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chickenizeTo make chicken-like or suitable for chickens.Rate it:

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chop upTo cause a body of water to become choppy.Rate it:

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chrome hornThe front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle, that the first car would like to pass.Rate it:

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comme cet homme s'écoute!What care that man takes of himself!Rate it:

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comme chat sur braiseLike a cat on hot bricks.Rate it:

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comme un nigaud, j'ai donné dedansLike a goose, I fell into the trap.Rate it:

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como quierasas you likeRate it:

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connect upTo join to a network or supply - of water, electricity, Internet etc.Rate it:

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corporation popWater.Rate it:

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cotton-pickingAn intensifier, like "darn", used for emphasis or to signify that something is of little value.Rate it:

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courir comme un dératéTo go like a shot; To run like mad.Rate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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custe o que custarat all costs; whatever it takesRate it:

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dégât des eauxwater damageRate it:

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dégât des eauxAn incident, such as a burst pipe or overflowing tub, that causes water damage.Rate it:

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DILLICInitialism of do I look like I care?.Rate it:

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DILLIGAFFAcronym of does it look like I give a flying fuck?.Rate it:

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dirty wordThe name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.Rate it:

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dishpan handsHands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.Rate it:

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do not wantUsed to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard.Rate it:

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dormir comme une marmotte, comme un sabot, comme une souche, les (or, à) poings fermésTo sleep like a top, like a log.Rate it:

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drank the koolaidDid what the Blind majority did, like a lemming, walking off a cliff.Rate it:

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draw a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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drop outPrematurely and voluntarily leave (school, a race, or the like).Rate it:

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dry powdercash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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elle a quelque chose de votre airShe takes after you; She looks somewhat like you.Rate it:

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elle jase comme une pie borgneShe chatters like a magpie.Rate it:

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entrer comme un gantfit like a gloveRate it:

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ex aqua exstareto stand out of the water.Rate it:

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ex vivoMeans "out of the living," that what takes place outside the organismRate it:

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faire de l'eau (of boats)To take in fresh water.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau à la boucheTo make one’s mouth water.Rate it:

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fall guyThe one who takes the blame.Rate it:

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ferarum ritu pugnareto fight like lions.Rate it:

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file withTo follow closely, like one soldier after another in file; to keep pace.Rate it:

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fire hoseA hose used to deliver water in case of fire.Rate it:

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flail aboutTo wave one's arms about violently, rather like a flail.Rate it:

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flip of a dimedoing something really fast, that it's done in a small amount of time like, flip of a dime.Rate it:

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for cryin' out loudDepression Expression of Admonishment, "Oh!, For Goodness Sakes, Why Carry-on Like That!"Rate it:

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get downTo duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.Rate it:

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give a person lineto allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the lineRate it:

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go to sleepAn expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.Rate it:

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go underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.Rate it:

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goon squadA group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.Rate it:

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goûtez-moi ce vin; vous m'en direz des nouvelles (fam.)You just taste this wine, you don’t get wine like that every day; What do you think of that for wine, my boy?Rate it:

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grateA horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.Rate it:

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hate yaSincerely I hate a person like youRate it:

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heave toTo cause the vessel to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.Rate it:

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