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it is a wise child that knows his own fatherOne can never be sure of paternity.Rate it:

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it is not the whistle that pulls the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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it isn't the whistle that pulls the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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it takes one to know oneThe person criticizing is as bad as the person being criticized.Rate it:

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it takes two to make a quarrelIt takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.Rate it:

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it's a thingIt's something known; something that people know aboutRate it:

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it's a zoo out thereThings/conditions/situations are chaotic, disordered, unpredictableRate it:

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it's all goodThe same as saying: you don't need to worry about it; I'm not worried about it;. there's nothing to worry about; nothing is wrong; used to express unconcern.Rate it:

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it's best to leave well enough aloneDon't do anything; don't aggravate a situationRate it:

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it's a long road that has no turningencouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows no one any goodAlternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.Rate it:

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it's not the whistle that pulls the trainBoasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action.1956, James Reston, "Washington: It's Not the Whistle that Pulls the Train," New York Times, 1 July, p. E8:Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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it's one's funeralOne's decisions or actions will bring undesirable consequences only on oneself.Rate it:

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it's your nickelReference to one's right to shop, select, evaluate, purchase any item for any personal reason.Rate it:

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iudicium acuereto cultivate one's powers of criticism.Rate it:

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iugum servile alicui demereto deliver some one from slavery.Rate it:

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iureiurando aliquem adigereto make some one take an oath.Rate it:

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iureiurando aliquem astringereto bind some one by an oath.Rate it:

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ius suum persequito assert one's right.Rate it:

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ius suum tenere, obtinereto maintain one's right.Rate it:

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iusiurandum (religionem) servare, conservareto keep one's oath.Rate it:

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iusiurandum violareto break one's oath.Rate it:

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j'ai écrit trois lettres coup sur coupI wrote three letters one after the other.Rate it:

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j'ai le pareilI have one like it.Rate it:

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j'ai mis ce livre de côté à voire intentionI put that book on one side especially for you (to read, to see).Rate it:

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jack itTo manually stimulate one's own genitals. The "It" refers to the penis.Rate it:

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jack of all tradesOne competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.Rate it:

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jack offAn annoying person or one who has committed a transgression with no or insufficient apology; a jerk, an asshole.Rate it:

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Jacke wie Hosesix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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je l'ai mis au pied du murI drove him into a corner; I made him decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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je les ai mis aux prisesI have set them one against the other.Rate it:

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je n'en suis plusI am no longer one of the party; I no longer belong to it.Rate it:

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je serai des vôtresI shall be one of your party; I shall be on your side.Rate it:

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je tombe d'accord avec vous sur ce pointI am at one with you on that head.Rate it:

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je vous le donne en dixI bet you ten to one you will not guess it.Rate it:

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jerk offOne who masturbates.Rate it:

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jet settingThe actions of the jet set; travelling from one fashionable location to another by jet.Rate it:

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jet-settingThe actions of the jet set; travelling from one fashionable location to another by jet.Rate it:

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jill of all tradesA woman competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.Rate it:

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jiminy cricketAn expression of surprise or annoyance; a euphemism for Jesus Christ used in place of swearing or taking the Lord's name in vainRate it:

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jiminy cricketa phrase used in place of taking Christ's name in vain when someone wants to swearRate it:

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joe schmoeAn average person, especially a male, usually of blue-collar working class; no one in particular; someone unknown to you.Rate it:

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jog onTo continue with one's pursuitRate it:

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John HancockOne's signature.Rate it:

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John HenryOne's signature.Rate it:

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Johnny-one-noteA person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.Rate it:

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Johnny-one-noteAn opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects which is frequently expressed by a person or organization.Rate it:

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Johnny-one-noteA person who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.Rate it:

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