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cursu exanimari (B.G. 2. 23. 1)to run till one is out of breath.Rate it:

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cursum conficere in caeloto run its course in the sky.Rate it:

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daylightTo run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.Rate it:

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de cabezaoff the top of one's headRate it:

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de fond en comblefrom top to bottom, from wall to wallRate it:

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diamonds are a girl's best friendA statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.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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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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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.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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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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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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en haut deon the top ofRate it:

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entrer comme un gantfit like a gloveRate it:

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equi consternanturthe horses are panic-stricken, run away.Rate it:

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être aux angesto be on cloud nine, to be on top of the worldRate it:

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faire la caneTo run away; To show the white feather.Rate it:

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ferarum ritu pugnareto fight like lions.Rate it:

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field dayTop-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.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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flail aboutTo wave one's arms about violently, rather like a flail.Rate it:

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flat outAt top speed.Rate it:

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flew the coopLeave in a rush, run from the scene, drive speedily away.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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fly offto flee rapidly; to run away.Rate it:

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Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate 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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fortunam periclitari (periculum facere)to run a risk; to tempt Providence.Rate it:

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get offTo move to not being on top of it.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 belowTo go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship.Rate 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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god works in mysterious waysExpressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...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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grass topsplural form of grass topRate it:

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hate yaSincerely I hate a person like youRate it:

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head over heelsAt top speed; frantically.Rate it:

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hen's teethAnything very rare or impossible to obtain is said to be like finding hen’s teeth.Rate it:

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high fiveWhen someone says "high five" they are asking you to give them a high five--to tap the palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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hightail itTo hurry or run; often, to flee.Rate it:

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holeIn semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.Rate it:

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hook upTo connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.Rate it:

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hors ligneStanding out from the rest; Out of the common run; Beyond comparison; Incomparable.Rate it:

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house of cardsA structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other.Rate it:

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