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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:

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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.Rate it:

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hoy por ti, mañana por miyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursRate it:

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i bags first goAustralian children's expression of reserving the right to somethingRate it:

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I don't fancy yoursUsed to reserve the right to chat up an attractive woman, who is with an unattractive woman.Rate it:

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i flew to the kitchenThey used it back then to say that they went to a kitchen really fast.Rate it:

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I want my money backSaid to demand a refund for a product or service.Rate it:

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I'm all right, JackIndicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems one's friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions.Rate it:

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idiot mittensMittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.Rate it:

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il a bon dosHis back is broad enough to stand a good deal.Rate it:

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il a l'esprit de l'escalierHe never thinks of the right answer at the proper moment.Rate it:

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il est sur le flancHe is laid up, on his back.Rate it:

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il lui a rendu la monnaie de sa pièceHe paid him back in his own coin.Rate it:

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il n'y a rien à redire à celaThere is no fault to be found with that; That is quite all right.Rate it:

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il s'est donné un tour de reinsHe sprained his back.Rate it:

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il tomba les quatre fers en l'air(lit.) He fell on his back; (fig.) He was struck all of a heap.Rate it:

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in acesRight on the money. Exactly. Two thumbs up.Rate it:

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in feeOf an estate in land, inherited or owned by one who has the absolute right to dispose of the land as they desire, including the right to select an inheritor of the land.Rate it:

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in one's right mindSane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.Rate it:

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In the Nick of TimeJust on the right time, on the last minute, late but not too lateRate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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in viam redireto return to the right way.Rate it:

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in viam reducere aliquemto bring a person back to the right way.Rate it:

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it comes and goesSometimes you might feel like nothing is right and everything is against you, but don't give up. Things could change for the good in a matter of seconds.Rate it:

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it's your nickelReference to one's right to shop, select, evaluate, purchase any item for any personal reason.Rate it:

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ius suum persequito assert one's right.Rate it:

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ius suum tenere, obtinereto maintain one's right.Rate it:

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iustissime, rectissimelegitimately; with the fullest right.Rate it:

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iusto iurewith perfect right.Rate it:

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je lui ai rendu le changeI paid him back in his own coin. Rate it:

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je n'ai pas voix au chapitre(lit.) I have no right to speak; (fig.) My opinion is not listened to.Rate it:

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je ne voyais pas mon livre, cependant il me crevait les yeuxI did not see my book, yet it was staring me in the face (right under my nose).Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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keep backTo restrict or restrain.Rate it:

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keep backTo prevent from advancing in a course.Rate it:

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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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kick against the pricksTo kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goadedRate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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kick itTo kick back.Rate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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la force prime le droitMight is right. Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vasethe straw that broke the camel's backRate it:

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la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleureMight is right; There is no arguing with a large fist.Rate it:

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last wordA final decision, or the right to make such a decision.Rate it:

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lawyer upTo exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation.Rate it:

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