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life's a bitch and then you dieyour life had been a living hell from the start to your grave.Rate it:

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live by the sword, die by the swordOne who uses violence can expect a violent response. It is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.(figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey poetic justice.Rate it:

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magnum usum in aliqua re habereto have had great experience in a thing.Rate it:

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mariage d'épervier, la femelle vaut mieux que le mâleThe grey mare is the better horse.Rate it:

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más vale tarde que nuncabetter late than neverRate it:

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may as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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meglio tardi che maibetter late than neverRate it:

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meliore (deteriore) condicione esse, utito find one's circumstances altered for the better (the worse).Rate it:

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melius ei factum esthe feels better.Rate it:

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memoria tanta fuit, uthe had such an extraordinary memory that...Rate it:

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mieux vaut ami en voie que denier en courroieA friend at court is better than money.Rate it:

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mieux vaut être cheval que charretteBetter lead than be led.Rate it:

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mieux vaut être marteau qu'enclumeBetter be striker than struck.Rate it:

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mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterré“A living dog is better than a dead lion.”—Ecclesiastes ix. 4.Rate it:

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mieux vaut tard que jamaisBetter late than never.Rate it:

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might as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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more like itBetter, more desirable.Rate it:

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multa acerba expertus esthe has had many painful experiences.Rate it:

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multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus (B. G. 1. 50)after many had been wounded on both sides.Rate it:

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ne vous en avisez pasYou had better not.Rate it:

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new standardSomething that is set when someone does the unthinkable, or does something better than anyone else.Rate it:

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next-levelSignificantly more advanced, better, or more extreme.Rate it:

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no harm doneUsed to express that someone's action had no serious adverse consequences.Rate it:

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nullo meo meritoI had not deserved it.Rate it:

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nunca es tarde si la dicha es buenabetter late than neverRate it:

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nunca mejor dichoyou said it; I couldn't have said it better myself; damn straightRate it:

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on ne peut mieuxAs well as possible; It could not be better.Rate it:

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one upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.Rate it:

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one-upTo outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.Rate it:

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onwards and upwardsThings are getting betterRate it:

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open one's big mouthTo speak about things, when it would be better to stay silent.Rate it:

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où la chèvre est attachée il faut qu'elle brouteOne must bow to circumstances; One must put up with the inconveniences of one’s position if one can get nothing better; One must not expect more from life than life can give; We must take things as we find them.Rate it:

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ou tôt ou tard, ou près ou loin, le fort du faible a besoinThe lion had need of the mouse.Rate it:

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out of sightYou better stay out of sight for a few days.Rate it:

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out of the ordinaryUnusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).Rate it:

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out on the tilesI've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles." Led Zeppelin in their song "Out on the tiles", 1970.Rate it:

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patch upto repair, to make betterRate it:

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patience is a virtueit is better to be patient than impatientRate it:

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pays ruiné vaut mieux que pays perduHalf a loaf is better than no bread.Rate it:

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pick upbecome better; improve.Rate it:

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polish the appleIt was common for children to bring a nice apple to their teacher to enhance their public relations status: "Polish It For Better Relations"Rate it:

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prends le premier conseil d'une femme et non le secondA woman’s instinct is better than her reason.Rate it:

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Pull up StakesLeaving one’s job, home or country to another place that offers better thingsRate it:

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quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime il faut aimer ce que l'on aIf you cannot get crumb you had best eat crust.Rate it:

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qui est bien qu'il s'y tienneRest content where thou art; Better dry bread at home than roast meat abroad.Rate it:

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rediscover fireTo relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society.Rate it:

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rei militaris rudem esseto have had no experience in war.Rate it:

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return to formTo go back to a better, original state.Rate it:

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rise aboveTo ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.Rate it:

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robber baronEspecially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.Rate it:

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