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as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his follyFoolish people repeatedly do foolish things.Rate it:

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ask aroundTo enquire about something to different people.Rate it:

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ask roundTo enquire about something to different people.Rate it:

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asking for a friendIronically referencing people involved in current events.Rate it:

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at all hoursLate into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.Rate it:

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azúcar blancoAzúcar en estado puro que no contiene melaza en su composición, lo cual le da un color blanco característico y es básicamente sacarosa.Rate it:

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azúcar morenaAzúcar de sacarosa que tiene un color marrón característico debido a la presencia de melaza. Es un azúcar sin refinar o parcialmente refinado formado por cristales de azúcar con algún contenido residual de melaza o producido por la adición de melaza al azúcar blanco refinado.Rate it:

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azúcar morenoAzúcar de sacarosa que tiene un color marrón característico debido a la presencia de melaza. Es un azúcar sin refinar o parcialmente refinado formado por cristales de azúcar con algún contenido residual de melaza o producido por la adición de melaza al azúcar blanco refinado.Rate it:

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azúcar negraAzúcar de un color que va del amarillo al café. Es de menor calidad.Rate it:

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azúcar negroAzúcar de un color que va del amarillo al café. Es de menor calidad.Rate it:

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azul turquíDe color azul muy oscuro, sexto color del arcoíris o espectro solar. ___Rate it:

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bandera negraBandera de color negro con la que los piratas anunciaban una batalla sin cuartelRate it:

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barba de cabraPlanta bienal de la familia de las Compuestas, nativa de la Europa mediterránea. Tiene flores color púrpura muy vistosas. Sus raíces tienen una forma cónica y son de color amarillo blancuzco, miden unos 15 cm de largo y dos o tres de grueso. Como hortaliza sus hojas se consumen crudas en ensaladas, fritas y guisadas de diversas formas, las raíces se consumen cocidas. En medicina natural la decocción sirve contra la gota y el reumatismo.Rate it:

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barking dogs seldom bitePeople who make big threats never usually carry them out.Rate it:

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bastón de carameloDulce hecho de caramelo duro con forma de un bastón. Tradicionalmente es de color blanco con barras rojas, saborizado con menta piperita o canela. Es un caramelo típico de Navidad.Rate it:

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be in onTo be a party to a secret shared by a small group of people.Rate it:

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beast with two backsTwo people engaged in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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Beat Around the BushTo avoid getting to some point or answering any question that is relevant, the approach of some people, which is quite far from the real objective or center of focus.Rate it:

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beat the rushto get somewhere first, or before a lot of other people -- such as going somewhere early in the morning.Rate it:

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beautiful peopleFashionable, privileged, glamorous people, especially those belonging to international high society.Rate it:

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beer gogglesThe illusion that people are more attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.Rate it:

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beggars cannot be choosersDeserving people cannot put forward their choices. You cannot be concerned about the quality or quantity of certain product or service that you cannot buy or get hold of easily.Rate it:

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believe it or notAn expression made famous by Ripley in his news column featuring difficult to believe facts, events, situations, people, truisms.Rate it:

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Beware of Greeks Bearing GiftsBe careful when suspected people given some gifts unexpectedly, be aware of people who might be looking for some favors from you, by showing their kind side or some generosityRate it:

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big boysThe people or bodies with the most influence and/or power.Rate it:

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birds and beesInformal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people.Rate it:

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birds of a featherPeople having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.Rate it:

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birds of a feather flock togetherJust as we see the same kinds of birds flying together, the same kinds of people are often found together too.Rate it:

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black beetleA common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:The African black beetle, Hetronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.The European species Feronia nigrita.Rate it:

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black don't crackPeople of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with fairer skin.Rate it:

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black manBlack people collectively; black culture.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteClassifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-on-blackA reference to interactions between black people.Rate it:

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black-on-blackInteractions that occur between black people, notably crime that is perpetrated by one black person against another.Rate it:

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black-on-blackA reference to interactions between black people .Rate it:

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blame gameA situation in which people attempt to blame others rather than trying to resolve a problem.Rate it:

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Bleeding HeartA person who is extremely softhearted and feels sympathetic for other people, such a person might offer sympathy to those people, who do not even deserve itRate it:

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blind dateA romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.Rate it:

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Blind Leading the BlindUninformed people, who try to lead or inform others, or it is about someone, who is not well equipped but wants to educate othersRate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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Blow Your Own HornTo boast about your own capabilities or feats, to give a detailed account of your achievements and seek other people’s attention, to excessively praise and brag about yourselfRate it:

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Blue BloodsDeprecating Term for 'Upper Class People', also - - - - Upper-Crust' 'Rich BitchesRate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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Born YesterdayOne who is immature and not experienced, one who does not know a lot of tricks or statements that people use to fool othersRate it:

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bossy boots or bossybootsSomeone that bosses others. Someone that is very bossy. A person who often tells other people what to doRate it:

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botellita parásitaPlanta trepadora leñosa de la familia Gesneriaceae, nativa de la pluviselva de Chile, y de los Andes del sur argentino. Tiene flores tubulares de color rojo. Se cultiva como planta ornamental en áreas libres de heladas.Rate it:

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break the iceTo start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.Rate it:

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