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or elseGo now, or else you'll have to stay all night.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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à la Saint-Glinglinwhen pigs flyRate it:

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ad multam noctemtill late at night.Rate it:

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bar starA female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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bene darkmansGood night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.Rate it:

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bona nochyGood night.Rate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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can of cornAn easily caught fly ball.Rate it:

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confugere ad aliquem or ad opem, ad fidem alicuiusto fly to some one for refuge.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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de nocte, de diewhile it is still night, day.Rate it:

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don't let the bedbugs biteUsed to wish a person a good night's sleep.Rate it:

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dying quailA pop fly which is hit weakly and falls in front of the outfielders.Rate 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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faire noirTo be dark, especially when it's night.Rate it:

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faire un trou à la lune (fam.)To shoot the moon; To fly from one’s creditors.Rate it:

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fresh meatA person or group of people who arouse one's interest, either as a new target for deception, humiliation or ridicule, or as a potential love interest or one night stand.Rate it:

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fuir à la débandadeTo fly helter-skelter.Rate it:

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full-fledgedHaving all its feathers; able to fly.Rate it:

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go out on the townTo party all night long.Rate it:

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gong showAn event that was a disaster, often in a way that is fun or memorable. (e.g. "Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show.") Or, an initially serious event that went completely out of control (e.g. "That biology class was a gong show")Rate it:

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

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gute Nachtgood nightRate it:

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if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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ils sont arrivés bien avant dans la nuitThey arrived very late at night.Rate it:

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

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intempesta, concubia noctein the dead of night; at midnight.Rate it:

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itinera diurna nocturnaquetravelling day and night.Rate it:

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j'ai passé une nuit blancheI have not slept a wink all night.Rate it:

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je n'ai fait qu'un sommeI never woke all night.Rate it:

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kein Wässerchen trüben könnenwouldn't hurt a flyRate it:

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la nuit tous les chats sont grisAt night one may easily be mistaken; At night beauty is of no account; When candles are away, all cats are grey.Rate it:

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like a deer caught in the headlightsReferring to someone who looks or acts startled like a deer in the road as a car approaches at night.Rate it:

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lucubrare (Liv. 1. 57)to work by night, burn the midnight oil.Rate it:

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meat marketOr night club.Rate it:

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multa de noctelate at night.Rate it:

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nightcapA warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas. Nightcaps were common in northern Europe before central heating was available, when homes were cold at night.Rate it:

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nighthawkA person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.Rate it:

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noctes diesque, noctes et dies, et dies et noctes, dies noctesque, diem noctemquenight and day.Rate it:

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nox senatum dirimitnight breaks up the sitting.Rate it:

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nox sideribus illustrisa star-light night.Rate it:

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nuit blanchesleepless nightRate it:

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pad downTo spend the night somewhere.Rate it:

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party guideGet that party up, get that party up we gonna Dance all Night, get that balloons up, get that balloons up, we gonna stay all nightRate it:

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pass overTo fly over.Rate it:

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piece of assAn act of intercourse, especially a one night stand.Rate it:

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piquer une colèreto fly into a rageRate it:

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