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Hit the RoofTo instantly loose temper, to get extremely furiousRate it:

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hoc vocabulum generis neutri (not neutrius) est)this word is neuter.Rate it:

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hop to itTo hurry up, to get moving.Rate it:

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hop to it!Get going, Get started!, Let's Roll!Rate it:

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hospital passA throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital. Thus, a hospital pass.Rate it:

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hot to trotEager to begin; anxious to get going.Rate it:

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how do?Shortened form of "How do you do?" ; emphasis on the word "do" when you say "How do?"Rate it:

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hugo est un romantique dans toute la force du termeHugo is a romanticist in the full sense of the word.Rate it:

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Humpty DumptyismThe practice of insisting that a word means whatever one wishes it to.Rate it:

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hush moneyMoney given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.Rate it:

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i've been robbedI should have gotten something that I didn't getRate it:

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IJSInitialism of I'm just saying : indicates that the accompanying statement is merely a helpful comment of some kind, and not intended to be the last word on the topic.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 est à même de vous comprendreHe is able to understand you.Rate it:

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il n'a pas dit un traître motHe never spoke a single word.Rate it:

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il n'a pas gagné cela en disant son chapeletHe did not get that for nothing.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'à se baisser pour en prendreHe has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.Rate it:

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il opine du bonnetHe agrees with the previous speakers without saying a word.Rate it:

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il tirerait de l'huile d'un murHe would skin a flint, get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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ils se sont donné le motThey have passed the word round; They have agreed before-hand what to say.Rate it:

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in for the long haulWill get involved for whatever time it takes.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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in the front rowAble to witness everything.Rate it:

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in the worldExpletive used for emphasis, for example after an interrogative word.Rate it:

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incidere in aes alienumto get into debt.Rate it:

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inducere novum verbum in latinam linguamto introduce a new word into the Latin language.Rate it:

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inducere verbum (Phil. 13. 19. 43)to strike out, delete a word.Rate it:

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it pays to advertiseGood qualities do not get rewarded automatically.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'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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j'en tirerai pied ou aileI will get something out of it.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 saurai en tirer partiI shall be able to turn it to account.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 vous en réponds!I will be bound it is; I should think so, indeed! You take my word for it.Rate it:

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

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Just DesertsA much deserving punishment, doomed to get punishedRate 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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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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