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give someone a breakTo give someone a rest.Rate it:

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give someone a breakTo stop harassing or demanding from someone.Rate it:

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give someone a breakTo provide someone with an opportunity for significant advancement.Rate it:

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give someone a handTo applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand).Rate it:

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give someone the heave-hoto fire, expel or break up with someone.Rate it:

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Give Someone the Shirt off Your BackTo have a big heart, to give generouslyRate it:

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go againstTo violate; to breach; to break.Rate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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go moggy(usually in the past tense, as in "gone moggy") To break something or to cause something to become disorganized or dysfunctional.Rate it:

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go off at scoreOf a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.Rate it:

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gran explosiónBig Bang.Rate it:

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grand schemeThe totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.Rate it:

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grosse légumebig cheese, bigwigRate it:

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Heart of GoldHaving a big heart, generous, of extremely good natureRate it:

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Highway RobberyA big robbery, to charge heavily for somethingRate it:

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hit it bigTo have great success.Rate it:

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hit paydirtTo strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.Rate it:

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hit the big timeTo become successful and widely known.Rate it:

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hit the jackpotSometimes one can gamble and win BIG!Rate it:

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hours on endA happening without breakRate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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hullabaloosomething that seems to be of great importance or a big deal that is perhaps unnecessary.Rate it:

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il a une chambre grande comme la mainHe has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.Rate it:

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il est de taille à se défendreHe is big enough to defend himself.Rate it:

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in oppidum irrumpereto break into the town.Rate it:

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in oppidum irruptionem facereto break into the town.Rate it:

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indutias violareto break a truce.Rate it:

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iusiurandum violareto break one's oath.Rate it:

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je te dis merdebreak a leg! good luck!Rate it:

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junk-cicanA person of any race, color, or nationality who drives a big truck and buys stuff to resell for profit in flea markets and other venues.Rate it:

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kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force.Rate it:

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kick in the ballsa big setback or disappointmentRate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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knee-deep in the Big MuddyStuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.Rate it:

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la faim chasse le loup hors du boisHunger tames the lion; Hunger will break through stone walls.Rate it:

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last of the big spendersSomeone who doesn't spend much money.Rate it:

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le chapelet commence à se défilerThe association is beginning to break up.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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little pitchers have long earsAlternative form of little pitchers have big ears.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.Rate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo call attention to or publicize.Rate it:

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make a break for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make a clean breakTo initiate a complete termination of a relationship, or from a situation.Rate it:

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Make a Mountain Out of a MolehillTo make something or some issues big then they actually areRate it:

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make it bigTo become famous and successful.Rate it:

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manquer de parole (or, manquer à sa parole)To break one’s word.Rate it:

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medium sermonem abrumpere (Verg. Aen. 4. 388)to break off in the middle of the conversation.Rate it:

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money gone to townGoing to the big city on a spending spree.Rate it:

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