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à demain les affaires sérieusesI will not be bothered with business to-day; Time enough for business to-morrow.Rate it:

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a few bulbs short of a chandelierDim-witted, not too bright. The "of" is included optionally.Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate it:

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a hail maryLast ditch effort to accomplish something; ie: A simple Hail Mary was thrown to win the football game.Rate it:

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à la bonne heure!Well done!; That’s right!; Capital!; That is something like!Rate it:

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à la fin des fins (or, en fin finale) vous nous direz quelque choseAt last you will tell us something.Rate it:

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a lot of malarkeyStatements, results, appearances which are unproven, present myriad shortfalls, do not appear within plausible parameters.Rate it:

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à peu de chose prèsNot far off.Rate it:

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à qui le dites-vous?Am I not perfectly aware of it? Don’t I know it?Rate it:

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a wrench in the worksTo mess something up; ruin everything; mess something upRate 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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abound inTo have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.Rate it:

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about toIndicates something that will happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent.Rate it:

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accipere, vertere aliquid in omento interpret something as an omen.Rate it:

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ACDNRAutomatic Call Dispenser: Not Ready.Rate it:

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ace intoTo be barely admitted into something, or to be admitted only at the last minute.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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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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acquired tasteSomething that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.Rate it:

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act inActing in or as something. committing into some work.Rate it:

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

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ad intellegentiam communem or popularem accommodare aliquidto accommodate something to the standard of the popular intelligence.Rate it:

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

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add-onsomething that has been or can be added to an existing object or arrangement.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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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 youA gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.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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aí temthere’s something fishy about thatRate it:

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

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albatross around one's neckSomething that one is associated with that keeps one from succeeding in what they want to achieve.Rate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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alicuius animum commovereto touch a person's heart, move him.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 (graeca) latine reddere or sermone latino interpretarito render something into Latin.Rate it:

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aliquid (τι) dicis (opp. nihil dicis)there is something in what you say; you are more or less right.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 a sensibus meis abhorretsomething offends my instincts, goes against the grain.Rate it:

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aliquid abhorret a meis moribus (opp. insitum [atque innatum] est animo or in animo alicuius)something is contrary to my moral sense, goes against my principles.Rate it:

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aliquid efficere, consequi in aliqua re (De Or. 1. 33. 152)to obtain a result in something.Rate it:

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aliquid est proprium alicuiussomething is a characteristic of a man.Rate it:

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aliquid me sollicitat, me sollicitum habet, mihi sollicitudini est, mihi sollicitudinem affertsomething harasses me, makes me anxious.Rate it:

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aliquis, aliquid mihi curae or cordi estsomebody, something is never absent from my thoughts.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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all mouth and trousersSuperficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.Rate it:

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