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in for the long haulWill get involved for whatever time it takes.Rate it:

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in shapeI hope to get in shape for summer swimsuit season.Rate it:

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in shapeI guess I'd better get my room in shape if I have guests.Rate it:

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In the BagTo be certain to get success, be sure to win or achieve somethingRate it:

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In the Catbird SeatTo have authority and superiority to others, to get advantage than othersRate it:

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incidere in aes alienumto get into debt.Rate it:

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indicta causa (opp. cognita causa)without going to law.Rate it:

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iron jawA very tough person/fighterRate it:

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is it going to rainIs it going to rain?Rate it:

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it pays to advertiseGood qualities do not get rewarded automatically.Rate 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 better to ask forgiveness than permissionThe value of acting promptly and making a mistake requiring forgiveness is greater than value of delaying to get permission.Rate it:

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j'ai fait queue au théâtre pendant une heureI waited outside the theatre for an hour (before I could get in).Rate it:

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j'en tirerai pied ou aileI will get something out of it.Rate it:

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j'y vais de ce pasI am going there directly.Rate it:

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jamais bon chien n'a rongé bon osA good dog rarely gets a good bone; Men rarely get their deserts.Rate it:

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je n'en reviens pasI cannot get over it (astonishment).Rate it:

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je t'en souhaite! (pop.)I wish you may get it.Rate it:

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je tirais au pistolet pour me faire la mainI practised pistol-shooting to get my hand in.Rate it:

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je vais lui dire cela.—non, il n'aurait qu'à se fâcherI will tell him that.—No, don’t, he might get angry.Rate it:

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je vais potasser (piocher) un brin (students' slang)I’m going to swot (mug up) a bit.Rate it:

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je vais prendre l'air du bureauI am just going to look in at the office.Rate it:

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je vais vous montrer comment il faut s'y prendreI am going to show you how to set about it.Rate it:

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je vais y couper (pop.)I am going to “cut” that; I am not going to do it.Rate it:

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join inTo participate, take part or get involved in something.Rate it:

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jumped-upWe're doomed if this wee jumped-up monkey gets Gordon Smith's blessing.Rate it:

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Just DesertsA much deserving punishment, doomed to get punishedRate it:

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just get on with [it]Exhortation ...to discontinue activities seen to hinder optimum progress toward a desired outcome; ...to proceed without further stalling, debate, frivolity, or ritual.Rate it:

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just you waitIndicates that something unpleasant is going to happen to the interlocutor, and the speaker is glad about it, as in vengeance or punishment.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep the pot boilingTo keep going on actively, as in certain games.Rate it:

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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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keep your britches on!"Be Patient", "Keep Your Pants ON!", "Don't Get All Excited!"Rate it:

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keep your feet on the groundmaintain a sense of composure, refuse to get all up in the air over any reversal.Rate it:

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Keep Your Shirt OnTo remain patient and cool, not to get angry and enraged and to control one’s temperedRate it:

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key intoTo grasp; to understand the overall concept of or be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something; to get it.Rate it:

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kick in the pantsa (forceful) reminder to start or get goingRate it:

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kick itDance; get on the dance floor.Rate it:

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kick someone when they are downTo make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.Rate it:

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kill the rabbitTo get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.Rate it:

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kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.Rate it:

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know what i'm saying?Do you understand? "You are not going out tonight", said Dad; "Know What I'm saying?"Rate it:

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knuckle downTo get to work; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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la clef dont on se sert est toujours claireOne does not get rusty in what one does every day.Rate it:

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LAGNAFAcronym of let's all get naked and fuck.Rate it:

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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

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lay it on meTo inform; let me know what is going on.Rate it:

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Left Out in the ColdTo ask someone to get out of the room so that he may not listen something important, ignored and left outRate it:

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left turnAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.Rate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.Rate it:

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