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à l'anglaisecoated by dipping in flour, egg, and breadcrumbsRate it:

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a wild goose never laid a tame eggmost things are inherited and predeterminedRate it:

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ab armis discedere (Phil. 11. 33)to lay down arms.Rate it:

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abire magistratuto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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alicui servitutem iniungere, imponereto lay the yoke of slavery on some one.Rate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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bad eggdisreputable characterRate it:

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bad eggSomeone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.Rate it:

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barn findA valuable item recovered from an undeserving storage, usually in the countryside, where it lay more or less forgotten, especially vintage automobiles (Ferrari, Porsche, etc.)Rate it:

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beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincireto lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.Rate it:

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better an egg today than a hen tomorrowIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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breast upTo cut the face of on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.Rate it:

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broach toTo incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.Rate it:

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curate's eggA thing which has good and bad parts.Rate it:

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de potestate decedereto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.Rate it:

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egg onTo encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.Rate it:

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Egg on Your FaceTo be extremely humiliated or self-conscious for something idiotic that you said or commitRate it:

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egg somebody onTo tease, provoke or encourage.Rate it:

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egg whitealbumenRate it:

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frapper d'estoc et de taille1. To cut and thrust. 2. To hit right and left; To lay about one.Rate it:

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fried breadBread slices dipped in an egg and milk mixture and pan fried then served with syrup, molasses, butter, margarine, and topped w/whip cream, powdered sugar et al.Rate it:

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fundamenta iacere, agereto lay the foundations.Rate it:

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garder une poire pour la soifTo lay up something for a rainy day.Rate it:

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good eggA good person, someone to be trusted.Rate it:

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hatch outTo hatch from an egg.Rate it:

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have egg on one's faceTo suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation.Rate it:

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IANAInitialism of I am not a, a caveat used by lay people to distinguish themselves from professionals on a subject.Rate it:

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imperium deponere (Rep. 2. 12. 23)to lay down one's power.Rate it:

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inimicitias deponereto lay aside one's differences.Rate it:

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iter facere(1) to take a journey, (2) to make, lay down a road (rare).Rate it:

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je m'en prends à vousI lay the blame at your door.Rate it:

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lay a finger onTo merely touch.Rate it:

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lay a finger onIf you lay a finger on my little brother, I'll have your guts for garters.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo set about, with infinitive or gerund.Rate it:

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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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

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lay an eggTo produce an egg.Rate it:

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lay an eggThe act or performance which is substandard in one's capability. An act or performance which is substandard or below the typical level of one's usual production or output: An act, production or presentation of a noxious, negative, repulsive, boorish nature:Rate it:

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lay an eggTo produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.Rate it:

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lay asideTo reserve for future use; to save as a backup.Rate it:

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lay asideTo put out of consideration.Rate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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lay backTo lie down on one's back; to lie back.Rate it:

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lay byAlternative form of lay-byRate it:

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lay downTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".Rate it:

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lay downTo specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate .Rate it:

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lay downTo stock, store for the future. See also lay by.Rate it:

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