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acting funnyActing 'funny' means that a person is behaving differently towards you or a group of people.Rate it:

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actors more & stages fewA situation where more are in demand but lacking enough provisions or when right options are scanty or less.Rate it:

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ad calculos vocare aliquid (Amic. 16. 58)to go through accounts, make a valuation of a thing.Rate it:

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adams alewaterRate it:

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add fuel to fireTo inflame a situation, to make a situation worse.Rate it:

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add oilTo make extra effort.Rate it:

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add upTo make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.Rate it:

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add-onsomething that has been or can be added to an existing object or arrangement.Rate it:

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adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:

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adieu paniers, vendanges sont faitesYou come too late, it is all over.Rate it:

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admittere, permittere equumto give a horse the reins.Rate it:

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AFAICMOInitialism of as far as I can make out.Rate it:

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AFAICSInitialism of as far as I can see.Rate it:

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AFAICTInitialism of as far as I can tell.Rate it:

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after allIn the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.Rate it:

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after youA gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.Rate it:

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after you, AlphonseAn exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first.Rate it:

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against the grainUnwillingly, reluctantly. It went much against the grain with him, i.e. it was much against his inclination, or against his pluck.Rate it:

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aggredi ad dicendumto come forward to make a speech; to address the house.Rate it:

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agitare equumto make a horse prance.Rate it:

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agree withTo not make one sick; to not cause nausea, vomiting or diarrhea when eaten.Rate it:

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agreement in principleA legally enforceable, but incompletely specified, agreement between parties that identifies the fundamental terms that are intended to be or are agreed upon.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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aí estáthere you have itRate it:

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ain tu?do you think so? are you in earnest?Rate it:

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ain't that some shit?How surprisingRate it:

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ain't no hill for a stepping horseNo big deal; no problem.Rate it:

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Air Your Dirty Laundry in PublicTo discuss your personal matters and conflicts publicly specifically when you argue with someone .Rate it:

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airmailTo throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.Rate it:

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AITYDInitialism of and I think you do.Rate it:

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Albatross Around Your NeckA person or a thing you feel like a burden and you always want to avoid and get rid of, something bad you did and want to avoid discussing or someone else recall it againRate it:

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alicui bibere dareto give some one to drink.Rate it:

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alicui bibere ministrareto serve some one with drink.Rate it:

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alicuius animum commovereto touch a person's heart, move him.Rate it:

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alicuius animum pellereto make an impression on a person's mind.Rate it:

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aliquem in errorem inducere, rapereto lead a person into error.Rate it:

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aliquem in oblivionem alicuius rei adducere (pass. in oblivionem venire)to make a person forget a thing.Rate it:

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aliquem in sinu gestare (aliquis est in sinu alicuius) (Ter. Ad. 4. 5. 75)to love and make a bosom friend of a person.Rate it:

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aliquem in suspicionem adducere (alicui), aliquem suspectum reddereto make a person suspected.Rate it:

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aliquid (τι) dicis (opp. nihil dicis)there is something in what you say; you are more or less right.Rate it:

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aliquid ad ridiculum convertereto make a joke of a thing.Rate it:

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aliquid ad verum exprimereto make a copy true to nature.Rate it:

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aliquid in religionem alicui venitto make a thing a matter of conscience, be scrupulous about a thing.Rate it:

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aliquid in risum vertereto make a thing ridiculous, turn it into a joke.Rate it:

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aliquid planum facere (Ad Herenn. 2. 5)to demonstrate, make a thing clear.Rate it:

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aliquid religioni habere or in religionem vertereto make a thing a matter of conscience, be scrupulous about a thing.Rate it:

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aliquid, multa ex Ciceronis libris excerpere (not excerpere librum)to make extracts from Cicero's writings.Rate it:

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all bark and no biteFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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all butnearly; except thatRate it:

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