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ab armis discedere (Phil. 11. 33)to lay down arms.Rate it:

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abire magistratuto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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alicui servitutem iniungere, imponereto lay the yoke of slavery on some one.Rate it:

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all eyesHaving prominent eyes.Rate it:

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all eyesGazing at devotedly.Rate it:

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all eyesWatching alertly or attentively.Rate it:

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all eyes and earsTo be attentive.Rate it:

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ante oculos ponere aliquidto bring a thing vividly before the eyes.Rate it:

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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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avoir les yeux battusTo look tired about the eyes.Rate it:

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baby bluesBlue eyes.Rate it:

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barn findA valuable item recovered from an undeserving storage, usually in the countryside, where it lay more or less forgotten, especially vintage automobiles (Ferrari, Porsche, etc.)Rate it:

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bat one's eyesTo signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.Rate it:

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beauty lies in the eyes of the beholderAlternative form of beauty is in the eye of the beholderRate it:

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bedroom eyesEyes that have a sexually suggestive expression.Rate it:

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believe one's eyesTo believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.Rate it:

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beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincireto lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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blue-eyedOf a person or animal, having blue eyes.Rate it:

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breast upTo cut the face of on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.Rate it:

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broach toTo incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.Rate it:

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cet homme rêve tout éveilléThat man dreams with his eyes open.Rate it:

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close one's eyesTo ignore.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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coon eyesThe state of the orbits of the eyes (especially the undereyes) having a blueish-purplish colorationRate it:

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cry one's eyes outTo moan.Rate it:

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cry one's eyes outTo weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.Rate it:

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de potestate decedereto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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deer in the headlightsA mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.Rate it:

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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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des yeux à fleur de têteGoggle eyes. Rate it:

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dichosos los ojos que te venlong time no see, you're a sight for sore eyesRate it:

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dollar-sign eyesgreedRate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.Rate it:

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dry one's eyesTo cease crying.Rate it:

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dusky eyesGrey beautiful Eyes that seem to express much feelings.Rate it:

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easy on the eyeAlternative form of easy on the eyes.Rate it:

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easy on the eyesAttractive; beautiful.Rate it:

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elle a des yeux à la perdition de son âmeHer eyes are so lovely that they will be her ruin.Rate it:

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elle fait la carpe pâmée (fam.)She turns up the whites of her eyes; She pretends to be ill; She looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.Rate it:

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eyes closed all earsto listen to high fidelity music in the fullest senseRate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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eyes on the prizeConcentration on one's goal; mindfulness of the desired outcome.Rate it:

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eyes upoglesRate it:

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faire les yeux en coulisseTo make sheep’s eyes; To ogle.Rate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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feast for the eyesVisually pleasing sight.Rate it:

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fermer les yeuxto shut one's eyesRate it:

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four-eyesA person who wears spectacles.Rate it:

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