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by the way[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.Rate it:

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cela a fait son tempsThat has had its day.Rate it:

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cette démarche a porté coupThat step told, had its effect.Rate it:

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change one's mindTo decide differently than one had decided before.Rate it:

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chickens coming home to roostConsequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.Rate it:

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clear cutHaving had all vegetation removed.Rate it:

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come out of the closetTo tell others about homosexuality, bisexuality or any minority or disapproved-of belief, preference, etc., where previously this had been kept secret.Rate it:

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companyAs he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.Rate it:

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cuando las ranas críen pelothat'll be the day; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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dies unus, alter, plures intercesserantone, two, several days had passed, intervened.Rate it:

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donde dije digo, digo DiegoA phrase used by the speaker when rectifying something they had previously said, claiming it was mispronounced or misinterpretedRate it:

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el día que las vacas vuelenthat'll be the day; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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equites ad latera disponere (B. G. 6. 8)to place the cavalry on the wings.Rate 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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fall between the cracksTo wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.Rate it:

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find one's placeTo locate where had most recently stopped reading, in order to resume reading.Rate it:

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Greek calendsA time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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his knee was really hurt, but it's starting to get lined out now.He had a bad injury to his knee and it’s starting to heel now. The problem is getting “straightened up” now.Rate it:

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hold up one's endI'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.Rate it:

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il a battu les buissons, un autre a pris l'oiseauHe did the work and another had the profit.Rate it:

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il a bu un coup de tropHe has had a drop too much.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il a mangé son pain blanc le premierHe had the best of his life first; His happiest days are over.Rate it:

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il demeura tout camusHe had not a word to say for himself; He was “stumped.”Rate it:

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il en a été pour sa peineHe had his trouble for nothing.Rate it:

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il en a vu de grisesHe had an unpleasant time of it.Rate it:

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il était dit que j'arriverais trop tardThe Fates had willed that I should come too late.Rate it:

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il l'a fait de propos délibéréHe did it of set purpose; He had made up his mind to do it.Rate it:

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il vaut mieux être fou avec tous que sage tout seul“One had as good be out of the world as out of the fashion.”Rate it:

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il veut prendre les lièvres au son du tambourHe makes a great noise about what should be kept secret; He divulged a plan which to succeed had to be kept secret.Rate it:

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ils étaient aux prisesThey had closed; They were at close quarters.Rate it:

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ils sont séparés de corps et de biensThey have had a judicial separation (a mensa et thoro).Rate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry, Rate it:

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in rebus atque in usu versatum esseto have had practical experience.Rate it:

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in the reign of queen dickWhen pigs fly; never.Rate it:

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j'ai cassé une croûteI just had a snack.Rate it:

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j'avais le mot sur le bord des lèvres (or, au bout de la langue)I had the word at the tip of my tongue.Rate it:

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je la connais, celle-là (pop.)That is nothing new; I’ve been “had” before.Rate it:

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je n'ai jamais été à pareille noce (or, fête)I never had such a time of it.Rate it:

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je sors d'en prendre (fam.)I had rather be excused; You will not catch me again so soon.Rate it:

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je suis bien revenu sur le compte de votre frèreI have lost all the illusions I had of your brother.Rate it:

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knock on woodHave not had a misfortune yet.Rate it:

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laundry listOriginally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.Rate it:

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les Anglais débarquenta person is having or has just had her periodRate it:

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life's a bitch and then you dieyour life had been a living hell from the start to your grave.Rate it:

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magnum usum in aliqua re habereto have had great experience in a thing.Rate it:

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memoria tanta fuit, uthe had such an extraordinary memory that...Rate it:

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multa acerba expertus esthe has had many painful experiences.Rate it:

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multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus (B. G. 1. 50)after many had been wounded on both sides.Rate it:

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ne vous en avisez pasYou had better not.Rate it:

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