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.Rate it:

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leave overGive over; stop it!Rate it:

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lend an earTo listen to someone.Rate it:

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Lend an EarTo pay attention and listen to someoneRate it:

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LIGAFInitialism of like I give a fuck.Rate it:

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LIGAFFInitialism of like I give a flying fuck.Rate it:

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load upto give a load toRate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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locum dare suspicionito give ground for suspicion.Rate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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ludos facere, edere (Iovi)to give public games in honour of Jupiter.Rate it:

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ludos funebres alicui dareto give funeral games in honour of a person.Rate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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make a pig's ear ofTo do badly; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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make a silk purse of a sow's earTo produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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make wayTo give place or step aside.Rate it:

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manum (dextram) alicui porrigereto give one's hand to some one.Rate it:

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me la pelaI don't give a shitRate it:

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me la sudaI don't give a fuck, whateverRate it:

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mettre au mondeto give birthRate it:

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mettre les poucesTo give in, to knuckle under.Rate it:

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mighty oaks from little acorns growSomething great can come from a modest beginning. Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!Rate it:

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mind's earThe mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.Rate it:

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morum praecepta tradere alicuito give moral advice, rules of conduct.Rate it:

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munus gladiatorium edere, dare (or simply munus edere, dare)to give a gladiatorial show.Rate it:

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music to one's earSome unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.Rate it:

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name afterTo intentionally give someone or something the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing.Rate it:

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name forTo intentionally give someone the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing.Rate it:

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narrare aliquid ad fidem historiaeto give a veracious and historic account of a thing.Rate it:

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ne faites pas de cornes à ce livreDo not dog’s-ear that book.Rate it:

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negotium alicui facessere (Fam. 3. 10. 1)to give a person trouble, inconvenience him.Rate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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nomina enodare or verborum origines quaerere, indagareto give the etymological explanation of words.Rate it:

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non me fotteI don't give a fuckRate it:

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not for love nor moneyA circumstance in which 'ONE' would NOT comply, join, perform, reciprocate, marry, participate, sign-up, subscribe, engage, launch, give one ounce of approval:Rate it:

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not give a monkey'sNot to have the slightest interest or concern.Rate it:

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