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aliquem socium admittereto admit a person into one's society.Rate it:

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aliquem testem adhibereto use some one's evidence.Rate it:

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aliquem toto pectore, ut dicitur, amare (Leg. 18. 49)to love some one very dearly, with all one's heart.Rate it:

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aliquem vocare, invitare ad cenamto invite some one to dinner.Rate it:

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aliquid ab aliquo impetrareto gain one's point with any one.Rate it:

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aliquid alicui probare (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)to prove one's point to a person's satisfaction.Rate it:

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aliquid alienum (a) dignitate sua or merely a se ducereto consider a thing beneath one's dignity.Rate it:

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aliquid animo mentique penitus mandare (Catil. 1. 11. 27)to impress a thing on one's memory, mind.Rate it:

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aliquid in commentarios suos referre (Tusc. 3. 22. 54)to enter a thing in one's note-book.Rate it:

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aliquid in usum suum conferreto employ in the furtherance of one's interests.Rate it:

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aliquid infra se ducere or infra se positum arbitrarito consider a thing beneath one's dignity.Rate it:

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aliquis est mihi in oculisto cherish as the apple of one's eye.Rate it:

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aliquis reus fit (Fam. 13. 54)some one is accused.Rate it:

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aliquis simulat aegrum or se esse aegrumsome one feigns illness.Rate it:

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aliquo teste utito use some one's evidence.Rate it:

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aliter sentire ac loqui (aliud sentire, aliud loqui)to think one thing, say another; to conceal one's opinions.Rate it:

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all and someone and allRate it:

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all and sundryEach one.Rate it:

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all bets are offIndicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain.Rate it:

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all of one's taste is in one's mouthAlternative form of all one's taste is in one's mouthRate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketInvesting heavily in just one area.Rate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketDevoting all of one’s resources to one thing.Rate it:

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all one's life's worthA momentous matter; a very serious risk; a difficult task or situation.Rate it:

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all one's taste is in one's mouthOne lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.Rate it:

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all roads lead to romedifferent paths can take one to the same goalRate it:

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all that and a bag of chipseverything one would want and moreRate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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all's oneIt is just the same; it makes no difference.Rate it:

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aller au devant de quelqu'un avec la croix et la bannièreTo receive any one with great fuss and ceremony (often used ironically).Rate it:

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alma materthe university, school, or college that one formerly attended.Rate it:

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alone in a crowdFeeling as though one does not fit in with the people around one.Rate it:

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am I under arrestAsked to authority, to ascertain if one is being detained.Rate it:

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ambire aliquem (always with Acc. of person)to solicit the vote or favour of some one.Rate it:

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amicitiam cum aliquo jungere, facere, inire, contrahereto form a friendship with any one.Rate it:

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amorem ex animo eicereto banish love from one's mind.Rate it:

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an insult to one is an insult to allWhen individuals are insulted based on their characteristics, that insult also applies to everybody who shares them.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an old fuddy, duddyOne Whom Remains Stilted, Unwilling to React in an Up To The Moment Attitude; Dwells in the Past. Rejects modern approaches.Rate it:

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anaconda mortgageA loan arrangement in which all of the money borrowed from a lender, for whatever purpose, is secured by one's home, land, and other property.Rate it:

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ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

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and don't play one on TVA term often used after a person claims to have no expertise in a topic of discussion, but still wants to contribute a comment.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.Rate it:

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animadvertere in aliquemto punish some one.Rate it:

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animam agereto be at one's last gasp.Rate it:

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animam continereto hold one's breath.Rate it:

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animo adesse(1) to be attentive; (2) to keep one's presence of mind.Rate it:

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animos audientium permovere, inflammareto make an impression on one's audience.Rate it:

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animum alicuius ab iracundia revocareto prevent some one from growing angry, appease his anger.Rate it:

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animum attendere ad aliquidto turn one's attention to a thing.Rate it:

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