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kitchen table softwareEspecially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.Rate it:

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knowledge is powerWith knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of his objectives will certainly increase.Rate it:

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l'homme absurde est celui qui ne change jamaisThe wise man changes his opinion—the fool never.Rate it:

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Lame DuckAbout to retire, in the last days of his or her jobRate it:

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lapsed academicA person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.Rate it:

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laudem afferreto confer distinction on a person; to redound to his credit.Rate it:

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le diable chante la grand'messeHe hides his vices under the cloak of religion.Rate it:

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le fils fait affront à sa familleThe son is a disgrace to his family.Rate it:

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le roi convoqua le ban et l'arrière-banThe king assembled all his dependants.Rate it:

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le scélérat se brûla la cervelleThe scoundrel blew his brains out.Rate it:

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le voleur fuyait, mais nous étions à ses troussesThe thief made off, but we were at his heels.Rate it:

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lead outA race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. See drafting.Rate it:

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less is moreThat which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieresRate it:

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let's go brandonMade famous during the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at the Talladega Speedway in Alabama, after Brandon Brown lands his first career win.Rate it:

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libera contumacia Socratis (Tusc. 1. 29. 71)the frank but defiant demeanour of Socrates (before his judges).Rate it:

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link whoreSomeone who goes to great lengths to get other people to link to his/her website or blog.Rate it:

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loco movere, depellere, deicere hostem (B. G. 7. 51)to drive the enemy from his position.Rate it:

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lone gunmanAn individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.Rate it:

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loose cannonAn uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to his own friends, faction, political party, etc.Rate it:

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Loose CannonWho easily loses his or her temper and gets out of controlRate it:

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Lord's SupperThe Last Supper at Passover of Jesus with his disciples.Rate it:

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love childA child born to a married man to someone not his wife.Rate it:

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luminibus alicuius obstruere, officereto obstruct a person's view, shut out his light by building.Rate it:

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luminibus orbare aliquemto deprive a person of his eyes.Rate it:

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mama's boyA male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy.Rate it:

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manners maketh manA person may be judged according to his behaviour towards other peopleRate it:

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marcher à pas de géantTo put on one’s seven-league boots.Rate it:

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mauvais ouvrier n'a jamais bons outilsA bad workman always blames his tools.Rate it:

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meritum praemium alicui persolvereto reward a man according to his deserts.Rate it:

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mettre (quelqu'un) à pied(fam.) To dismiss (a functionary); To deprive a cabman of his licence.Rate it:

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monsieur chose (or, machin)“Mr. What’s-his-name.”Rate it:

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monsieur vit de ses rentesThe gentleman is independent (i.e. has an income of his own).Rate it:

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my honey-do'sHoney-do's are the little chores requested by a spouse: A wise man will seek to discover these needs on the part of his spouse and accomplish them promptly:Rate it:

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n'épousez pas sa querelleDo not take up his quarrel.Rate it:

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nada nessa mãoA phrase commonly associated with shows of magic, where the performer assures that his hand is empty, therefore he is not holding any tools to aid his tricks.Rate it:

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nail biterOne who bites or chews his or her fingernails.Rate it:

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Nixon goes to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon in Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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No Spring ChickenNo longer young, old person, over his young ageRate it:

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nomen alicuius grato animo prosequito think of a person with a grateful sense of his goodness.Rate it:

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non est inventusThe response of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleAmbrose Bierce , The Fiend's Delight In conclusion, his respect for letter-writing ladies is so great that he would not touch one of them with a ten-foot pole.Rate it:

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notam turpitudinis alicui or vitae alicuius inurereto injure a man's character, tarnish his honour.Rate it:

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nous poursuivîmes l'ennemi l'épée dans les reinsWe followed the enemy close at his heels.Rate it:

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nulla vox est ab eo auditano sound passed his lips.Rate it:

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oculi in vultu alicuius habitanthis eyes are always fixed on some one's face.Rate it:

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oculis privare aliquemto deprive a person of his eyes.Rate it:

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old head on young shouldersSomeone that has have the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth.Rate it:

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old womanA person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.Rate it:

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