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private enterpriseindividual initiativeRate it:

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private languageUsed other than as an idiom: see private, language.Rate it:

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private branch exchangeTelephone lines.Rate it:

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private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

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private languageA language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person-the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.Rate it:

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get a roomA jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.Rate it:

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loose lipThe practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.Rate it:

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tete a teteprivate conversationRate it:

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when the shit hits the fanA reference to the messy consequences of a secret or private situation becoming public.Rate it:

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good luck with thatAn expression wishing someone success in an unlikely enterprise.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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cash cowA product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.Rate it:

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actio, petitioa private, civil prosecution.Rate it:

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aller en flandre sans couteauTo embark in an enterprise without the necessary resources.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:

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bought the farmA fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.Rate it:

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cat that ate the canaryA person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.Rate it:

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cette maison a été vendue de gré à gréThat house was sold by private contract.Rate it:

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courir le cachetTo go from house to house giving private lessons.Rate it:

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en tout pays il y a une lieue de mauvais chemin(fig.) In every enterprise difficulties have to be encountered.Rate it:

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get with the programTo work productively toward the objective of a shared enterprise, especially after the objective or the environment has changed.Rate it:

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get with the programTo comply with the norms of a social group, especially a shared enterprise.Rate it:

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have a wordTo speak to someone in private, often with a negative implication.Rate it:

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heart of heartsOne's innermost private feelings.Rate it:

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Holy of HoliesOne's private retreat, inner sanctum.Rate it:

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ifs, ands, or butsModifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good.Rate it:

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in otium se referre (Fam. 99)to retire into private life.Rate it:

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je prends mes repas dans une pension bourgeoiseI board at a private boarding-house.Rate it:

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maintenant, à nous deux!Now I will settle with you; Now is the time for a private explanation; Now to business.Rate it:

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make it rainto bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activityRate it:

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on the lineIn a contest or enterprise.Rate it:

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post no billsA Printed/Scripted sign; addressed to the Public to wit; "Do Not Post nor Affix"; any Bills, Notices, Wanted Posters, Advertising, Missing persons, Court Notices, Auction Bills et al on/upon this site, wall, post, b'ldg., Private PropertyRate it:

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psyched upIn a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult or hazardous enterprise, or one where success is particularly sought.Rate it:

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pull oneself up by one's bootstrapsTo begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.Rate it:

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Rats Abandoning a Sinking ShipPeople who aren’t loyal to something, especially an enterprise and leave it before things get worseRate it:

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remotis arbitris or secretoin private; tête-à-tête.Rate it:

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se casser le nez1. To fall on one’s face. 2. To knock up against an obstacle. 3. To fail in an enterprise.Rate it:

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se piquer au jeu(lit.) To continue obstinately to play although losing; (fig.) To go on in an enterprise in spite of all obstacles.Rate it:

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showing one’s shitWearing tight or ill-fitting clothing that reveals private parts; when body parts cannot be unseen through clothing.Rate it:

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sit in onTo attend a private meeting or class without participating.Rate it:

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team up withTo associate with another in a joint enterprise.Rate it:

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the holy of holiesThe most private room in the house. "This is my husband's holy of holies where he can work without being disturbed." The Holy of Holies was the name given to the innermost apartment of the Jewish Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Only the high priest could enter this room on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).Rate it:

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vita privata (Senect. 7. 22)private life.Rate it:

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