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fried breadBread slices dipped in an egg and milk mixture and pan fried then served with syrup, molasses, butter, margarine, and topped w/whip cream, powdered sugar et al.Rate it:

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get with the timesto become cognizant of modern trends, words or ideasRate it:

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give hostage to fortuneHe was very cautious with his words and gave no hostages to fortune.Rate it:

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give meform of words used as a request by a telephone-user to be connected with a specified person, number, etc.Rate it:

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give outto utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. to give (it) out: to profess, give it to be believed that. also, to give (a person) out to be (so and so)(transtive) To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to singRate it:

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give outTo announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to singRate it:

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Go Over With a Fine-Tooth CombTo examine something with great attention, to search something thoroughlyRate it:

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gratias alicui agere pro aliqua reto thank a person (in words).Rate it:

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have wordsTo argue, to have an argument.Rate it:

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have wordsTo speak sternly, angrily, or in an argumentative manner to.Rate it:

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I'm fineConventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well.Rate it:

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I'm fine, thank youThe expected, polite response to how are you?Rate it:

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il a eu le malheur de se brouiller avec la justiceHe was unfortunate enough to fall out with justice (i.e. to be punished by imprisonment, fine, etc.).Rate it:

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il fera beau quand je retournerai chez luiIt will be a very fine day when I go to his house again (i.e. I shall never go).Rate it:

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il partira un de ces quatre matinsHe will start one of these fine days.Rate it:

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il vous en conte de bellesHe is deceiving you finely; He is telling you fine tales.Rate it:

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ils en sont venus aux gros motsThey came to high words.Rate it:

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ils se sont dit de gros motsThey came to high words; They insulted (slanged) one another.Rate it:

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In a NutshellTo make something clear in few words, to say something briefly and to the pointRate it:

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in fine featherIn splendid condition; lively and cheerful.Rate it:

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in layman's termsExplaining something in simple words.Rate it:

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in other wordsStated or interpreted another way; introduces an explanation.Rate it:

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inanis verborum sonitusmere words; empty sound.Rate it:

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ins and outsThe details or fine points of something.Rate it:

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ipsissima verbaThe actual words.Rate it:

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jamais beau parler n'écorcha la langueFair words never did harm; Civility costs nothing.Rate it:

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je suis dans de beaux drapsI am in a fine mess, in a pretty pickle.Rate it:

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je vis de bonne soupe et non de beau langage“Fair words butter no parsnips.”Rate it:

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kick buttThe words describe an action. The words can also describe a command for immediate physical action. Frequently used by military officers, sports team coaches and other leaders. Variations include street talk.Rate it:

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know what side of the bread your butter's onTo know who has the upper hand/power in a situation before you take on someone who can make your situation worseRate it:

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la belle cage ne nourrit pas l'oiseauFine clothes do not fill the stomach.Rate it:

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la belle plume fait le bel oiseauFine feathers make fine birds.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneIf things are fine, then leave the situation alone; don't do anything to disturb the current situation.Rate it:

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like a hot knife through buttervery quickly and easily doneRate it:

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lip serviceEmpty talk; words absent of action or intention.Rate it:

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loaded languagelanguage using words, set phrases or idioms that have strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definitions.Rate it:

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man of few wordsA man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.Rate it:

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mark my wordsListen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.Rate it:

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mene mene tekel upharsinWords written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty.Rate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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mihi quaedam dicenda sunt de hac reI have a few words to say on this.Rate it:

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Mince WordsTo softly use words so no one is offended, not to be completely honestRate it:

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mince wordsTo restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.Rate it:

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mind one's languageTo be careful to speak properly, especially concerning the avoidance of swear wordsRate it:

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mind youUsed to draw attention to adjacent words.Rate it:

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mit anderen Wortenin other wordsRate it:

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multam irrogare alicui (Cic. Dom. 17. 45)to impose a fine (used of the prosecutor or the tribunus plebis proposing a fine to be ratified by the people).Rate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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nomina enodare or verborum origines quaerere, indagareto give the etymological explanation of words.Rate it:

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non - aphabetical orderTo place words in Z-A AlphabeticalRate it:

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