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de caelo servare (Att. 4. 3. 3)to observe the sky (i.e. the flight of birds, lightning, thunder, etc.)Rate it:

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.Rate it:

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down the wrong alleyWe're not thinking Alike, We're not on the same page;Rate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween a rock and a hard place; between the devil and the deep blue seaRate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one, a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)Rate it:

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fair-haired boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy,Rate it:

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flight of fancyAn idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.Rate it:

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go blueOf states and counties, to be carried by a Democratic candidate in a given U.S. election.Rate it:

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grey skyTo show worry or pain.Rate it:

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hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:

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hang the moonTo place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.Rate it:

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happens once in a blue moonAn astronomical event which occurs quite infrequently and observable from the earth.Rate it:

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head in the cloudsHaving fantastic or impractical dreams; thinking impractically.Rate it:

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head in the cloudsDaydreaming; thinking about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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head-emptierAnything mindless, that doesn't involve thinking.Rate it:

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head-emptierAnything mindless; something that does not involve thinking.Rate it:

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huckleberryA small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.Rate it:

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i wake up dreaming of a new day, i sleep thinking about how to change it.DreamingRate it:

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il demeure à l'étranger sans esprit de retourHe is living abroad without thinking of returning.Rate it:

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il parle en l'airHe talks without thinking of what he is saying, at random, not seriously.Rate it:

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ils l'ont moulu de coupsThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils lui en ont donné tout du long de l'auneThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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in one's right mindSane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.Rate it:

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i’m thinking upwards of….A higher then… upward, rather then downward range.Rate it:

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joe schmoeAn average person, especially a male, usually of blue-collar working class; no one in particular; someone unknown to you.Rate it:

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Jump off the Deep EndTo become deeply involved in something without thinking about its end result, to have deep emotional involvementRate it:

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l'esprit de l'escalierThe experience of thinking of a devastating rejoinder only after leaving the scene of the debate.Rate it:

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let me seeUsed as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate.Rate it:

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let's seeused as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, but allowing hearer to participateRate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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like a blue-arsed flyTo be frantic, harried or restlessRate it:

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new schoolA style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.Rate it:

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next thing one knowssuddenly, out of the blue.Rate it:

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not leave one's thoughtsSaid when one keeps thinking about something.Rate it:

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oculos tollere, attollere ad caelumto raise the eyes to heaven; to look up to the sky.Rate it:

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on a whimDone without much thought--without thinking seriously about the consequencesRate it:

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on highIn the sky or the heavens.Rate it:

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on the same pageThinking Alike, On the same subject, On the same trackRate it:

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Once in a Blue MoonVery seldom, scarcely, not very often, hardly everRate it:

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once in a blue moonVery rarely; very infrequently.Rate it:

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One-Track MindObsessed with only one thing, thinking entirely of one subjectRate it:

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où avez-vous donc l'esprit?What are you thinking of?Rate it:

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out of itDisoriented; not thinking clearly.Rate it:

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out of the blueUnexpectedly; without warning or preparation.Rate it:

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Out of the Clear Blue SkyUnexpectedly, from nowhere, without any warningRate it:

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outside the nine dotsrefers to outside the box thinking;Rate it:

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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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peacock bluecolourRate it:

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penny for your thoughtsA way of asking what another person is thinking; a way of getting to know the mindset of othersRate it:

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pie in the skyIt is an offer to give something good to someone, however there is nothing firm about it or it is unlikely to materialize.Rate it:

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