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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jeu d'enfantchild's playRate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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jouer à pile ou faceTo play pitch and toss, heads or tails.Rate it:

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jouer avec le feuplay with fireRate it:

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jouer avec ses armesTo play one's own gameRate it:

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jouer cartes sur tableTo play openly; To act frankly.Rate it:

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jouer devant les banquettes(of actors) To play to empty benches.Rate it:

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jouer gros jeu(lit.) To play for high stakes; (fig.) To risk very much in an attempt.Rate it:

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jouer la belleTo play the rubber (or third game, to see which of the players is the conqueror).Rate it:

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jump the fenceTo change from first approach, approach from a different direction, suggest a completely foreign idea.Rate it:

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kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.Rate it:

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l'arc toujours tendu se gâteAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Rate it:

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la pièce n'est que quelconqueThe piece (i.e. the play) is quite an ordinary one.Rate it:

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ladies firstA phrase encouraging polite gentlemanliness, allowing the ladies to go before the men.Rate it:

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le chat parti les souris dansentWhen the cat’s away the mice will play.Rate it:

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le chat parti, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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lead offThe first batter in the batting order.Rate it:

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lead offThe first batter of an inning.Rate it:

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lead the lineTo play as centre forward.Rate it:

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les premiers vont devantFirst come, first served.Rate it:

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let he who is without sin cast the first stoneAlternative form of let him who is without sin cast the first stoneRate it:

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let him that is without sin cast the first stoneAlternative form of let him who is without sin cast the first stoneRate it:

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let him who is without sin cast the first stoneOnly those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others.Rate it:

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let me answer your last question firstA response given to a person who was asked multiple questions.Rate it:

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let's go brandonMade famous during the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at the Talladega Speedway in Alabama, after Brandon Brown lands his first career win.Rate it:

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lick upTo consume something by first licking it from a surface.Rate it:

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Liebe auf den ersten Blicklove at first sightRate it:

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lo primero es lo primerofirst things firstRate it:

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love at first sightan instantaneous attractionRate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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mató tunco tu tataName of a game adults play with little childrenRate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo fiddle idly.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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Mexican standoffA confrontation between two or more armed parties, neither of which wants to attack first (fearing that the other could retaliate), but neither of which will disarm (for fear the other will attack).Rate it:

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middle for diddleThe throw of a dart to decide who has first throw in a game darts: nearest the bullseye has first throw.Rate it:

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mobilia sequuntur personamCommon law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.Rate it:

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Monopoly moneyPlay money printed on paper, especially differently colored denominations of the board game Monopoly.Rate it:

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morning personA person whose who wakes up without difficulty early each morning and who is alert and active during the first part of the day.Rate it:

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nice to almost meet youAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in personAn expression used upon first conversing with someone by phone, text, email, etc. when you can't say "Nice to meet you" because you haven't actually met in person; a friendly and informal way of acknowledging that the encounter is not happening in person at the moment but might occur in the future. It is often used humorously or to convey a sense of anticipation.Rate it:

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nice to meet youA polite expression used when the speaker is first introduced to someone.Rate it:

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nose in the airThe body language most of us have experienced when a friend passes you in public and with head tilted back and nose in the air gives you a first class snub!Rate it:

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not if I see you firstUsed as a reply to see you, see you later, see you soon etc., implying that if the speaker sees the interlocutor first then the speaker will avoid the interlocutor.Rate it:

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not one's first rodeoNot the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.Rate it:

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not the end of the worldIt's of minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.Rate it:

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nous sommes à deux de jeuWe are even; We are a match for each other; Two can play at that game.Rate it:

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nous sommes au premierWe are on the first floor.Rate it:

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