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on fait queue au théâtreThere is a crowd at the door of the theatre (waiting for admittance).Rate it:

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on ne prend pas de valet pour se servir soi-mêmeWhat! keep a dog and bark thyself!Rate it:

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open-door policyA policy or usual practice, by a person in authority, of permitting subordinates or constituents to visit his or her office unannounced and at any reasonable time for the purpose of discussing matters of concern.Rate it:

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open-door policyA governmental policy of encouraging immigration or of permitting increased access by foreigners for purposes of tourism, trade, investment, etc.Rate it:

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oppidum in obsidione tenereto keep a town in a state of siege.Rate it:

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opportunity knocks at every man's doorEverybody gets opportunities.Rate it:

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ordines servare (B. G. 4. 26)to keep the ranks.Rate it:

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ostium, fores aperire, claudereto open, shut the door.Rate it:

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ostium, fores pulsareto knock at the door.Rate it:

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out of sightThe notice was out of sight behind the door.Rate it:

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out the doorThe exact image, a lookalike.Rate it:

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out the doorExact, correct.Rate it:

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paint your back door red!Fixing to get hiney whooped!Rate it:

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peg awayTo keep working at somethingRate it:

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pin backTo keep at a distanceRate it:

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por la boca muere el pezwhat you say can do you harm; silence is golden; keep mumRate it:

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presistKeep's GoingRate it:

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push against an open doorTo do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.Rate it:

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quand il n'y a pas de foin au râtelier, les chevaux se battentWhen poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.Rate it:

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rationem diligenter conficereto keep the accounts (day-book) carefully.Rate it:

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rem domesticam, familiarem administrare, regere, curareto keep house.Rate it:

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renfermer le loup dans la bergerieTo set the fox to keep the geese.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which a person or group repeats a cycle of behaviors or experiences, usually with unsuccessful or undesirable results.Rate it:

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revolving door syndromeA situation in which an individual changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.Rate it:

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Rolling Stone Gathers No MossSomeone who’s always trying to move on or someone who frequently changes his jobs wouldn’t be able to keep a lot for himRate it:

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Rub Elbows with SomeoneTo keep yourself with others at the same place, or to associate with othersRate it:

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Save for a Rainy DayTo save something for bad time or for a time of need, To keep something in store for future useRate it:

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sell wolf ticketsTo make empty threats or promises; to bluff.Rate it:

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servabo fidemI shall keep faith.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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Show Must Go OnTo continue doing something despite difficulty or trouble, to keep working on your plan what so everRate it:

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show somebody the doorTo dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.Rate it:

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show somebody the doorTo escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.Rate it:

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show someone the doorTo escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.Rate it:

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show someone the doorTo dismiss or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.Rate it:

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shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

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shut the door onTo refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in.Rate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

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sneck possetA cold reception, closing the door on a visitor.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object(s) of his affection.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female object of his affection.Rate it:

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stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.Rate it:

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steady as she goesA cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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store awayTo keep a supply of something, in a place or container.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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