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stand someone in good steadto come in handy for someone in the futureRate it:

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step outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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stop offTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place.Rate it:

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stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short stay; to stop off.Rate it:

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sub sensum or sub oculos, sub aspectum cadereto come within the sphere of the senses.Rate it:

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superiorem (opp. inferiorem), victorem (proelio, pugna) discedereto come off victorious.Rate it:

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suss outTo come to understand.Rate it:

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sword and sorceryOf or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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take fiveTo take a five-minute break from some activity, take a short break from some activity.Rate it:

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take things as they comeTo accept and deal with events as they occur, with a composed state of mind.Rate it:

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tap inA simple, short putt very close to the hole.Rate it:

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the chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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the handbags come outA row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.Rate it:

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the long and shortThe gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.Rate it:

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the long and short of itThe gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features; said of a summary or digest.Rate it:

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the long and short of itThe most reasonable explanation, closest to the real facts in the matter.Rate it:

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there is a new sheriff in townA new person has come to power and is going to make changes.Rate it:

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thinking out loudTo come up with an idea or solution in your head but not verbally talking about itRate it:

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this is itThe moment has come.Rate it:

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this won't get the baby into a short dressTo take inadequate action dealing with an opportunityRate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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Till The Cows Come HomeFor a very long timeRate it:

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tl;drToo long; didn’t read. Used to indicate that one did not read a text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.Rate it:

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to theShort for to the... power, or to the...Rate it:

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tôt ou tard la vérité se fait jourSooner or later the truth will come out.Rate it:

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touch onTo come or go to for a short time.Rate it:

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transigere aliquid cum aliquoto come to an understanding with a person.Rate it:

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tricherie revient à son maîtreCurses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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twenty winksa very short sleep, half as long as forty winks.Rate it:

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un malheur n'arrive jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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un malheur ne vient jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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until the cows come homeFor a very long time.Rate it:

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ut brevi comprehendamin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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ut brevi praecīdamin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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ut paucis (brevi, breviter) complectarin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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ut paucis (rem) absolvamin short; to be brief.Rate it:

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venez demain, nous serons en petit comitéCome to-morrow, there will be only a few intimate friends.Rate it:

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venez n'importe quandCome at any time, no matter when, whenever you please.Rate it:

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venir deto come from, to be from, to originate fromRate it:

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venire in conspectum alicuiusto come in sight.Rate it:

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venons au faitLet us come to the point.Rate it:

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verge onTo approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.Rate it:

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vertically challengedOf a person, short.Rate it:

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vete con la música a otra partescram; get outta here; go take a long walk off a short pierRate it:

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você vem sempre aquido you come here often; A phrase strongly associated with flirtatious behavior.Rate it:

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volte semprecome againRate it:

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vous arrivez on ne peut mieuxYou could not have come at a more opportune moment.Rate it:

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vous avez touché la grosse cordeYou have come to the main point.Rate it:

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