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low on the totem poleLeast important.Rate it:

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lower the boom onTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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ludi Olympia (not ludi Olympici), Pythiathe Olympian, Pythian games.Rate it:

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luere aliquid aliqua re (De Sen. 20)to atone for something by...Rate it:

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lump itTo endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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magic upTo create something or cause something to come forth, by magic or by some other unexplained means.Rate it:

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magnae copiae (not multae)a large force, many troops.Rate it:

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make a clean breastto be honest about something; to confessRate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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make a go ofTo attempt to make a success of (something); especially, to attempt to make a living.Rate it:

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make a meal ofTo spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.Rate it:

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make a monkey out ofTo cause a person, organization, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule..Rate it:

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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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Make a Mountain Out of a MolehillTo make something or some issues big then they actually areRate it:

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make a pointTo take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.Rate it:

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make a silk purse of a sow's earTo produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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make a splashTo do something that attracts attention.Rate it:

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Make Hay While the Sun ShinesTo do something beneficial in a tight situationRate it:

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Make Heads or Tails Out of SomethingTo be able to understand something completelyRate it:

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make historyTo do something that will be remembered widely for a long time.Rate it:

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make itTo survive, to live through something.Rate it:

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make love, not warA hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.Rate it:

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Make No Bones about SomethingTo be straight forward and honestRate it:

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make off withTo steal something and run.Rate it:

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make outTo kiss, touch intimately and/or to make love.Rate it:

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make peaceTo accept something, especially if it is considered unfavourable.Rate it:

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make someone's ears sadTo displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.Rate it:

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make something of oneselfTo attempt to be successful on one's own initiative.Rate it:

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make timeTo reserve a period of time to do something.Rate it:

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make wayan instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.Rate it:

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Make Your Mouth WaterTo be intimidated by something in such a way that you feel inclined towards it and desperately desire of eating or drinking by feeling pleasureRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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mal d'autrui n'est que songeOther people’s woes do not affect us much.Rate it:

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man i ain't studdin them, let's goNot interested, worried about or care about.Rate it:

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man of partsA man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very little emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.Rate it:

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man, pleaseUsually said to a man in response to something unbelievable.Rate it:

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manu or in manu tenere aliquidto hold something in one's hand.Rate it:

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manum non vertere alicuius rei causato make not the slightest effort; not to stir a finger.Rate it:

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mark asTo provide sufficient reason to come to a conclusion about something.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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mark timeMarching in place; not going anywhere.Rate it:

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mark upTo increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.Rate it:

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married sectorAny of two or more flight sectors in an itinerary that can not be rebooked or changed separately from the other sectors, due to fare rules or market restrictions.Rate it:

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matter of factSomething completely true.Rate it:

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matter of life and deathSomething whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their deathRate it:

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matter of timean inevitable result; something that is bound to happenRate it:

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