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a beau mentir gui vient de loinA traveller may lie with impunity; Travellers tell fine tales.Rate it:

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a bem da verdade"to tell the truth", "for the sake of accuracy"Rate it:

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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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à l'heure qu'il est il doit savoir la nouvelleBy this time no doubt he has heard the news.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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à laver la tête d'un maure (or, d'un âne, or, d'un nègre) on y perd sa lessiveTo endeavour to teach a fool is a waste of time.Rate it:

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a otro perro con ese huesoyou can't fool me, go tell that to somebody else; tell it to the marinesRate it:

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à qui vendez-vous vos coquilles?Tell that to the marines. 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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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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ad diem constitutamat the appointed time.Rate it:

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ad exiguum tempusfor a short time.Rate it:

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ad horam compositamat the time agreed on.Rate it:

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ad tempus adesseto be there at a given time.Rate it:

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aetate (temporibus) Periclisin the time of Pericles.Rate it:

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AFAICTInitialism of as far as I can tell.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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all alongThe entire time; always.Rate it:

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all at onceAll at the same time; all together.Rate it:

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all the whileAt the same time as, usually over an extended period.Rate it:

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allez conter cela à d'autresTell that to the marines.Rate it:

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along aboutApproximately; at around some time.Rate it:

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amuser le tapisTo talk a great deal without coming to the point; To talk time away.Rate it:

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amuser le tapis (or, la galerie)To amuse people by talking the time away.Rate it:

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and your little dog tooA statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also.Rate it:

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antiquis temporibusin old days, in the olden time.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if Eskimos have N words for snow, X have Y words for ZUsed to suggest by analogy that Y has frequent interaction with Z or spends substantial time thinking about Z. Often used with other language, country or region stereotypes.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/X called, they want their Y backSaid about something that is outdated and can be traced to a certain period in time, usually a decade.Rate it:

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as hungry as a hunterTo be very hungry. Hunters are presumed to be hungry because of the (often lengthy) time taken in order to catch their quarry.Rate it:

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as long asWhile; for some period of time.Rate it:

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as ofFrom, on or at a specified time.Rate it:

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as often as notMore or less half of the time; on many occasions but not always; frequently.Rate it:

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at a pinchBy the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..Rate it:

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aunt floColloquialism for the time of a month when a woman is menstruating.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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bad old daysthe past, seen as a time when things were worse.Rate it:

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banged upSpending time in prison or jail.Rate it:

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banker's dozenBy analogy, a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, archetypally borrowing twelve dollars (owing twelve dollars back, a dozen) but actually receiving only eleven.Rate it:

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bare one's soulTo reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.Rate it:

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Batten Down the HatchesTo prepare for any sort of emergency before time by taking proper measuresRate it:

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beat offTo waste time.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.Rate it:

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beat the clockPerform a task quickly or within a fixed time limit.Rate it:

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beim Barte des Prophetenpledge to tell the truthRate it:

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big fish in a small pondOne who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.Rate it:

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blast from the pastSomething or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.Rate it:

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blink of an eyeA very short period of time; quickly.Rate it:

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BOHICAAcronym of bend over, here it comes again. Used colloquially to indicate that an adverse situation is about to repeat itself, and that acquiescence is the wisest or only course of action.Rate it:

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boo booa cut, scrape, "owie" or injury you get when you get hurt; usually a minor injury that only requires a BandAid; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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bottom fishingBuying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.Rate it:

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