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"those who don't know how to look will never find it."TroseRate it:

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3-on-the-treeOn an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column.Rate it:

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a cat can look at a kingAlternative form of a cat may look at a king.1982, A J Ayer, Rate it:

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a cat may look at a kingEven a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superiorRate it:

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à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la brideOne does not look a gift-horse in the mouth.Rate it:

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à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride (or, à la dent)One does not look a gift-horse in the mouth.Rate it:

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abattre de l'ouvrageTo get through a great deal of work.Rate it:

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abattre de la besogneTo get through a great deal of work.Rate it:

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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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act outTo express one's feelings through disruptive actions.Rate it:

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act outTo go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.Rate it:

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ad calculos vocare aliquid (Amic. 16. 58)to go through accounts, make a valuation of a thing.Rate it:

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adopt outTo expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency.Rate it:

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aetate affecta esseto be infirm through old age.Rate it:

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alicuius mens in scriptis spirata man's soul breathes through his writings.Rate it:

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all that glitters is not goldThings that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.Rate it:

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apple does not fall far from the treeA child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient Rate it:

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aquam ducere per hortumto bring a stream of water through the garden.Rate it:

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attention whoreTo seek attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree.Rate it:

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attention whoreAn individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocationRate it:

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avoir l'airto seem, look, appearRate it:

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

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baisser l'oreilleTo look confused (or, sheepish.)Rate it:

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baptism by fireA change in initial attitude or ideals through a traumatic situation.Rate it:

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baptism by fireA rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.Rate it:

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Behind the Eight BallGetting into trouble or difficult situation due to bad luck, a situation through which, one might not get out easilyRate it:

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better let your glasses up. it's fixing to come up a cloud.Roll the car windows up, a thunderstorm is happening soon.Rate it:

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big upTo increase one's muscle mass through exercise.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:

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bloom is off the peachAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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bloom is off the roseBusiness is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseThe person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.Rate it:

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blot one's copy bookTo damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.Rate it:

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blue moonThe moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.Rate it:

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blush is off the peachAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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blush is off the roseAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:

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break the InternetTo overwhelm a web server through organic user-driven demand, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.Rate it:

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break the InternetTo deliberately overwhelm a web server through a cyberattack such as a DDOS, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.Rate it:

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break throughTo gain popularity.Rate it:

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break throughUsed other than as an idiom: see break, through.Rate it:

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break throughTo penetrate the defence of the opposition.Rate it:

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break windTo flatulate; fart; to expel gases generated during digestion through the anus.Rate it:

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breeze throughTo get through or succeed in quickly and easily.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.Rate it:

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brûler une station (une étape)To run through a station (or, a halting-place) without stopping.Rate it:

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bug stormA large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.Rate it:

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buscar pelos en la sopato look for excuses to complain; literally "to search for hair in the soup"Rate it:

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by the grace of the almightyThrough the kindness of the AlmightyRate it:

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