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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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it's not all it's cracked up to beFailing to meet expectations; not being as good as people say.Rate it:

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iucunde esse (Deiot. 7. 19)to be in a good temper.Rate it:

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iudicium subtile, elegans, exquisitum, intellegensgood taste; delicate perception.Rate it:

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j'ai bien envie d'aller à paris avec vousI have a good mind to go to Paris with you.Rate it:

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j'en ai été quitte pour la peurI escaped with a good fright.Rate it:

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jamais bon chien n'a rongé bon osA good dog rarely gets a good bone; Men rarely get their deserts.Rate it:

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je l'accommoderai comme il fautI will give him a good hiding.Rate it:

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je le mettrai au pasI will put him on his good behaviour.Rate it:

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je le tiens de bonne sourceI have it on good authority.Rate it:

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je ne le croirai qu'à bonnes enseignesI shall only believe it upon good authority.Rate it:

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je ne me paye pas de mauvaises raisonsI will only be satisfied with good reasons.Rate it:

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je ne veux pas y aller et pour causeI do not want to go there, and for a very good reason.Rate it:

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je suis bien dans son espritHe has a good opinion of me.Rate it:

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je suis très bien avec luiI am on very good terms with him.Rate it:

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je te dis merdebreak a leg! good luck!Rate it:

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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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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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jolie laideunconventionally attractive. Literally it means "pretty and ugly" but is not generally used in reference to ugliness; a more accurate translation would be unusual, flawed or quirky good looks.Rate it:

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juicyUsed in reference to describing a young man who appears attractive, handsome, good-lookingRate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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just killed a woman, feeling goodwhen you kill a woman in a videogame, you HAVE to say " just killed a woman, feeling good."Rate it:

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keep in withTo continue to have a good relationship withRate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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kick buttTo be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.Rate it:

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Kick Up Your HeelTo cheer, celebrate and having good time, to rejoice oneselfRate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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l'argent est un bon passe-partoutGold goes in at any gate, except heaven.Rate it:

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l'eau va toujours au moulinProperty always goes to those who have some already; Money makes money; Nothing succeeds like success.Rate it:

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l'intention est réputée pour le faitThe will is taken for the deed.Rate it:

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la bonne volonté est reputée pour le faitThe will is as good as (is taken for) the deed.Rate it:

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la lingua batte dove il dente duolethe tongue ever turns to the aching toothRate it:

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lá se foithere goesRate it:

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lá se vaithere goesRate it:

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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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later onGood-bye; see you later.Rate it:

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latine loqui (Brut. 45. 166)(1) to speak Latin, (2) to speak good Latin (also bene latine), (3) to express oneself clearly.Rate it:

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latine scribere (Opt. Gen. Or. 2. 4)to write good Latin.Rate it:

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le vert fait bien avec le roseGreen goes well with pink; Pink and green are fit for a queen.Rate it:

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les cordonniers sont les plus mal chaussésThe shoemaker’s wife goes the worst shod.Rate it:

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les plus beaux vers sont ceux qu'on ne peut pas écrire.—(lamartine , voyage en orient)“Ah! the best prayers that faith may ever think Are untranslatable by pen and ink.” Bishop Alexander .Rate it:

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les pots fêlés sont ceux qui durent le plusThe door with the creaking hinge hangs longest; The cracked pitcher goes oftenest to the well.Rate it:

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let the door hit you where the good Lord split youA command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.Rate it:

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let the good times rollTo have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed.Rate it:

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let the perfect be the enemy of the goodTo insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.Rate it:

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LGTMInitialism of looks good to me.Rate it:

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like a million bucksExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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like a million dollarsExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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link whoreSomeone who goes to great lengths to get other people to link to his/her website or blog.Rate it:

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