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a plain janeeasy-going, unobtrusive, soft spoken, communicative.Rate it:

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à vue d'oiseauA bird’s-eye view.Rate it:

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ad rei publicae rationes aliquid referreto consider a thing from a political point of view.Rate it:

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behind the scenesIn secret; out of public view.Rate it:

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bird's-eye viewThe view from directly or high above.Rate it:

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bird's-eye viewthe view from directly or high aboveRate it:

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blank canvasSomething with no content, upon which one can easily impose one's point of viewRate it:

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bog standardEspecially plain, ordinary, or unremarkable; having no special, excess or unusual features; plain vanilla.Rate it:

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bring overTo cause to change allegiance or point of view.Rate it:

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cet homme n'est pas très honnête, tranchons le mot, c'est un coquinThat man is not very honourable, in plain English, he is a rascal. Rate it:

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ceterum censeoA formulaic expression used to end a speech by reinforcing one, often unrelated, major view.Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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clair comme le jour (or, comme le soleil en plein midi)As plain as a pikestaff; As clear as noonday.Rate it:

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college courseOrganized study of a particular field, point of view, reference, or field.Rate it:

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come forthTo move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.Rate it:

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company manA male employee who has a great-and often, in the view of others, an excessive-commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.Rate it:

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de plain piedOn the same level (of rooms on the same floor, or on a level with the ground).Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAn abrupt, last-minute change in one's professed beliefs, principles, or point of view in order to escape a serious threat or to increase one's chances of success.Rate it:

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devil's advocateOne who debates from a view which they may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity, or simply for the sake of argument.Rate it:

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è l'uovo di Colomboit's as plain as the nose on your face; it's extremely clear and obvious.Rate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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elle fait une bonne cuisine bourgeoiseShe is a good plain cook.Rate it:

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en bon français(lit.) In good French; (fig.) In plain English (i.e. without mincing matters).Rate it:

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en chiffres connusIn plain figures.Rate it:

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eyeball itView. Assess, Access, Do It!; Attempt an Action in A Simple, Un-Conventional MannerRate it:

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false lightA point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.Rate it:

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fantastically beautifulBeyond plain beautiful, mesmerizing!Rate it:

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feel outTo try to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.Rate it:

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forgive and forgetAbsolve completely for a past wrongdoing; pardon with neither resentment nor a view to retribution.Rate it:

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full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.Rate it:

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genus dicendi grave or grande, medium, tenue (cf. Or. 5. 20; 6. 21)elevated, moderate, plain style.Rate it:

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go to groundTo hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when authorities, members of the news media, or others are looking for one.Rate it:

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have a word with oneselfTo think about one's attitudes or behaviour with a view to reform.Rate it:

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have it outTo confront with a view to settling a conflict.Rate it:

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hidden in plain sightSeemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find.Rate it:

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hide in plain sightTo be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.Rate it:

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hung the moonTo view or be viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.Rate it:

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I rest my caseThe previous encapsulates my view.Rate it:

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il faut se faire une raisonWe must be guided by reason; We must look at things from a reasonable point of view.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'un gros bon sensHe has only plain common-sense.Rate it:

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in front of one's nosePlain; clearly apparent; obvious.Rate it:

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in meliorem spem, cogitationem aliquem inducere (Off. 2. 15. 53)to induce some one to take a brighter view of things.Rate it:

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in plain sightvery easy to see or notice especially when it is supposed to be hiddenRate it:

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in plain vieweasily seen, very visible.Rate it:

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in view ofConsidering.Rate it:

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la distance grandit tout prestige“’Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue.” [Campbell , Pleasures of Hope, i. 7.]Rate it:

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leave offTo stop with a view to resuming at a later point.Rate it:

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les officiers étaient en bourgeois (or, en civil)The officers were in plain clothes, in mufti.Rate it:

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lock awayTo lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.Rate it:

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luminibus alicuius obstruere, officereto obstruct a person's view, shut out his light by building.Rate it:

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