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a silver lining is not made of silverWhat appears on the surface is not necessarily true.Rate it:

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à sotte question point de réponseAnswer a fool according to his folly; A silly question needs no answer.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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a.o.b.Initialism of any other business or any other competent business, the last item on the agenda for a meeting, when any matter not already dealt with may be raised.Rate it:

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ab (cum) aliquo stare (Brut. 79. 273)to be on a person's side (not ab alicuius partibus).Rate it:

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ab or de (not ex) Platone vertere, convertere, transferreto translate from Plato.Rate it:

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abhorrere ab artibus (opp. delectari artibus)to have no taste for the fine arts.Rate it:

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abondance de biens ne nuit pasStore is no sore; One cannot have too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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absolutio et perfectio (not summa perfectio)ideal perfection.Rate it:

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ACDNRAutomatic Call Dispenser: Not Ready.Rate it:

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ace up one's sleeveA surprise advantage of which others are not aware.Rate it:

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achilles' heela weak point or fault in someone or something otherwise perfect or excellentRate it:

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acknowledge the cornTo cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.Rate it:

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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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act one's ageTo be mature and not childish.Rate it:

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ad aures alicuius (not alicui) pervenire, accidereto come to some one's ears.Rate it:

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ad felicitatem (magnus) cumulus accedit ex aliqua rehis crowning happiness is produced by a thing; the culminating point of his felicity is...Rate it:

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ad propositum reverti, redireto come back to the point.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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ad rem redireto come back to the point.Rate it:

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ad verbum transferre, exprimereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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Adam and Eve not Adam and SteveImplying that only heterosexual relations are normal.Rate it:

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adieu paniers, vendanges sont faitesYou come too late, it is all over.Rate it:

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adopt outTo expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.Rate it:

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adversante et repugnante natura or invitā Minervā (ut aiunt) aliquid facere (Off. 1. 31. 110)to do a thing which is not one's vocation, which goes against the grain.Rate it:

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aegrotum sanare (not curare)to cure a patient.Rate it:

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aetas constans, media, firmata, corroborata (not virilis)manhood.Rate it:

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aetate provectum esse (not aetate provecta)to be advanced in years.Rate it:

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after allIn the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.Rate it:

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after the factToo late; after something is finished or final.Rate it:

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age outTo become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.Rate it:

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agree to disagreeTo tolerate each other's opinion and stop arguing; to acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.Rate it:

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agree withTo not make one sick; to not cause nausea, vomiting or diarrhea when eaten.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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AINECInitialism of and it's not even close.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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alicui acceptum referre aliquid (Verr. 2. 70. 170)to put down to a man's credit.Rate it:

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alicui expensum ferre aliquidto put a thing down to a man's account.Rate it:

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alicuius laudes (virtutes) canereto sing the praises of some one (not canere aliquem)Rate it:

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alicuius laudes versibus persequito sing the praises of some one (not canere aliquem)Rate it:

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aliquem in regnum restituereto restore a king to his throne (not in solium).Rate it:

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aliquid a consuetudine sermonis latini abhorret, alienum estthe expression is not in accordance with Latin usage.Rate it:

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aliquid ab aliquo impetrareto gain one's point with any one.Rate it:

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aliquid alicui probare (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)to prove one's point to a person's satisfaction.Rate it:

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aliquid felicitatem magno cumulo augethis crowning happiness is produced by a thing; the culminating point of his felicity is...Rate it:

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aliquid felicitatis cumulum afferthis crowning happiness is produced by a thing; the culminating point of his felicity is...Rate it:

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aliquid in aliud tempus, in posterum differreto put off till another time; to postpone.Rate it:

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aliquid, multa ex Ciceronis libris excerpere (not excerpere librum)to make extracts from Cicero's writings.Rate it:

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all kidding asideUsed to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.Rate it:

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all mouth and no trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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