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catch the sunTo reflect light from the sun.Rate it:

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cette place est une bague au doigtThat position is a sinecure.Rate it:

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cette place est votre faitThat situation is just the thing for you.Rate it:

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château pris, ville rendueLors de l’attaque d’une ville, mieux vaut commencer par la place forte.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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clear awayTo tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat.Rate it:

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coals to newcastleA pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance.Rate it:

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cock a snookTo spread one hand, place the thumb on the nose and wriggle some of the fingers as a gesture of disrespect.Rate it:

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collect upTo find and put together in the same place.Rate it:

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come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.Rate it:

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come awayTo leave a place or cease an activity in a particular mood or condition.Rate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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come firstTo win first place in a competition.Rate it:

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come from a good placeTo be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.Rate it:

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come overTo change one's position or location, especially to someone's place of residence; to come by.Rate it:

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considere alicubi (Att. 5. 14. 1)to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.Rate it:

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coop upTo confine in a restricted place or situation.Rate it:

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crashpadIn the aviation industry, used for a place of temporary lodging for airline flight crews.Rate it:

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crashpadAny place used for temporary lodging.Rate it:

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cross pathsTo be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys.Rate it:

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cross swordsUsed other than as an idiom: see cross, sword., to place or hold two swords so they cross each other.Rate it:

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Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:

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cursum dirigere aliquoto set one's course for a place.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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dash offTo leave a place quickly or briefly.Rate it:

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daylightThe light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.Rate it:

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daylightThe intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.Rate it:

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dead lastThe standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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decedere loco, de, ex locoto quit a place for ever.Rate it:

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den of iniquityA place of immoral behavior, usually of a sexual type.Rate it:

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devil beating his wifeWhen it is raining but the sun is outRate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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die Sonne geht aufthe sun risesRate it:

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dip outTo leave a place without telling anyone.Rate it:

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dirty laundryA clothes hamper or other container used to place unclean or soiled laundry.Rate it:

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discedere a, de, ex loco aliquoto leave a place.Rate it:

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do oneTo depart from a place, often with a sense of urgency.Rate it:

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domicilium (sedem ac domicilium) habere in aliquo locoto dwell in a certain place.Rate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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dragon's denA place to do battle, but the enemy is formidable. Only enter if prepared.Rate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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ears are burningBeing the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.Rate it:

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eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.Rate it:

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egredi loco; excedere ex locoto leave a place.Rate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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el doradoplace of great richesRate it:

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Elysian FieldsA place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceIn a bad situation; between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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