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elle fait une bonne cuisine bourgeoiseShe is a good plain cook.Rate it:

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elle n'est pas jolie, tant s'en fautShe is not pretty, far from it; She is anything but good-looking.Rate it:

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ElysianElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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Elysian FieldsElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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emeritis stipendiis (Sall. Iug. 84. 2)after having completed one's service.Rate it:

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en avoir pour son argentto get one's money's worthRate it:

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en bon français(lit.) In good French; (fig.) In plain English (i.e. without mincing matters).Rate it:

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en bonne ou mauvaise partIn a good or bad sense.Rate it:

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en être pour ses fraisTo have lost one’s money (or, pains) for nothing.Rate it:

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en voilà une bonne! (i.e. plaisanterie); elle est bonne, celle-là!Oh! what a good joke! “What a cram!” That’s rather a tall story.Rate it:

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enough is as good as a feastJust the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.Rate it:

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enquire afterTo ask about the health of someone.Rate it:

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entendre la raillerieTo know how to be witty; To be a good hand at chaff.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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envoyer son ganteletthrow down the gauntletRate it:

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eppur si muoveThe words allegedly uttered by Galileo Galilei after being forced to recant heliocentrism: “and yet it moves”.Rate it:

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éramos pocos y parió la abuelaif that wasn't enough; things went from bad to worseRate it:

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est or intercedit mihi cum aliquo amicitiaI am on good terms with a person.Rate it:

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est-ce qu'il est parti pour tout de bon?Has he gone for good?Rate it:

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être cousu d'argentTo be made of money; To be rolling in riches.Rate it:

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être de paroleTo be as good as one’s word.Rate it:

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even moneyBy extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.Rate it:

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even moneyA bet which offers odds of 1 to 1.Rate it:

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ever afterforever, for eternityRate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningThere is something good in every unpleasant situationRate it:

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every good boy deserves fudgeA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.Rate it:

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every man to his tradeKeep to your own job and don't meddle in other people's. We should all stick to what we are good at.Rate it:

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every silver lining has a cloudEvery good situation has the potential to turn bad.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality RequiemA great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.Rate it:

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everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

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exacta aetate morito die at a good old age.Rate it:

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exceptio non numeratae pecuniaeAn exception whereby a defendant can claim that the plaintiff has not paid the money to him and that therefore the obligation is not owing.Rate it:

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exemplum clarum, praeclaruma good, brilliant example; a striking example.Rate it:

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exemplum illustrea good, brilliant example; a striking example.Rate it:

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exemplum luculentuma good, brilliant example; a striking example.Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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fair playGood behavior, following the rulesRate it:

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fair to middlingOnly tolerably good.Rate it:

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faire bonne mine à mauvais jeuTo put a good face on misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire contre fortune bon cœurTo bear up against misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire du cuir d'autrui large courroieTo be generous with other people’s money.Rate it:

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faisons un compte rondLet us make it even money.Rate it:

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famae servire, consulereto have regard for one's good name.Rate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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fashion senseHaving a very good taste or knowledge in fashion or having a stunning peculiar style of dressing.Rate it:

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fat catsPeople who receive too much money for the job they do.Rate it:

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Feather Your NestTo be more concerned about making money and enriching oneself than doing any good or caring for othersRate it:

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feathered oof-birdAny large, plentiful source or supplier of money.Rate it:

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femme qui parle comme homme et geline qui chante comme coq ne sont bonnes à tenirA whistling woman and a crowing hen Are good for neither cocks nor men.Rate it:

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