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ghost from one's pastSomething unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them to the present day.Rate it:

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go back in timeTo talk about history or the past.Rate it:

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go byTo pass, to go past, without much interaction.Rate it:

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go moggy(usually in the past tense, as in "gone moggy") To break something or to cause something to become disorganized or dysfunctional.Rate it:

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go pastTo surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.Rate it:

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go the way of the dinosaursTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.Rate it:

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go the way of the dodoTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go out of the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.Rate it:

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going toForms a tense future to some past time.Rate it:

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good old daysA period of time in the distant past when things were better or fondly remembered.Rate it:

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got it going onpast participle of have it going onRate it:

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grimm keeperMaster of deathRate it:

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have something down patTo know something or be able to do something perfectly. Be perfect master of something.Rate it:

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hindsight is 20/20(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.Rate it:

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history repeats itselfThings that have happened in the past will happen again.Rate it:

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Homer noddedsimple past tense of Homer nodsRate it:

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il est perdu sans retourHe is past all hope.Rate it:

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iracundiam continere, cohibere, reprimereto restrain, master one's passion.Rate it:

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j'aurai raison de son entêtementI will master his obstinacy.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of none!An individual capable of repairing, correcting, restoring many deficiencies, however is incapable of rendering a high level of expertness in these instances.Rate it:

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je lui ferai la barbe quand il voudraI will show him who is master whenever he likes.Rate it:

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l'œil du maître engraisse le chevalMatters prosper under the master’s eye.Rate it:

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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.Rate it:

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le patron n'est pas commode (fam.)The master (boss) knows all our tricks, is not easily taken in, is very strict, is not an easy customer to deal with.Rate it:

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let bygones be bygonesTo ignore or disregard a past offense (when dealing with another individual).Rate it:

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let get pastSynonym of let pastRate it:

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let pastTo allow someone to pass one.Rate it:

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let sleeping dogs lieTo leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.Rate it:

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long ago and far awayIn the distant past, years and years ago.Rate it:

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long shotA master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.Rate it:

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long sincePast.Rate it:

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look backTo reminisce about a past time.Rate it:

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look beyondTo see potential past obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.Rate it:

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lose the plotTo have one's results decline severely in quality or suddenly fall below an acceptable standard, especially when compared to past excellence.Rate it:

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march pastAlternative form of march-pastRate it:

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Master John GoodfellowPenis.Rate it:

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Master of the UniverseGodRate it:

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Master of the Universea powerful personRate it:

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Master of the Universehighly successful business personRate it:

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mort de rirelit., as adjective or past tense, dead or died of laughing, so "died laughing" or "dying of laughter"; compare mort de faim for starve. Often appearing as abbreviation "mdr" or "MDR," e.g., in SMS, as the French expression equivalent to LOL; sometimes expanded as the infinitive, mourir de rire.Rate it:

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mouthed offsimple past tense and past participle of mouth offRate it:

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multum esse cum aliquo (Fam. 16. 21)to enjoy close intercourse with... (of master and pupil).Rate it:

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not one's first rodeoNot the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.Rate it:

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of lateIn the recent past; recently; lately.Rate it:

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on borrowed timeliving past normal or projected life expectancyRate it:

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once bitten, twice shyOne is cautious in the future if one has been hurt in the past.Rate it:

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opus omnibus numeris absolutuma master-piece of classical work.Rate it:

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opus summo artificio factuma master-piece of classical work.Rate it:

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other days, other waysPeople of the past thought and acted differently.Rate it:

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