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"a dream motivated by intuition does not rest until it achieves its goal."DreamRate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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1/dOnce per day, used for prescription directions.Rate it:

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800-pound gorillaAn entity that dominates its environment.Rate it:

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à bon jour, bonne œuvreThe better the day, the better the deed.Rate it:

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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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a cat may look at a kingEven a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superiorRate it:

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a cauliflower earAn ear that has been permanently swollen and disfigured as a result of being repeatedly struck. Often a feature of a veteran boxer or rugby player.Rate it:

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à chacun son compteTo give every one his due.Rate it:

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à chacun son dûGive the devil his due; Every man is worth his hire.Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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a chain is only as strong as its weakest linkAn organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.Rate it:

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à chaque jour suffit sa peineSufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.Rate it:

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à chaque saint sa chandelleHonour to whom honour is due; Every lawyer must have his fee.Rate it:

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a cold day in hellAn event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a cold day in JulyThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a cut dog ain't got no pups.It goes without saying that a fixed dog can't father any puppies.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortAction that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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à demain les affaires sérieusesI will not be bothered with business to-day; Time enough for business to-morrow.Rate it:

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a fila andathat ship has sailedRate it:

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a goose has wandered onto one's midsection.To experience a warm and fuzzy feeling inside ones chest; to feel content and happy.Rate it:

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a hit dog will hollaif one is guilty, then that guilt will ultimately be revealed.Rate it:

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à l'heure qu'il est il doit savoir la nouvelleBy this time no doubt he has heard the news.Rate it:

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à la cour du roi chacun pour soiEvery man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. Rate it:

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a leopard cannot change its spotsOne cannot change one's own nature.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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a life of its ownAn independent existence with some characteristics of life.Rate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate it:

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a man/woman after your own hearta man or woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as youRate it:

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a miss is as good as a mileA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.Rate it:

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a morning birdThat means the bird always wakes up early in the morning to find its meal.Rate it:

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à parti pris pas de conseilAdvice is useless to one who has made up his mind.Rate it:

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à père avare, enfant prodigueA miserly father has a spendthrift son.Rate it:

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a pig might have a long tale but its tail is always short!A hypocrite always keeps giving excuses & making stories, but his/her supporter & power base are always short! So, if anyone earnestly try to get rid of that hypocrite's tyranny and torcher, that is very much feasible as history supports that hypocrites never win!Rate it:

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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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above parHaving a price below its face valueRate it:

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absque hocThe technical words of denial used in denying what has been alleged.Rate it:

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abstract ideaAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.Rate it:

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ac (sed) de ... satis dixi, dictum estso much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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according toAccording to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.Rate it:

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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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ad artem, ad rationem revocare aliquid (De Or. 2. 11. 44)to reduce a thing to its theoretical principles; to apply theory to a thing.Rate it:

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add-onsomething that has been or can be added to an existing object or arrangement.Rate it:

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adding machineA pocket calculator that has very few functions.Rate it:

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after allIn the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.Rate it:

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Aha-ErlebnisAn "aha experience". An experience which gives a sudden insight, solution or answer to a problem that has troubled someone for some time.Rate it:

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